Reiman double lifts Antelopes to
victory over inspired Ravens
PHOENIX, Ariz. (March 19,
2002) - Grand Canyon University rallied from two runs down
in the bottom of the ninth to defeat Franklin Pierce, 8-7, in
non-conference baseball action at Brazell Stadium tonight.
The Ravens had rallied with four
runs in the top of the eighth and looked to post an inspired
victory over Grand Canyon after senior captain Scott
Loiseau (Worcester, Mass./St. Peter Marian) left the
game after being beaned with a Ryan Bethel pitch in the top of the
seventh.
Franklin Pierce starter
Jon White (Medford, Mass./Arlington
Catholic) retired the first two batters he face in
the ninth, then walked Matt Denny, ending a string of 13 batters
retired. Trent Otis singled to put runners on the corners, then
White walked Chris Raymond to load the bases.
Mike Wojtkowski followed with a
two-run single to knot the score at 7-7, then Joey Reiman laced an
RBI double for the gamewinner.
The Ravens got four runs in the
eighth as senior Eric Burney (Rockville,
Conn./Rockville) laced a bases-loaded double that
emptied the bases, followed by a single up the middle by sophomore
Jason Bourque (Wolfeboro, N.H./Kingswood
Regional) that scored Burney for a 7-5 Franklin
Pierce lead. Bourque entered the game as a pinch runner for Loiseau
after the pitch hit him. Loiseau was playing in his school-record
133rd consecutive game.
White (1-1) suffered the loss,
despite a solid pitching performance. He allowed eight earned runs
on 11 hits with nine strikeouts and three walks in 8.2 innings of
work.
Senior reliever Ben Mitchell picked
up the win (2-2) as he allowed one earned run on two hits in 1.1
innings of work.
Reiman hit three-for-five with a
homer, a double and three RBIs to lead the Grand Canyon offense,
while Otis was 3-5 with a double and two runs scored. Wojtkowski
had two hits and two RBIs.
Junior Mike Callahan
(Worcester, Mass./St. Peter Marian) was 3-4 with an
RBI, while Burney had the three-run double for Franklin Pierce.
Franklin Pierce (3-3) returns to
action tomorrow afternoon when it faces the University of Northern
Colorado at 3 p.m. Grand Canyon (20-10) faces Northern Colorado on
Thursday at 9 p.m.
| Teams
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| R
| H
| E
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| FP
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
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| 0
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| 8
| 1
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| GCU
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Batteries
FP: Jon White, Matt Weagle (9th) and Eric
Cavers
GCU: Chris Raymond, Ryan Bethel (6th),
Ben Mitchell (8th) and David Lopez.
WP: Mitchell (2-2)
LP: White (1-1)
2B: Burney (3), Otis (10), Reiman (14)
HR: Reiman (3)
