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Baseball Quakers Drop Pair at Denison For Immediate Release: GRANVILLE, Ohio — The Earlham College baseball team dropped a North Coast Athletic Conference West Division doubleheader 11-2 and 7-1 to Denison University on Saturday. Earlham (13-18, 2-8) fell behind early in the opener. Denison (21-12, 10-4) scored a run in the second and then added seven runs in the third inning to lead 8-0. In the fourth, the Big Red scored their final three runs of the contest to build an 11-run advantage. First-year Adam Painter (Ft. Wayne, IN/Snider) got the Quakers on the scoreboard in the fifth inning with his third homer of the season. Sophomore Jake Carr (Richmond, IN/Richmond) knocked in Earlham’s last run with a double in the seventh. First-year Corey Murray (Richmond, IN/Richmond) started on the mound for the Quakers before giving way to junior Kevin Greve (Farmersburg, IN/North Central). Murray (1-3) worked 2⅔ innings surrendering eight runs on eight hits with three strikeouts. Greve went the final 3⅓ giving up three runs on six hits. In the second game, the Quakers were leading 1-0 in the second inning when the contest was interrupted by rain. When play resumed Denison scored three times in third and added another in the fourth. Denison took a six-run lead in the sixth with three more runs. Junior Randy Kerns (West Manchester, OH/National Trail) tossed a complete game. Kerns (3-3) gave up seven hits and seven runs with only four being earned with five strikeouts. The Quakers scored their run in the second thanks to a pair of errors by the Big Red. Carr, senior Eric Sturgeon (Logansport, IN/Logansport) and first-year Andrew Morrical (Summitville, IN/Madison-Grant) had hits for Earlham in the second game. The two teams are scheduled to finish the NCAC series on Sunday. The first game starts at noon.— EC — Contact: |
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Earlham College · 801 National Road West · Richmond,
Indiana 47374-4095 |