WHITEWATER, Wisc. - The Centre baseball team made its first ever appearance in the NCAA Tournament on Friday afternoon, losing to California Lutheran in the opening round double elimination pod by a score of 7-0.
GAME HIGHLIGHTS
- CLU got off to a hot start as the Kingsmen hit early and often, scoring a run in each of the first two innings.
- The Colonels made their first threat in the bottom of the second following consecutive two-out walks to
Jamie Laframboise and
Karson Thompson, but Centre couldn't get any of the runners across.
- California Lutheran kept up the pressure on offense, scoring another run in the fourth and two more in the fifth to go up 5-0.
- In the seventh, the Colonels loaded the bases with two outs as
Ayden Lohr smacked a base hit up the middle, Laframboise walked and Thompson reached on an error, but once again failed to drive in a run.
- After a CLU leadoff homer made it 6-0 in the eighth, Centre again threatened with two outs in the bottom of the inning as
Evan Weyler walked and
Michael Lynch went the other way with a double down the line, but the Kingsmen put a stop to the rally after a pitching change and added another insurance run in the ninth to cap off the scoring.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- Today's game marked the first time all season that the Colonels were held without a run, and Centre's four hits were their lowest total in a game this year.
- Lynch's double down the left field line in the bottom of the eighth was Centre's only extra-base hit of the day.
NEXT UP
The Colonels will face Crown College in an elimination game at 12 PM ET on Saturday for the right to play again later in the day.
