ADRIAN, Mich. – The Adrian College NCBA Division III club baseball team received dominant pitching and timely offense to sweep Eastern Michigan University on Saturday, winning 2-0 and 10-0.
Adrian opened the doubleheader with a combined four-hit shutout from Justin Bland and Josh Cornett. Bland started and allowed two hits while striking out three over four innings. Cornett followed with three scoreless innings, allowing two hits and recording four strikeouts to complete the shutout.
Carson Boike opened the scoring in the second inning. After reaching on a single, Boike advanced on a balk and passed ball before scoring on a wild pitch. The Bulldogs added an insurance run in the fifth when Tate Wyse singled and scored on an RBI double from Sam Sipe.
Adam Lashaway, Sipe, Boike, Carson Meister and Wyse each recorded a hit in the 2-0 victory. Adrian's defense also turned two double plays to help preserve the shutout.
The Bulldogs carried their momentum into the second game and scored three runs in the opening inning. Landon Agosta singled and scored on a Dakota Clift double before Ellis Threadcraft came home after Cornett was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded. Clift later scored on a double play to give Adrian an early 3-0 advantage.
Adrian broke the game open with five runs in the third. Cornett doubled before Sipe, Connor Begley and Agosta delivered run-scoring hits. The Bulldogs added two more runs in the fourth on an RBI double from Sipe and a passed ball.
Sipe finished the second game 2-for-3 with two doubles, two RBIs and a run scored. Agosta added two hits, a double, an RBI and a run, while Cornett went 2-for-2 with a double, two runs and an RBI. Clift and Begley each recorded an RBI double as Adrian finished with 10 hits.
Blake Kareus was dominant on the mound, throwing a complete-game, two-hit shutout. Kareus struck out eight, did not issue a walk and needed only 53 pitches to complete the five-inning victory.
Adrian outscored Eastern Michigan 12-0 during the doubleheader and allowed only six hits across 12 shutout innings.
Adrian returns to action on Sunday, October 18, when it travels to Hillsdale College for a doubleheader beginning at 2 p.m. The second game is scheduled for 4 p.m.
