PORT CHARLOTTE, FL -- The Wabash College Little Giants fell 9-7 in a 10-inning
matchup to the Heidelberg University Student Princes Thursday.
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The game started out looking like a slugfest. Wabash (3-3) scored six runs in the first two innings after Heidelberg (7-2) scored three in the top of the first. The Student Princes added three more runs in the third to tie the game at 6-6. Both teams' pitching staffs settled in over the next six innings, allowing only a run apiece in the eighth inning to keep the score tied at 7-7.
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Ethan Kimmerle (0-1) took the loss despite limiting Heidelberg to two runs over 6.1 innings of relief work on six hits. He walked only one batter. The Student Princes collected a pair of hits to open the tenth inning off Kimmerle to earn the win.
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At the plate, the Little Giants were led by
Benjamin Henke, who went 3-for-4 on the day with a double.
William McKinzie went 1-for-4 with a walk and two RBI.
Camden Scheidt added one hit in three trips to the plate, along with two walks and an RBI.
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HOW IT HAPPENED
Trailing 3-0, the Little Giants first put two runs on the board in the first inning. McKinzie drove in two runs for Wabash with a single that scored Scheidt and
AJ Reid.
The Little Giants kept the Student Princes off the board before taking the lead in the second. The Wabash offense exploded for four runs, highlighted by RBI singles by
Reece Bauer and Scheidt to put Wabash in front 6-3.
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A run in the top of the eighth inning gave Heidelberg the 7-6 advantage. The Little Giants tied up the game at 7-7 in the bottom of the eight, scoring on an RBI single off the bat of
Evan Neukam. Heidelberg scored twice in the tenth to break the tie and grab the 9-7 win.
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GAME NOTES
» Henke led the Little Giants by going 3-for-4 with a double.
» Wabash's highest-scoring inning was the second when it pushed four runs across.
» Wabash went 4-for-10 (.400) with runners in scoring position.
» Wabash pitchers faced 53 Heidelberg hitters in the game, allowing 11 ground balls and 15 fly balls while striking out two.
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