Mistakes Haunt Ocelots As Schoolcraft Drops Both Ends Of A DH

OVERVIEW – MACOMB

SCORES: Schoolcraft 5, Macomb 7 ; Schoolcraft 5, Macomb 6

RECORDS: Schoolcraft 16-23 (5-12), Macomb 24-15 (12-5)

LOCATION: Corner Ballpark

RECAP: Mistakes Haunt Ocelots As Schoolcraft Drops Both Ends Of A DH

GAME HIGHLIGHTS (SEVEN INNINGS)

• Schoolcraft would strike first in the top of the 1^st inning as Elijah Schroeder would hit a towering home run to right field over the condos behind the right field fence.
• Macomb would have a 5-run inning in the bottom of the 2^nd which was aided by 3 Ocelot errors , leading to all 5 runs being unearned.
• Elijah Schroeder would once again put one behind the right field fence in the top of the 3^rd for his 2^nd home run of the game and cutting into the Macomb lead.
• Following a Monarch run in the bottom of the 4^th, Schoolcraft would attempt to march a comeback in the top of the 6^th as Juan Suarez would double down the left field line, bringing home Tony Mendez and Noah McCann, cutting the Monarch lead to just 1 run.
• Macomb would quickly push their lead to 2 in the bottom half of the 6^th before the Ocelots would go down without a threat in the top of the 7^th.

GAME STATS

• Runs/Hits/Errors: Schoolcraft 5/7/3, Macomb 7/7/0
• Runners Left on Base: Schoolcraft: 3, Macomb 4
• Winning Pitcher – Brendan Przybycki (4-2): 5 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 2 BB, 7 K
• Losing Pitcher – Luke Nelson (1-3): 1.1 IP, 3 H, 5 R, 0 ER, 2 BB

TOP SC PERFORMERS

• Elijah Schroeder: 2-3, 2 R, 3 RBI, 2 HR
• Tashawn Eatmon: 2-4, 1 R, 1 2B
• Juan Suarez: 1-3, 2 RBI, 1 2B

GAME TWO HIGHLIGHTS (EIGHT INNINGS)

• Macomb would strike first in the bottom of the 1^st on a sacrifice fly before the Ocelots would quickly tie the game in the top of the 2^nd thanks to Reed Beatty's 1^st home run of the year on a shot to right center.
• Macomb would once again take the lead in the bottom of the 2^nd with a solo home run of their own.
• Each team would score in the 3^rd as Elijah Schroeder would bring home Tashawn Eatmon on an RBI groundout.
• Schroeder would tie the game in the top of the 5^th on a single, once again bringing home Eatmon.
• The Ocelots would score again in the 6^th to take the lead on an RBI single from Shane Carnes and also get an insurance run in the top of the 7^th on a wild pitch.
• Macomb would blast a 2-run home run in the bottom of the 7^th to tie the game and then win the ballgame in the bottom of the 8^th on a 2-out single after an error on an attempted pickoff would get the runner to 3^rd base.

GAME TWO STATS

• Runs/Hits/Errors: Schoolcraft: 5/8/1, Macomb 6/7/1
• Runners Left on Base: Schoolcraft: 11, Macomb 7
• Winning Pitcher – Connor Hayden (2-0): 1.1 IP, 3 K
• Losing Pitcher – Kasey Settles (1-1): 0.2 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 0 ER

GAME TWO TOP SC PERFORMERS

• Tashawn Eatmon: 1-3, 2 R, 1 BB, 2 SB
• Shane Carnes: 2-5, 1 RBI
• Reed Beatty: 1-3,1 R, 1 RBI, 1 HR

UP NEXT

Schoolcraft has another quick turnaround as the Ocelots head to Howell to face Cleary University's JV team in a 9-inning game at 2:00PM.