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MSU Topped In Twinbill At No. 22 Coastal Carolina Friday
2/22/2019 11:10:00 PM | Baseball
Spartans drop doubleheader at CCU to open Brittain Resorts Baseball At The Beach action.
CONWAY, S.C. -- Michigan State was topped twice in Friday's twinbill at No. 22 Coastal Carolina in the opening day of action of the Brittain Resorts Baseball At The Beach at CCU's Springs Brooks Stadium.
CCU blanked MSU 13-0 in the opener, before the Spartans were overtaken by the Chanticleers in the nightcap, 12-5, after Michigan State had an early 3-0 lead.Â
Friday's start time was pushed back two hours due to rain in the Conway area Friday morning and during batting practice and warm-ups, before letting up shortly before game time and then heavy mist off-and-on throughout the day.
The Spartans are 1-4 on the young season, while Coastal Carolina improves to 6-0. CCU has scored 10 or more runs in five of its six games this season and the Chanticleers are a combined 29-1 since the start of last season when plating nine or more runs.
"I think Coastal Carolina is an outstanding ball club. They're very well-balanced from top to bottom, they pressure you offensively, they force you to make plays, their pitching was very good today and they defended very well. I'm disappointed in how we played, but the effort was very, very good, I thought out of our guys," MSU head coach Jake Boss Jr. said. "The good part about today is that we don't have to sit on it too long, we get to go out and compete again tomorrow morning."
The Spartans have a quick turnaround, returning to the diamond Saturday morning for an 11 a.m. first pitch against No. 23 North Carolina State. NC State edged Kent State, 3-2 in 10 innings in their Friday action of the Brittain Resorts Baseball At The Beach.
Michigan State's bats were led by senior infielder Marty Bechina, who went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run in the night cap, part of his three RBI for the game. Junior outfielder Bryce Kelley was 2-for-3 with two runs scored, while junior infielder Bailey Peterson was also 2-for-4. Senior outfielder Dan Chmielewski and senior infielder Royce Ando both had a hit in each game, with Ando going 1-for-3 with two RBI an a run scored in the second game after going 1-for-3 in the opener.
On the mound, junior right-hander Mason Erla went 4.1 IP in the opener, striking out two. Senior reliever Evan Flohr and sophomore reliever Zach Iverson both chalked up a pair of Ks in their relief effort, while sophomore Zac Bianucci made his Spartan debut, pitching the eighth inning of game one.
In the nightcap, sophomore southpaw Jesse Heikkinen rang up a career-high seven strikeouts in 4.0 innings of work. Freshman reliever Colton Panaranto pitched 2.0 IP before sophomore Sam Benschoter and junior Jarret Olson had one inning apiece, with Benschoter tallying one punchout, while Olson registered a pair of Ks.
In Friday's first game, CCU plated a pair of runs in the home half of the first, leading off with back-to-back hits, and later scoring on an infield groundout and sacrifice fly before a fly out ended the frame with the home team Chanticleers ahead 2-0.
The Spartans tried to string a rally together in the second, with Ando leading off with a single, but he was picked off first. Fellow senior Chmielewski followed with a shot down the left field line and was thrown out at second trying to stretch a single into a double. Freshman outfielder Zaid Walker followed with by reaching on an error, but a strikeout ended the inning.
Coastal Carolina added three runs in the bottom of the second on three hits and taking advantage of two MSU errors. The Chants plated a pair of runs in the third on a solo home run and later strung together a pair of singles sandwiched around a walk for the second run of the stanza and a 7-0 advantage. CCU added a run in the fourth, taking advantage of an MSU error, and later scoring on another sac fly. The hosts put up three more in the fifth for an 11-0 lead.
CCU tacked on a run in the seventh on a home run and one in the eighth, capitalizing with a lead off hit-by-pitch and a pair of one-out singles for the final scoring at 13-0.
