Baseball team defeated by Albion, 11-7

ALBION, Mich. – The Olivet College baseball team fell to Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) rival Albion College, 11-7, today on Frank Joranko Field at Champions Stadium.

Final Score: Albion 11, Olivet 7
Location: Frank Joranko Field at Champions Stadium; Albion, Michigan
Records: Olivet 5-13 overall, 0-4 MIAA; Albion 8-11 overall, 3-1 MIAA

• The Britons sent 11 batters to the plate and scored six runs on six hits in the bottom half of the first inning.
• Olivet got one run back in the second when junior Tyler Campbell looped an RBI-single into left field to score senior Matt Fisher.
• The Comets pushed across two runs in the third to close the gap to three runs at 6-3. Driving in runs during the inning were Fisher and junior Sylas Woll.
• In the fifth inning, senior Matt Hewitt reached on an infield single, stole second base, stole third and scored on the catcher's errant throw.
• Albion used back-to-back-to-back doubles to plate two runs in the home half of the fifth. Despite Olivet turning a double play later in the inning, the Britons tacked on another run to extend their lead to 9-4.
• In the seventh, Albion added a run.
• The Comets had a two-out rally in the eighth inning. Fisher had an infield single before Woll hit a 2-0 pitch over the fence in left field for a two-run home run and cut Olivet's deficit to 10-6.
• The Britons answered with their own solo home run in the last half of the eighth to cap their scoring.
• Olivet had the bases loaded in the ninth but only scored one run.

• At the plate, Fisher was 3-for-4 with three singles and two runs scored.
• Sophomore Gabriel Kirck had two hits.
• Woll drove in three runs.
• On the mound, senior Max Daust started and recorded one out, surrendering the first six runs to be charged with the loss.
• Sophomore Alex Rose threw four innings of relief, giving up three runs on five hits.

• The Britons totaled 15 hits.
• Mark Lauro was 3-for-5 with a double, home run, three runs and four RBI.
• Justin Charron also collected three hits.
• Zac Gray, Ryker Mazey and Austyn Stephens each had two hits.
• Ashton Abnet earned the pitching win in relief of starter Andrew Renner.

• The Comets travel to play Calvin University tomorrow for a nine-inning game, starting at 4 p.m. Please note the location change for the game.