Leopards Fall to First Place Dukes 9-3

Jake Adams Louisville Leopards Vs. Marlington Dukes Baseball 2014

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Marlington 9, Louisville 3

The Louisville Leopards fell to the first place Marlington Dukes 9-3 Friday Evening. With the loss, Louisville falls to 6-9 overall and 6-4 in the NBC. Marlington improves to 12-3 overall and remains undefeated in conference play at 7-0.

The Leopards captured the early lead in the bottom of the first without registering a hit. Stephen Beatty's Sports Spring 2014 Baseball Shirt 1Kerzan’s hard hit ground ball kicked off the glove of the Dukes shortstop allowing both Alex Hollifield & Garrett Yoder to score on the play. Hollifield reached base on an error and stole second. Yoder reached base via a dropped third strike and also stole the open second base to put both runners in scoring position.

Marlington would rally to build a 5-2 lead before Louisville would score again in the sixth. Hollifield and Kerzan both singled in the inning and then advanced into scoring position via an error. Joe Crank then drove home Hollifield for the only Leopard RBI of the game by hitting a sac fly to right field.

Connor Zwick had the only other hit for Louisville the inning before when he cracked a double to center. The Leopards had just 3 hits in the contest as Dukes pitcher Jake Jones worked a complete game and struck out 10.

Louisville committed 5 of their 8 errors in the seventh inning allowing Marlington to tally four more runs. DJ Greiner, Austin Hershberger, and Tony Rupert had 2 hits & an RBI each to lead the Dukes. Marlington has now won 4 out of the last 5 meetings with Louisville.

UP NEXT: The Leopards will next take on the Jackson Polar Bears on Saturday, May 2. Varsity will be Home at 11 AM, while JV & Freshman will play a Double Header at Jackson beginning at 10:00 AM.

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BOX SCORE

DUKES 9, LEOPARDS 3

Team 123-456-7–R-H-E

Marlington 101-021-4–9-11-5

Louisville 200-001-0–3-3-8

MARLINGTON DUKES VARSITY BATTING
Batting AB R H RBI BB K
Jake Walker 4 1 1 0 1 0
Austin Hershberger 5 1 2 1 0 1
Tony Rupert 3 1 2 1 1 0
Dj Greiner 4 2 2 1 0 0
Tyler Tokos 3 0 1 1 0 0
Jake Begue 3 1 1 1 1 0
Brock Balderson 3 1 0 0 0 1
Brock Begue 4 0 1 1 0 1
Jake Jones 3 2 1 0 1 0
Totals 32 9 11 6 4 3
Batting

2B: Tony Rupert
TB: Jake Walker, Jake Begue, Tony Rupert 3, Brock Begue, Austin Hershberger 2, Tyler Tokos, Dj Greiner 2, Jake Jones
RBI: Jake Begue, Tony Rupert, Brock Begue, Austin Hershberger, Tyler Tokos, Dj Greiner
SAC: Brock Balderson
SF: Tyler Tokos
ROE: Jake Walker 2, Brock Balderson, Tyler Tokos
FC: Dj Greiner
SB: Jake Walker, Tony Rupert, Austin Hershberger, Dj Greiner 2, Jake Jones
PIK: Brock Begue

Quality At Bats

Team Total: 17 (44.74%)

Jake Walker, Jake Begue 3, Tony Rupert 4, Austin Hershberger, Brock Balderson, Tyler Tokos 3, Dj Greiner 3, Jake Jones

Fielding

E: Tristan Tolerton, Jake Begue, Tony Rupert, Austin Hershberger, Jake Jones

 

MARLINGTON DUKES VARSITY PITCHING
Pitching IP H R ER BB K HR S%
Jake Jones 7.0 3 3 0 0 10 0 .686
Totals 7.0 3 3 0 0 10 0 .686
Pitching

W: Jake Jones
Pitches-Strikes: Jake Jones 105-72
Groundouts-Flyouts: Jake Jones 5-7
First pitch strikes-Batters faced: Jake Jones 13-28

LOUISVILLE LEOPARDS VARSITY BATTING
Batting AB R H RBI BB K
Connor Zwick 4 0 1 0 0 3
Jordan Hughes 3 0 0 0 0 0
Garrett Yoder 3 1 0 0 0 2
Stephen Kerzan 3 0 1 0 0 0
Joe Crank 2 0 0 1 0 0
Zach Shea 3 0 0 0 0 1
Jake Adams 3 0 0 0 0 1
Brock Haren 3 0 0 0 0 3
Alex Hollifield 3 2 1 0 0 0
Totals 27 3 3 1 0 10
Batting

2B: Connor Zwick
TB: Alex Hollifield, Connor Zwick 2, Stephen Kerzan
RBI: Joe Crank
SF: Joe Crank
ROE: Alex Hollifield 2, Garrett Yoder, Stephen Kerzan
SB: Alex Hollifield, Garrett Yoder 2

Quality At Bats

Team Total: 10 (35.71%)

