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Early lead slips away from Sabre baseball

Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Concordia Chicago 0 0 0 0 3 2 6 2 1 3 17 19 3
Marian (Wis.) 4 1 1 1 1 2 4 0 0 0 14 15 3

Marian University baseball (10-13, 4-7 NACC) was defeated 17-14 in 10 innings at Concordia Chicago before game two was postponed due to impending storms.
 

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  • Marian was the home team for the game as it was originally scheduled as a home game for Marian.
  • The Sabres were able to open the game with six runs through the first three innings.  
  • Sophomore Zach Ennis hit a solo home run in the third and added a run-producing single in the fourth as part of the fast start.
  • Concordia Chicago was able to plate three runs in the fifth, but a single from junior March Jones in the bottom half put the Marian lead at 8-3.
  • The two teams traded two runs in the sixth with junior Lucas Lemons driving in both runs with a single.
  • This gave Marian a 10-5 advantage before the Cougars scored six runs in the seventh to take their first lead of the game.
  • The lead didn’t last long as junior Jason Sims hit a solo shot and freshman Randall Von Haden hit a pinch-hit three run homer in the bottom of the seventh to give Marian a 14-11 edge.
  • The Cougars cut the deficit down to one in the eighth before a homer in the ninth was able to force extra innings.
  • Concordia Chicago was able to close out the comeback win with three runs in the top half of the 10th.
  • Game two was then postponed due to impending storms in the area with a make-up date to be announced when available.

 

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  • Marian was outhit 19-15 in the game.
  • Each team had three errors leading Marian to score seven unearned runs and CUC just one.
  • The Sabres left multiple runners on base in four innings, including the bases loaded in the fourth.
  • Marian is now 1-2 this season in extra-inning games.
  • The Sabres have now dropped three-straight games to CUC in the all-time series.

 

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Sophomore Zach Ennis went 2-for-4 with three runs driven in and two runs scored.
Junior Marc Jones had his second three-hit game of the season going 3-for-7 with three runs scored and one driven in.
Freshman Randall Von Haden hit his second three-run pinch-hit home run this season.

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