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Carson Eby

Game Recap: Baseball |

DU puts up video game numbers in split at Saginaw Valley State

In Game 2, the Panthers scored 27 runs (3rd most in school history)

UNIVERSITY CENTER, Mich. - The Saturday doubleheader between Davenport and Saginaw Valley State resembled a video game like MLB the Show or RBI Baseball. The teams combined for a total of 60 runs and 50 hits in a split as the Panthers took 3-of-4 from the Cardinals to start GLIAC play on a good note.

In Game 1, DU had their six-game win streak snapped with a 10-8 loss in seven innings. Davenport built a 5-0 lead in the top of the first but it did not hold. The Cardinals scored once in the second and nine times in the third to take a 10-7 lead. The offenses cooled off over the next three innings and then Davenport scored once in the seventh.

Carson Eby had the big hit in the first inning with a three-run shot to center which plated the final three runs of the inning. Travis Harvey and Noah Marcoux each had a RBI double in the third. Martin Money had a grand slam in the big third inning for the Cardinals which gave them the 10-7 advantage. Ben Mets hit a solo homer in the seventh which cut the deficit to 10-8. 

In Game 2, the Panthers scored the third-most runs in school history in the 27-15 win. The game lasted four hours and 20 minutes and featured a total of 391 pitches. Davenport jumped out to a 6-0 lead but like the first game it was a rally by Saginaw Valley State. They tied the game at 6-6 with six runs in the bottom of the third. DU regained the lead with four runs in the fourth and never looked back. They added four more runs in the sixth, six in the seventh and seven in the eighth.

Mets homered in the first on back-to-back at-bats. His three-run shot was bookended with another two-run homer in the eighth inning. He finished 2-for-5 with four runs scored and five RBI. Kamrin Markwardt also drove in five runs and went 3-for-5 with three runs scored. Christian Petre tied a school record with five hits in five at-bats. He scored four times and drove in four runs. Marcoux went 2-for-4 with three walks and three runs scored. DU belted 11 extra-base hits in the game. 

INSIDE THE NUMBERS
  • Davenport batted .371 in the four-game series and slugged .678.
  • DU sported a 8.40 ERA while the Cardinals were a 12.77 ERA.
  • Petre batted .500 (8-for-16) with eight runs and six RBI.
  • Marcoux batted .500 (7-for-14) with seven runs and four RBI.
  • Nolan Anspaugh drove in 11 runs and batted .474 (9-for-19).
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