Alex Hollifield 2, Garrett Yoder, Connor Zwick 2, Joe Crank, Stephen Kerzan 2, Jake Adams 2

Fielding

E: Alex Hollifield, Jordan Hughes, Garrett Yoder 2, Riley Graybeal, Connor Zwick, Joe Crank, Stephen Kerzan

 

LOUISVILLE LEOPARDS VARSITY PITCHING
Pitching IP H R ER BB K HR S%
Alex Hollifield 6.1 11 9 2 4 3 0 .596
Alex Hewitt 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Totals 7.0 11 9 2 4 3 0 .604
Pitching

L: Alex Hollifield
Pitches-Strikes: Alex Hollifield 109-65, Alex Hewitt 2-2
Groundouts-Flyouts: Alex Hollifield 8-7, Alex Hewitt 0-1
First pitch strikes-Batters faced: Alex Hollifield 18-36, Alex Hewitt 2-2

 RECORDS: Marlington 12-3, 7-0; Louisville 6-9, 6-4

JV: Louisville 5, Marlington 1

The Leopards managed just 4 hits, but made the most of them during their 5-1 win over the host Dukes Friday. With the victory, the JV squad is now 9-2 overall and 7-1 against league opponents.

On the mound, Paul Howard pitched 6 innings, gave up 0 earned runs on 5 hits, and struck out 5 to lead Louisville.

Tyler Croxton had the big hit in the game as he delivered a 2-run single in the fifth. Tyler Adams, Brody Hahn, and Issac Mathie also batted in runs during the contest. Hahn also scored 2 runs.

BOX SCORE

LEOPARDS 5, DUKES 1

Team 123-456-7–R-H-E

Louisville 210-020-0–5-4-2

Marlington 000-100-0–1-7-3

LOUISVILLE LEOPARDS JV BATTING
Batting AB R H RBI BB K
Tyler Adams 3 1 1 1 2 0
Brody Hahn 3 2 1 1 1 0
Casey Nau 3 0 0 0 0 1
Justin Agnone 2 0 0 0 0 2
Kyle Ashcraft 4 0 1 0 0 0
Tyler Croxton 2 1 1 2 1 0
Christian Hendricks 0 0 0 0 1 0
Isaac Mathie 2 0 0 1 0 0
Paul Howard 1 0 0 0 0 0
Reis Rankin 0 0 0 0 2 0
Trevor Burk 3 0 0 0 1 1
Cameron White 2 1 0 0 1 0
Nick Harsh 0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals 25 5 4 5 10 4
Batting

2B: Tyler Adams, Kyle Ashcraft
TB: Tyler Adams 2, Brody Hahn, Kyle Ashcraft 2, Tyler Croxton
RBI: Tyler Adams, Brody Hahn, Tyler Croxton 2, Isaac Mathie
ROE: Kyle Ashcraft, Tyler Croxton, Trevor Burk
FC: Tyler Adams
HBP: Isaac Mathie, Cameron White
SB: Tyler Adams 2, Tyler Croxton 2
CS: Tyler Croxton
PIK: Tyler Adams, Tyler Croxton

Quality At Bats

Team Total: 20 (54.05%)

Tyler Adams 5, Brody Hahn 2, Kyle Ashcraft 2, Tyler Croxton 2, Christian Hendricks, Isaac Mathie, Paul Howard, Reis Rankin 2, Trevor Burk 2, Cameron White, Nick Harsh

Fielding

E: Brody Hahn 2
DP: Tyler Adams, Brody Hahn, Trevor Burk, Cameron White 2, Nick Harsh

 

LOUISVILLE LEOPARDS JV PITCHING
Pitching IP H R ER BB K HR S%
Paul Howard 6.0 5 1 0 4 5 0 .583
Tyler Adams 1.0 2 0 0 1 1 0 .500
Totals 7.0 7 1 0 5 6 0 .569
Pitching

W: Paul Howard
BK: Paul Howard
Pitches-Strikes: Tyler Adams 20-10, Paul Howard 96-56
Groundouts-Flyouts: Tyler Adams 1-0, Paul Howard 5-4
First pitch strikes-Batters faced: Tyler Adams 2-5, Paul Howard 16-27

MARLINGTON DUKES JV BATTING
Batting AB R H RBI BB K
Rickels 3 0 0 0 1 2
Danner 4 0 2 0 0 0
Schoeppner 4 0 2 0 0 0
Creager 3 0 0 0 1 0
Baldwin 4 0 1 0 0 2
Campbell 3 0 1 0 0 0
Leonard 2 1 1 0 1 1
Weigand 1 0 0 0 2 0
Bitzel 3 0 0 0 0 1
Totals 27 1 7 0 5 6
Batting

TB: Leonard, Danner 2, Campbell, Schoeppner 2, Baldwin
ROE: Rickels, Schoeppner
FC: Campbell, Creager
GIDP: Bitzel
CS: Rickels

Quality At Bats

Team Total: 21 (65.62%)

