BASEBALL CANNOT FIND WIN THIS WEEK    (4/10/04)

The baseball team went 0-6 for the week as they lost 2 more games on Saturday. The Trolls were defeated in a conference double header by Robert Morris College (IL). The 0-5 and 2-9 losses make 8 losses in a row for the Trolls, who are now 4-15 for the season and 0-7 in the conference.

The Trolls could not get the bats going in the first game as they only had 2 hits for the game. Robert Morris only had 5 hits in the game, but they were good enough for 5 runs. The Eagles scored one run in the 1st, one in the 3rd, one in the 5th, and two in the 7th.  Grant Sikkema was the pitching for the entire 7 innings. 

The Trolls had one bad inning in the second game that allowed Robert Morris to take the win. In fact until that 5th inning the Trolls were right in the game and tied 2-2. However five errors in that inning combined with 3 hits by Robert Morris put the Trolls behind 8-2. Robert Morris added one more run in the 6th inning to go ahead 9-2. The Trolls got the bases loaded in the bottom of the 7th inning, but could not capitalize on that situation. Dan Herder is the pitcher of record for the game. 

The team will play next on Monday, April 12, at home against the University of St. Francis at 3:30 pm. 
 

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