LIVONIA, Mich. -- The Siena Heights baseball team lost two games to Madonna, 5-0 and 8-0, in Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference play on Wednesday.
The Saints had six hits in the 5-0 loss -- led by Kyle Benschoter (Hudson, Mich./Hudson), who batted 2-for-4.
Jake Sperry (Livonia, Mich./Westland John Glenn) was the losing pitcher for SHU, allowing just three earned runs on eight hits while finishing with two strikeouts.
Tyler Butlin (Saint Clair, Mich./Saint Clair) provided two innings of scoreless relief for the Saints. He had two strikeouts. Ben Finn (Dexter, Mich/Dexter) added one shutout frame and also struck out two batters.
In game two, the SHU offense managed only three hits before the game was ended after six innings and a 57-minute rain delay. Matt King (Rockville, Ind./Rockville) suffered the loss on the hill.
The Saints will return to action with one nine-inning game at Saint Francis (Ind.) on Friday. The first pitch is set for 4:30 p.m.
SHU Bats Silenced by Madonna Baseball
Game 1
Game 1
Siena Heights
0
Madonna
5
Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Siena Heights (8-22, 5-12) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
Madonna (23-7, 11-1) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 5 | 9 | 0 |
Game 2
Game 2
Siena Heights
0
Madonna
8
Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | R | H | E |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Siena Heights (8-23, 5-13) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
Madonna (25-7, 12-1) | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | X | 8 | 6 | 1 |
Posted: Apr 17, 2013