Central Michigan University
Southeast Missouri State
Lucky 7: Baseball Continues Winning Streak at SEMO
3/18/2005 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
March 18, 2005
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo -- A week off didn't slow the Central Michigan University baseball team down as CMU extended its winning streak to seven straight with a 4-2 victory at Southeast Missouri State on Friday at Capaha Park in Cape Girardeau, Mo.
The Chippewas (10-5) continue a three-game set against the Redhawks (6-10) tomorrow, playing a single game at 1 p.m. CST, before wrapping up the series on Sunday at 1 p.m. CST.
CMU jumped out to a 4-0 lead after five and a half innings before SEMO pushed across single runs in the bottom of both the sixth and ninth frames.
Ty Dunham (2-1) pitched eight innings to earn the victory, allowing eight hits and both runs while fanning eight.
James Ricchio came on faced the final four batters allowing one hit.
The Chippewas got on the board in the second when Kurtis Wells bombed a one-out homer to right center for the game's first run. CMU added another score in the fourth when the Chippewas had back-to-back doubles to start the inning by Wells and David Latour. However, Wells didn't score on Latour's double, he had to wait for a one-out foul out by J.T. Jones to score on the tag.
Four hits in the sixth inning helped the Maroon and Gold push the cushion up to 4-0. After another Wells double started the inning, CMU scored on a RBI singles by Tyler Stovall and Jones.
CMU pounded out 11 hits to SEMO's nine and the Redhawks committed three errors to the Chippewas' one.
Southeast Missouri used three pitchers in the game after CMU chased freshman starter Joey Evans (1-2) after five. He gave up three of the four runs.
The Redhawks singled twice and used a sac fly to score in the sixth before Jordan Payne homered in the ninth off starter Dunham. He was relieved after that by Ricchio.
Wells finished 3-for-5 with a homer and two doubles while Jones was 2-for-3 with two RBI. Latour and Stovall each finished with a pair of hits as well.
(Editor's note: Game broadcasts for the SEMO series can be followed on the web at KGIR 1220's web site, www.kgir.com.)
