UW-Stout 13, UW-La Crosse 12 |
UW-La Crosse 20, UW-Stout 9 (8 inn) |
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MENOMONIE (April 7, 2010) - UW-Stout stacked up an early lead in the first game, then held off UW-La Crosse, but the Eagles consistently scored in the second game as the teams split a conference opening series Wednesday at Nelson Field.
The Blue Devils (6-7, 1-1) won the first game, 13-12, but lost the second game, 20-9, in eight innings on the 10-run rule.
In the opener, Stout pounded out 16 hits and ran up a 12-4 lead only to see La Crosse (7-6, 1-1) pound their way back into the game with four runs in the seventh inning and four in the ninth.
Brandon O'Connell (Jr, Elk Mound) was 3-for-4 with three runs batted in and four runs scored to lead Stout's 16-hit attack. Seven Blue Devils had two hits or more in the attack and
Jake Duske (So, Montrose, Minn) was 2-for-3 with five RBI.
The second game featured nine home runs between the two teams, with La Crosse hitting five and Stout four.
The teams matched runs for much of the first half of the game. Each team scored a single run in the first inning, followed by five runs in each half of the third inning and three runs in each half of the fourth inning.
But La Crosse took over late, scoring 11 runs over the last three innings of the shortened contest, getting one in the sixth, four in the seventh and six in the eighth.
O'Connell had two home runs with four RBI in the game, with
Brian Giebel (Jr, River Falls) and
Jesse Brockman (Fr, Wrightstown) each getting a round-tripper. For the Eagles, Jay Fanta and Brooks Braga each had two home runs. The Eagles outhit Stout, 25-10.
Stout will play a pair of doubleheaders this weekend, Saturday, April 10 and Sunday, April 11 at UW-Whitewater.
