Miami
University used a nine-run fourth inning to overcome a 6-0 deficit and defeat
the Canisius College baseball team 13-10 on Wednesday afternoon. The Golden
Griffins fall to 7-10 on the season.
Sophomore
Jose Torralba had a career-high four
hits and tied a program record with three doubles. Senior Drew Pettit was 3-for-5 with four RBI while juniors Manny Hernandez and Chris Gruarin and sophomore Jesse Kelso each had two hits with
Hernandez reaching base in four of his six plate appearances out of the leadoff spot in the order.
Canisius
scored in three of its first four at-bats, including three runs in the top of
the first inning as the first five batters of the game reached. Gruarin had an RBI single and Pettit had a two-RBI double as the Griffs jumped out to a
quick 3-0 lead. Canisius added a run in the second on an RBI double from Torralba.
In the fourth, Torralba had another RBI double then he stole third and scored
on a throwing error to put Canisius ahead 6-0.
The
Redhawks then scored nine runs in the bottom of the fourth inning, chasing
Canisius starter Alex Tufts. Bryce
Redeker started the inning with a leadoff homer - the first of four Redhawks to
reach to start the bottom of the fourth. Miami continued the rally late in the
inning as six consecutive batters reached with two outs off reliever Nathan Linseman (3-2).
Canisius
made it a one-run game in the top of the sixth as Torralba started the rally after being hit by a pitch with one out. After Gruarin singled to put runners at the
corners, the junior stole second to get two runners in scoring position.
Sophomore Shane Zimmer had an RBI
groundout and Pettit singled to shortstop to score Gruarin and make it 9-8.
Miami came right back with three runs in the bottom of the sixth off reliever Tim Seil. Canisius cut the deficit to
12-10 with two runs in the top of the eighth. Hernandez led off with a single,
Torralba had his third double of the day and Gruarin was hit by a pitch to load
the bases. Zimmer then hit into a double play, that scored Hernandez. Pettit
followed with a triple to make it a two-run game.
After
Miami added one in the bottom of the eighth, Canisius mounted one final rally
in the ninth. Pinch hitter Brooklyn
Foster led off with a single and Kelso followed with a single. Hernandez then walked with one
out to load the bases. However, Torralba hit into a double play to end the
game.
Linseman
took the loss, allowing three runs in a third of an inning. Senior Ryan Fennell threw 2.2 innings of
relief and allowed one run while striking out three.
Canisius
travels to Dayton, Ohio for four games this weekend. The Griffs will play
Oakland University at Time Warner Cable Stadium on Friday, with game time set
for 11 a.m.
Notes: Canisius
had 17 hits in the game, the fourth time in the last six games the Griffs have
recorded double-digit hits. Canisius had 10 or more hits in four of the first
11 games on the season... The three doubles by Torralba tied a program record and
were the most by a Golden Griffin since Connor Burke had three doubles against
Iona on April 13, 2009. Torralba is the seventh Griff in program history to
have three doubles in a game... The nine runs allowed in the fourth inning were
the most allowed in an inning by Canisius this season and most allowed since
May 20, 2010, when Niagara scored 11 runs in the second inning...Canisius lost
for the first time when scoring double-digit runs since March 12, 2011, in a
14-11 loss at Dayton. The Griffs are now 69-5 since 2008 when scoring 10 or
more runs and 15-26 since 2008 when allowing 10 or more runs... Foster extended his hitting
streak to six games while sophomore Jimmy
Luppens and Gruarin extended their respective streaks to seven games...
Hernandez has eight hits in the last four games... Freshman Mike Krische made his first start since March 2, against Long
Island... Pettit had his seventh multi-hit game in the last 10 games, raising his
average 112 points in the process... Zimmer extended his streak of consecutive
games reaching base to 24 games.
