Caledonia, Mich. – The Quincy University Baseball team wrapped up NCAA Midwest Regional #1 action in the programs' third regional championship game against the top-seeded Davenport University Panthers. The Hawks advance to the Super-Regional round on Friday (5/27) and Saturday (5/28) with a 9-7 win.
In the top of the 1
st,
Gino D'Alessio got the scoring started with an RBI single up the middle, scoring
Luke Napleton. The offense continued in the 2
nd as
Brock Boynton singled up the middle to score
Zach Parks. Napleton added a third run on a sac fly to left field that scored
Sebastian Martinez to make it 3-0.
During Davenport's half of the 3
rd inning, they scored 3 runs on 4 hits to tie the game at 3. As the game flipped to the top of the 4
th, Boynton reached on a fielder's choice that scored Martinez. D'Alessio singled to right field to score Boynton from 2
nd base.
Lance Logsdon kept the line moving as he singled to left field to score Napleton to make it 6-3 Hawks.
In the bottom of the 5
th inning, the Panthers added a 2-run home run to make it 6-5.
Joe Roscetti got one of those runs back with a solo home run to right field. During the bottom of the 6
th, after a couple of Hawk pitching changes, the Panthers made it 7-6 on bases loaded hit-by-pitch. Davenport tied the game in the bottom of the 7
th on an RBI triple.
In the top of the 9
th,
Lance Logsdon hit an RBI double to deep left center field that scored
Dayson Croes. Two batters later,
Sebastian Martinez added an insurance run with an RBI single to score Logsdon.
GAME LEADERS
Gino D'Alessio: 3 for 4, 2B, 2 RBIs
Lance Logsdon: 3 for 4, 2B, 2 RBIs, run, BB
Sebastian Martinez: 2 for 3, RBI, 2 runs