Baseball Defeated in Extra Inning Game with Saint Xavier  (4/19/05)
The baseball team played tough baseball for 9 innings and then let the game slip away from in the extra inning. The Trolls were up 3-2 against conference opponent Saint Xavier University (IL) going into the 9th inning. They gave up the tying run in the 9th inning and then three runs in the 10th inning for the 6-3 loss. The team is now 12-16 for the season and 4-8 in the conference. 

The Trolls did not have many hits throughout the game, but they used what they had well. Trailing 1-0 after 2 innings the Trolls got on the board in the 3rd inning as Darren DeBoer opened that inning with a double. Saint Xavier gained one more in the 4th inning to go back ahead. A triple by Andrew Van Byssum to open the 5th inning allowed the Trolls to tie the game 2-2. They took the lead in the 6th inning when hits by Rob Emmons and Joel DeRuiter produced a run. The Trolls held that lead until the 9th inning. A solo homer by Saint Xavier's first batter tied the game. The Trolls were 3-up and 3-down in the bottom of the inning. Saint Xavier took the lead immediately in the 10th inning on another solo homerun and then connected on three more hits to score a total of three runs. In the bottom of the inning the Trolls got two runners on base, but could not get the runs to keep the game alive. 

The team's next game is a double header on Friday, April 22, at IU-Northwest at 2:00 pm. 
 

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