Eastern Michigan Athletics
Wednesday, April 17
Ann Arbor, Mich.
4:35 p.m.
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Photo by: EMU Athletics/Randy Mascharka
Lightning Halts EMU Baseball's Game at Michigan
4/17/2013 7:44:00 PM | Baseball
Eagles lead 4-1 as play will resume Tuesday, April 23, at Oestrike Stadium
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ANN ARBOR, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) – The Eastern Michigan University baseball team made its shortest road trip of the 2013 campaign to battle both the weather and the University of Michigan Wolverines. Following two weather delays, the game was halted and is scheduled to resume at EMU Tuesday, April 23, with EMU leading 4-1 in the bottom of the third inning.
The game was moved up from its original start time of 6 p.m. to 4:35 p.m. in hopes of getting the game in with inclement weather expected to enter the area. After Michigan retired the first two EMU batters, the storm arrived, causing a nearly two-hour postponement (1 hour, 47 minutes) as the game resumed at 6:25 p.m. On the first pitch of following the rain delay, Sam Ott grounded out to second base as the Eagles were sent down in order.
Joe Battistelli got the start for the Green and White. After striking out the U-M leadoff batter, the EMU starter gave up a double to Travis Maezes. Batistelli got Michigan right fielder Michael O'Neill to fly out to left, but threw a wild pitch on the next at bat to allow Maezes to advance to third. Four pitches later, Maezes came around to score on a passed ball, giving the Wolverines an early 1-0 lead.
The Eagles answered right back in the top of the second as Adam Sonabend doubled down the right field line. The junior first baseman came around to score due to heads up base running after Simpson reached first on a throwing error by Maezes, the Michigan shortstop.
Eastern went on to take the lead in the top of the third as Michigan pitching struggled mightily on the mound. Three batters walked before Ott was hit by a pitch to bring in Nick Rotola from third, making it 2-1 and leaving the bases loaded with nobody out. After Lee Longo went down on strikes, Sonabend got hit second hit in as many plate appearances, sending a base-knock through the right side and bringing in two Eagles to increase the lead to three, 4-1.
After 62 minutes of action, lightning once again struck the area, causing the game to be halted and resumed next Tuesday, April 23, at EMU. The second game of the series will be played following the conclusion of tonight's rescheduled game, with the nightcap being a seven-inning game.
The Eagles return to the friendly confines of Oestrike Stadium for a weekend series against the Western Michigan University Broncos. The three-game set begins Friday, April 19, at 6 p.m. and can be heard for free on Eagle All-Access and Chad Bush and Greg Steiner will have the call.
Photo Gallery.
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) – The Eastern Michigan University baseball team made its shortest road trip of the 2013 campaign to battle both the weather and the University of Michigan Wolverines. Following two weather delays, the game was halted and is scheduled to resume at EMU Tuesday, April 23, with EMU leading 4-1 in the bottom of the third inning.
The game was moved up from its original start time of 6 p.m. to 4:35 p.m. in hopes of getting the game in with inclement weather expected to enter the area. After Michigan retired the first two EMU batters, the storm arrived, causing a nearly two-hour postponement (1 hour, 47 minutes) as the game resumed at 6:25 p.m. On the first pitch of following the rain delay, Sam Ott grounded out to second base as the Eagles were sent down in order.
Joe Battistelli got the start for the Green and White. After striking out the U-M leadoff batter, the EMU starter gave up a double to Travis Maezes. Batistelli got Michigan right fielder Michael O'Neill to fly out to left, but threw a wild pitch on the next at bat to allow Maezes to advance to third. Four pitches later, Maezes came around to score on a passed ball, giving the Wolverines an early 1-0 lead.
The Eagles answered right back in the top of the second as Adam Sonabend doubled down the right field line. The junior first baseman came around to score due to heads up base running after Simpson reached first on a throwing error by Maezes, the Michigan shortstop.
Eastern went on to take the lead in the top of the third as Michigan pitching struggled mightily on the mound. Three batters walked before Ott was hit by a pitch to bring in Nick Rotola from third, making it 2-1 and leaving the bases loaded with nobody out. After Lee Longo went down on strikes, Sonabend got hit second hit in as many plate appearances, sending a base-knock through the right side and bringing in two Eagles to increase the lead to three, 4-1.
After 62 minutes of action, lightning once again struck the area, causing the game to be halted and resumed next Tuesday, April 23, at EMU. The second game of the series will be played following the conclusion of tonight's rescheduled game, with the nightcap being a seven-inning game.
The Eagles return to the friendly confines of Oestrike Stadium for a weekend series against the Western Michigan University Broncos. The three-game set begins Friday, April 19, at 6 p.m. and can be heard for free on Eagle All-Access and Chad Bush and Greg Steiner will have the call.
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