PHOENIXVILLE, PA- The University of Maine Presque Isle Owls, traveled to face UVF in a double-header Wednesday. Once again the Patriots' pitching and defensive woes would continue, as the Owls would win both games, 26-6, and 21-0.
GAME 1In the 1
st inning, the Patriots sneaked out of the top half only giving up 3, which could have been a lot worse. They would answer with 1 of their own in the bottom half to make it 3-1.
Joey Gacesa hit a single down the line past the first baseman to score
Waldo Odens Jr. By the 4
th, the Owls had built their lead up to 19-2. The Patriots would score 4 in the bottom half of the
Inning to make it 19-6.
Waldo Odens Jr. and
Ryon McGinness both had RBI singles, and
David CastroWard had an RBI double in the inning.
The Owls would score 7 more runs to finish the game, and your final score would be 26-6.
The Patriots committed 6 errors, and walked 18 batters. That combined with the Owls 15 hits was the clear difference in the game.
Game 2Game 2 faired similar to game one, just this time the Patriots bats did not show up. The Patriots were limited to only 4 hits, and were not able to score. This is the 6
th time they have been shutout this season.
The Owls plated 2 runs in the 1
st for the early 2-0 lead. They would then put up 6 more in the 2
nd. After a quiet 3
rd in which they scored only 1 run, the Owls would really open up the game with a 7 run 4
th making it 16-0. They would push across 5 more, for
your final, 21-0.
Again the Patriots committed 6 errors in the field. They were able to limit the walks to 9 in game 2 which is 9 less than game 1.
The Patriots will be back in action on Friday, when they host SUNY Polytech in a double-header. First pitch is scheduled for 2pm.
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