ADRIAN, Mich. – The Adrian College baseball team hosted Hope College on Wednesday afternoon in the opening round of the MIAA Tournament. Adrian moves to the Winner's Bracket Final after defeating Hope, 7-4. Wednesday's win marked the 27
th victory of the season for the Bulldogs.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Hope jumped on the board first in the top of the third on an inside the park home run after a collision between two Bulldog outfielders.
- The Bulldogs responded in the bottom of the third sparked by an RBI triple from Nic Bruder which was followed by a sacrifice fly from Ryan Davis to tie the game 2-2.
- In the fourth inning, Bruder struck again on a 2-RBI single up the middle to lead 4-2. Miranda drove in a run on a single before David Kedrow followed with an RBI single of his own. Jack Boike drew a bases loaded walk to lead, 7-2.
- The scoring went silent until the top of the ninth when Hope sparked a comeback. After scoring a run on an RBI single, Adrian turned a key double play. Another Hope run scored on the double play to make it 7-4, but Hope couldn't complete the comeback.
- Miranda led the Bulldogs with three hits on the plate while Bruder and Joe Casale each recorded two.
- Jakob Charles took his start on the mound into the ninth inning. Charles completed eight innings where he allowed four runs on six hits with three strikeouts. Luc St. Antoine came on in the ninth to close out the game.
UP NEXT
Adrian will face Kalamazoo College in the Winner's Bracket Championship on Thursday, May 9 at 10:00 AM at Kalamazoo with a chance to go to the MIAA Tournament Championship. The first elimination game will take place between Hope and Alma College at 1:00 PM followed by the second elimination game at 4:00 PM. Tickets to the MIAA Tournament can be purchased by clicking
HERE.