Leonard, Danner 3, Campbell 2, Creager 2, Weigand 2, Rickels 3, Schoeppner 3, Baldwin 2, Bitzel 2

Fielding

E: Danner, Creager, Weigand

 

MARLINGTON DUKES JV PITCHING
Pitching IP H R ER BB K HR S%
Campbell 5.0 4 5 4 6 4 0 .515
Danner 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .438
Cooley 1.0 0 0 0 3 0 0 .280
Totals 7.0 4 5 4 10 4 0 .465
Pitching

L: Campbell
HBP: Campbell 2
Pitches-Strikes: Danner 16-7, Campbell 101-52, Cooley 25-7
Groundouts-Flyouts: Danner 1-1, Campbell 1-7, Cooley 3-0
First pitch strikes-Batters faced: Danner 1-5, Campbell 13-26, Cooley 0-6

RECORDS: Louisville 9-2, 7-1

Freshman: Louisville 9, Marlington 0

Ryan Richards threw a complete game shutout and struck out 8 to lead Louisville past host Marlington 9-0 Friday. With the victory, the Freshman Team improves to 7-4 on the season.

Nathan Mongiardo led the offense by hitting 3 for 5 with 2 runs batted in. Chase Lautzenheiser also had 2 hits including a double and Carson Davis added 2 RBI’s.

The Leopards have now defeated the Dukes twice this season.

BOX SCORE

LEOPARDS 9, DUKES 0

Team 123-456-7–R-H-E

Louisville 004-220-1–9-10-0

Marlington 000-000-0–0-1-3

LOUISVILLE LEOPARDS FRESHMAN BATTING
Batting AB R H RBI BB K
Brandon Burwell 3 2 1 0 1 1
Carson Davis 3 1 1 2 1 1
Brendon Hoffman 4 0 0 1 0 0
Nathan Mongiardo 5 2 3 2 0 0
Ryan Richards 4 0 1 1 0 1
Bradley Walker 3 1 0 0 0 0
Cole Weston 3 1 1 0 2 0
Chase Lautzenheiser 4 2 2 0 0 0
Michael Seaman 4 0 1 1 0 1
Totals 33 9 10 7 4 4
Batting

2B: Chase Lautzenheiser
TB: Brandon Burwell, Carson Davis, Nathan Mongiardo 3, Ryan Richards, Cole Weston, Chase Lautzenheiser 3, Michael Seaman
RBI: Carson Davis 2, Brendon Hoffman, Nathan Mongiardo 2, Ryan Richards, Michael Seaman
ROE: Brandon Burwell, Brendon Hoffman, Ryan Richards
FC: Bradley Walker
HBP: Bradley Walker
SB: Brandon Burwell, Nathan Mongiardo, Ryan Richards, Bradley Walker, Cole Weston3, Chase Lautzenheiser, Michael Seaman

Quality At Bats

Team Total: 10 (26.32%)

Brandon Burwell, Carson Davis 2, Brendon Hoffman, Ryan Richards, Cole Weston 2, Chase Lautzenheiser 2, Michael Seaman

 

LOUISVILLE LEOPARDS FRESHMAN PITCHING
Pitching IP H R ER BB K HR S%
Ryan Richards 7.0 1 0 0 4 8 0 .688
Totals 7.0 1 0 0 4 8 0 .688
Pitching

W: Ryan Richards
Pitches-Strikes: Ryan Richards 93-64
Groundouts-Flyouts: Ryan Richards 3-7
First pitch strikes-Batters faced: Ryan Richards 20-25

 

MARLINGTON DUKES FRESHMAN BATTING
Batting AB R H RBI BB K
Sivy 3 0 0 0 0 1
Allen 2 0 0 0 0 0
Funk 1 0 0 0 2 0
Lutz 2 0 0 0 0 1
Swish 3 0 0 0 0 1
Pucci 2 0 0 0 0 2
Reitz 1 0 0 0 0 0
Akerman 1 0 0 0 0 0
Rininger 1 0 0 0 1 0
Gray 1 0 0 0 0 1
Marx 2 0 1 0 0 1
Carassa 2 0 0 0 1 1
Totals 21 0 1 0 4 8
Batting

TB: Marx
FC: Sivy, Lutz
SB: Lutz
CS: Funk

Quality At Bats

Team Total: 8 (32.00%)

Funk 2, Swish, Pucci 2, Rininger, Carassa 2

Fielding

E: Lutz, Swish 2

MARLINGTON DUKES FRESHMAN PITCHING
Pitching IP H R ER BB K HR S%
Allen 4.0 6 8 4 3 2 0 .650
Funk 3.0 4 1 1 1 2 0 .659
Totals 7.0 10 9 5 4 4 0 .653
Pitching

HBP: Allen
WP: Funk
BK: Allen
Pitches-Strikes: Allen 80-52, Funk 41-27
Groundouts-Flyouts: Allen 6-4, Funk 2-3
First pitch strikes-Batters faced: Allen 17-25, Funk 8-13

RECORDS: Louisville 7-4, 2-0

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