Baseball falls in road contest at John Carroll

Baseball falls in road contest at John Carroll

The Muskingum baseball team fell in their road contest against John Carroll in OAC action on Friday evening, 8-3.

The Basics

  • Records: Muskingum (7-17-1, 7-15-1), John Carroll (14-17-1, 14-17-1)
  • Location: Schwieckert Field - University Heights, OH

Inside The Numbers

  • Junior Jake Norris started on the mound for the Muskies and pitched the first 6.1 innings. He seven runs off eight hits.
  • Junior Brett Carson and freshman Andy Eurez led the Muskies with one hit and one RBI.
  • Junior Devin Ryan, freshman Ryan Schwartz, and freshman Grant Hovest each added one hit.
  • Junior Chayce Lundell chipped in one RBI for Muskingum.
  • Tyler Cyrus led John Carroll with two hits and two RBIs.
  • Mitchel Midea got the start for the Blue Streaks pitching the eight innings of work allowing three runs off four hits. He also secured 11 strikeouts.

The Difference

  • The Blue Streaks used 4-0 run in the fourth inning to the lead.
  • John Carroll added a run in the third to make it 5-0 off a Cyrus RBI double.
  • Muskingum got on the board in the fourth off a Lundell RBI hit to make it, 5-1.
  • John Carroll earned two more runs in the fifth to increase their led, 7-1.
  • The Muskies secured a run in the sixth and seventh to make it, 7-3.
  • The Blue Streaks added one run in the eighth to make the final score, 8-3.

Up Next

  • Muskingum next hosts John Carroll on Saturday, May 8. The OAC doubleheader is slated to begin at 1:00 p.m. at Mose Morehead Field.