Edgewood College 6, UW-Stout 1
FORT MYERS, Fla (March 18, 2017) - UW-Stout turned a rare triple play in the sixth inning of their final game at the Gene Cusic Classic Saturday morning. The Blue Devils lost to in-state opponent Edgewood College, 6-1.
Trailing 6-0 after Edgewood scored three runs in both the second and third innings, the Eagles had runners on first and second with no outs. The Eagles batter attempted to move the runners with a bunt, but instead popped up to pitcher
Luke Eide who wheeled around to throw to shortstop
Ben Vanhove who stepped on second and relayed to first baseman
Noah Brown to finish the play. The triple play was the fourth in Division III this season, according to D3baseball.com
Stout's only run of the game came in the eighth inning when
Matt Emmer, who was 3-for-4 on the day, singled.
Sam Waters moved Emmer to second with a single. Following a strikeout, Emmer scored on a right field single by
Jordan Wilson. Wilson was 2-for-4 for the day.
The Blue Devils (3-10) managed seven hits, but stranded seven runners. The Eagles (7-2), who are off to their best start since 2004, punched out 12 hits, with three batters collecting two hits apiece.
Eide pitched 7.1 innings for the Blue Devils, scattering 12 hits and allowed four earned runs. Eide struck out five.
Casey Ryan finished the game, striking out three. The Eagles' Blake Bieri struck out five and went the distance for the win.
The Blue Devils are off until they travel to St. Thomas, Thursday, March 30.
