Baseball Loses In Final Inning  (4/14/06)
The Trolls were hoping to repeat Tuesday's winning performance against Illinois Institute of Technology when they faced them again on the road. This second time around the score was tied after eight innings and IIT came up big in the bottom of the ninth to hand the Trolls a 7-6 loss. The team is now 10-16 for the season and 3-6 in the CCAC. 

In the second inning the Trolls got on the board with one run. IIT answered with solo homer in the bottom of the inning to keep it even. Another run was scored in the third when a double by Adam McIntyre brought Andrew Van Byssum across the plate. IIT came right back and scored two more to take the lead. 

The Trolls kept the momentum going in the fourth inning. They scored one run and then, with two outs and two runners on base, Van Byssum cranked a long ball for three run homer to give the Trolls the lead at 6-3. That score held until IIT tied the game 6-6 with two runs in the seventh and two in the eighth. The Trolls ninth inning at bat did not produce anything with a quick three up and three down. In the bottom of the inning IIT's first batter nailed a homer that ended the game. 

The team had nine hits for the game; Van Byssum had three and Aaron Werkman with two. Joel DeRuiter pitched for seven innings and gave up nine hits and five runs. Rich Tameling finished the game and takes the loss. 

The Trolls will host the University of St. Francis in a conference doubleheader on Saturday at noon.
 

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