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Wayne State University Athletics

JT Conti
3
Hillsdale HCB 18-23
10
Winner Wayne State WSU 22-16
Hillsdale HCB
18-23
3
Final
10
Wayne State WSU
22-16
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Hillsdale HCB 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 6 4
Wayne State WSU 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 5 X 10 11 1

W: Cox, Brennan (1-0) L: James Krick (0-1)

Game Recap: Baseball | | Cameron Weidenthaler, Assistant Media Relations Director

Homers Power Baseball Past Hillsdale

The Warriors have won six straight and nine of their last 11 games.

DETROIT -- The Wayne State University baseball team (22-16 overall) played its final non-conference game of the season on Tuesday afternoon against former GLIAC foe Hillsdale (18-23 overall) and the Warriors used 11 hits and three home runs to overpower the Chargers 10-3.

HOW IT HAPPENED
- Hillsdale used a two-run home run from Steven Ring in the top of the first inning to take a 2-0 lead.  A lead off home run over the "green monster" in left field from Justin Kelly (Wheaton, Ill. / Wheaton Warrenville South) in the bottom of the second inning put WSU on the board.  A fielding error by HC's shortstop allowed a run to score and tie the game at 2-2 before Michael MacLean (Bloomfield Hills, Mich. / Country Day) doubled down the third-base line to give WSU a 3-2 advantage after two innings of play.

- A wild pitch allowed the Chargers to tie the game at 3-3 in the top of the sixth inning.  However, Kelly was able to throw a runner out at third to end the inning and limit the damage.  Tristen Jorah (Clinton Twp., Mich. / Sterling Heights Stevenson) broke the tie with an RBI single in the bottom of the sixth inning and a sacrifice fly from Zach Girard (Sleepy Hollow, Ill. / Dundee Crown) extended WSU's lead to 5-3.

- The Green & Gold loaded the bases in the bottom of the eighth inning for JT Conti (Trenton, Mich.) and he cleared the bases with a grand slam to right center.  The next batter was Kelly and he sent his second home run of the day over the wall in right field, giving WSU a 10-3 lead.

AT THE PLATE
- Conti drove in four runs, while Kelly went 2-for-5 with two RBI.  Patrick Adams (Detroit, Mich. / De La Salle) and MacLean also turned in two-hit performances.

ON THE MOUND
- Richard Hovde (Saline, Mich.) allowed two earned runs in five innings and struck out four batters before Dillon McInerney (Richmond, Mich.) worked 2/3 of an inning, while not allowing a base runner but issuing two wild pitches.  Brennan Cox (Taylor, Mich. / Riverview Gabriel Richard) (1-0) was sharp in his two and a 1/3 innings of work.  He did not allow a run and struck out three batters.  Tyler Waldrop (Grand Ledge, Mich.) did not allow a run in his inning of work.

UP NEXT
- Wayne State will play a four-game series at first-place Northwood beginning on Friday.

 
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