Posted: Apr 22, 2012
KENTWOOD, Mich. -- The Siena Heights baseball team lost two games to Davenport, 10-0 and 6-5, in a Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference doubleheader on Sunday.
Panther pitcher Drew Kennedy fired a three-hit shutout in game one before the hosts pieced together a five-run, seventh-inning rally to walk off with a game two victory.
In the opener, Kyle Benschoter (Hudson, Mich./Hudson), Mike Lollo (Allen Park, Mich./Cabrini) and Robbie Schwartz(Adrian, Mich./Adrian) had singles for SHU's only hits.
Davenport was led by two-hit games from Kennedy, Brandon Bongard, Austin Licon and Jotham Woo.
The hosts took the lead with a three-run first inning and never looked back. Bongard, Woo and Mike Allen had RBI singles during the frame.
In Davenport's two-run third, Chad Cline smacked an RBI double and Kennedy had an RBI single. Then, in a five-run fourth, Bongard, Kennedy and Derrick Gentile came through with RBI singles.
Pitcher Matt King (Rockville, Ind./Rockville) suffered the loss for SHU, finishing with two strikeouts and four walks in 3 2/3 innings. Tayler Thelen (Cadillac, Mich./Grand Ledge) worked 3 1/3 frames of scoreless relief, striking out two.
Kennedy had three strikeouts and one walk in his seven-inning complete game.
Davenport ended the nightcap in stunning fashion, getting run-scoring singles from Cooper, Eric Cummings and Bongard. Licon then tied the contest at 5-all with an RBI double before an Allen sac fly ended the day.
Cory Lehman (Toledo, Ohio/Central Catholic) had an RBI single and RBI double and Benschoter homered to give the Saints a 3-1 lead after six innings. Licon had accounted for the Panthers' only run on an RBI double in the second.
In the SHU seventh, Brett Howard (Sylvania, Ohio/Saint Francis de Sales) had a run-scoring single and Dan Abbott(Plymouth, Mich./Lutheran Westland) smacked a sac fly to give the Saints a 5-1 lead before the fateful DU comeback.
Jake Sperry (Livonia, Mich./Westland John Glenn) started on the hill and pitched into the seventh for Siena Heights. He surrendered three runs on five hits before giving way to Nathan Wilkerson (Osseo, Mich./Hudson), who was the eventual losing pitcher, and Jake Kret (Wyandotte, Mich./Roosevelt), who gave up the game-ending sacrifice.
Benschoter led the SHU offense, batting 4-for-4, while Lehman was 3-for-3 and Howard collected two hits.
For Davenport (32-15, 17-7), Licon had three hits while Cooper and Bongard finished with two. Corey Anderson pitched two frames in relief to earn the victory.
Siena Heights (25-22, 11-13) will return to action on Wednesday with a 4 p.m. non-conference contest at Ohio State-Lima.
Panther pitcher Drew Kennedy fired a three-hit shutout in game one before the hosts pieced together a five-run, seventh-inning rally to walk off with a game two victory.
In the opener, Kyle Benschoter (Hudson, Mich./Hudson), Mike Lollo (Allen Park, Mich./Cabrini) and Robbie Schwartz(Adrian, Mich./Adrian) had singles for SHU's only hits.
Davenport was led by two-hit games from Kennedy, Brandon Bongard, Austin Licon and Jotham Woo.
The hosts took the lead with a three-run first inning and never looked back. Bongard, Woo and Mike Allen had RBI singles during the frame.
In Davenport's two-run third, Chad Cline smacked an RBI double and Kennedy had an RBI single. Then, in a five-run fourth, Bongard, Kennedy and Derrick Gentile came through with RBI singles.
Pitcher Matt King (Rockville, Ind./Rockville) suffered the loss for SHU, finishing with two strikeouts and four walks in 3 2/3 innings. Tayler Thelen (Cadillac, Mich./Grand Ledge) worked 3 1/3 frames of scoreless relief, striking out two.
Kennedy had three strikeouts and one walk in his seven-inning complete game.
Davenport ended the nightcap in stunning fashion, getting run-scoring singles from Cooper, Eric Cummings and Bongard. Licon then tied the contest at 5-all with an RBI double before an Allen sac fly ended the day.
Cory Lehman (Toledo, Ohio/Central Catholic) had an RBI single and RBI double and Benschoter homered to give the Saints a 3-1 lead after six innings. Licon had accounted for the Panthers' only run on an RBI double in the second.
In the SHU seventh, Brett Howard (Sylvania, Ohio/Saint Francis de Sales) had a run-scoring single and Dan Abbott(Plymouth, Mich./Lutheran Westland) smacked a sac fly to give the Saints a 5-1 lead before the fateful DU comeback.
Jake Sperry (Livonia, Mich./Westland John Glenn) started on the hill and pitched into the seventh for Siena Heights. He surrendered three runs on five hits before giving way to Nathan Wilkerson (Osseo, Mich./Hudson), who was the eventual losing pitcher, and Jake Kret (Wyandotte, Mich./Roosevelt), who gave up the game-ending sacrifice.
Benschoter led the SHU offense, batting 4-for-4, while Lehman was 3-for-3 and Howard collected two hits.
For Davenport (32-15, 17-7), Licon had three hits while Cooper and Bongard finished with two. Corey Anderson pitched two frames in relief to earn the victory.
Siena Heights (25-22, 11-13) will return to action on Wednesday with a 4 p.m. non-conference contest at Ohio State-Lima.
