Posted: Mar 16, 2013
Earlham put up the first run in the top of the first inning as Sam Ward led off with a single to left field. Just a few batters later, Alex Arovits hit an RBI double to bring in Ward, and take an early 1-0 lead. The Maroons tied the game back up in the bottom of the third inning, as Bradley Mattox scored on a wild pitch, making the score 1-1 after three.
The Quakers scored three more runs over the course of the contest, including a home run to right center field by Arovits. Earlham claimed game number one by the score of 4-1.
Bradley Mattox led the Maroons in hitting, going 2-3 in the first game, scoring Roanoke's only run of the game. Brian Kluge, Cam Cassady, Clark Crutchfield, and Reece Kingery each finished with one hit. Cameron Holshouser (2-3) was tabbed with the loss after pitching seven innings, giving up three runs off six hits and striking out 10.
Sam Ward and Ross Yoho led the Quakers in hitting with two each in the game. Ryan Hayes hit the lone home run of the contest, and four players had one RBI each. Matt Brankle (1-2) earned the win, pitching seven innings, giving up one run off six hits and striking out four.
The Quakers stayed hot in the second contest as they scored three runs in the top of the third inning. Ted Williams hit an RBI single to right field that scored Zach McFarland. The next batter hit a two RBI triple, giving Earlham a 3-0 lead.
The Maroons got on the board in the bottom of the fourth inning as, with two outs, Mark Manthe opened with a single. He was then batted in by a hit by Jacob Clifton, pulling Roanoke within two, 3-1 after four innings.
The Maroons started to rally in the bottom of the sixth inning, as Bradley Mattox led off with a single. He was followed by a double from Boonewell Hagy. Mark Manthe also reached base by way of an RBI single, scoring Mattox on the play. Clifton followed by reaching on a fielder's choice that plated Hagy. With the score tied at 3-3, and the bases loaded, Reece Kingery stood in for a walk, allwing Clifton to score, and Roanoke to take a 4-3 lead. Brian Kluge hit a two RBI single to keep the inning alive, and putting the Maroons ahead 6-3. Mattox hit his second single of the inning, loading the bases. He was followed by Hagy who hit a two RBI single, then Manthe with a two RBI double. After the bottom of the sixth, Roanoke had built a 10-3 lead over the Quakers.
Manthe led the Maroons in hitting, going 3-4 on the day, scoring one run with three RBIs. Mattox, Hagy and Cassady finished with two hits each, while Kluge, Hagy and Clifton had two RBIs each. Tyler Grouten (2-3) earned the victory with six innings of work, giving up three runs off five hits and striking out five.
For Earlham, six different players finished the contest with one hit each. Alex Arovits led the team with two RBIs. Colton Miller picked up the loss, giving up four runs off three hits in 0.1 innings of work.
The Maroons return to action on Sunday, March 17th as they play Earlham at home one more time. That contest is scheduled to be a nine-inning game that starts at 12:00 PM.
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