The Spartans were able to get some reserves into the game, including several seeing their first action in the Green & White in Bianucci and redshirt-freshman catcher Scott Combs. Additionally, Peterson, sophomore first baseman Joe Stewart, redshirt-freshman infielder Brendan Regan and freshman outfielder Casey Mayes all got their first at bats of the 2019 season.
Erla took the loss in the opener, leveling his record at 1-1. Zach McCambley earned the win for Coastal Carolina, improving to 1-0.
In the nightcap, the Spartans got on the board early, as Kelley opened the game with a single to center. Two batters later junior first baseman Justin Antoncic laced a single to right center to move Kelley up to third, and Ando followed with an RBI groundout to plate Kelley and give MSU an early 1-0 lead.Â
Heikkinen took the mound for the first time in 2019 and opened with a strikeout, then worked around a single and walk, chalking up another K and getting a fielder's choice groundout to end the inning. The Spartan sophomore southpaw struck out the side around a two-out single in the second.
In the Spartan third, Kelley again led off with a single, this time to left center, and moved up to third on a double to right by Chmielewski. After Antoncic battled CCU starter Austin Kitchen with a nine-pitch at bat then ended with a border-line strikeout, Ando delivered an RBI single to right to drive in Kelley and give the visitors a 2-0 advantage. Two batters later senior infielder Marty Bechina singled to left center to drive in Chmielewski and the Spartans led 3-0.
MSU's three-run lead was short-lived as CCU plated a pair of runs in the bottom of the third, on two hits and taking advantage of an Michigan State error before Heikkinen got out of the jam with back-to-back strikeouts to leave two Chants on the bases.
Coastal Carolina tied it with a run in the fourth on a two-out double, followed by an RBI single. In the fifth, CCU led off with a double and single, and freshman reliever Colton Panaranto come on to relieve Heikkinen. The Chants plated a run on a fielder's choice.Â
The home team plated five runs off six hits in the sixth to open a 12-3 lead, with one MSU error and left two on base before the Spartans got out of the inning on a groundout.
CCU tacked on three in the seventh, with a three-run HR by Parker Chavers, and the Chants later load bases with two outs before a popup ended the frame.
The Spartans got two runs back in the eighth as Ando drew a one-out walk and two batters later, Bechina blasted a shot that cleared the CCU bullpen in left and was measured by CCU's Trackman at 370 feet, for the final runs of the night.
MSU continues Brittain Resorts Baseball At The Beach action on Saturday, Feb. 23 vs. No. 23 NC State with first pitch slated for 11 a.m. Live stats and audio links will be available at www.MSUSpartans.com.
Any schedule updates due to weather will be announced on www.MSUSpartans.com and on twitter @statebaseball.
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CCU blanked MSU 13-0 in the opener, before the Spartans were overtaken by the Chanticleers in the nightcap, 12-5, after Michigan State had an early 3-0 lead.Â
Friday's start time was pushed back two hours due to rain in the Conway area Friday morning and during batting practice and warm-ups, before letting up shortly before game time and then heavy mist off-and-on throughout the day.
The Spartans are 1-4 on the young season, while Coastal Carolina improves to 6-0. CCU has scored 10 or more runs in five of its six games this season and the Chanticleers are a combined 29-1 since the start of last season when plating nine or more runs.
"I think Coastal Carolina is an outstanding ball club. They're very well-balanced from top to bottom, they pressure you offensively, they force you to make plays, their pitching was very good today and they defended very well. I'm disappointed in how we played, but the effort was very, very good, I thought out of our guys," MSU head coach Jake Boss Jr. said. "The good part about today is that we don't have to sit on it too long, we get to go out and compete again tomorrow morning."
The Spartans have a quick turnaround, returning to the diamond Saturday morning for an 11 a.m. first pitch against No. 23 North Carolina State. NC State edged Kent State, 3-2 in 10 innings in their Friday action of the Brittain Resorts Baseball At The Beach.
Michigan State's bats were led by senior infielder Marty Bechina, who went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run in the night cap, part of his three RBI for the game. Junior outfielder Bryce Kelley was 2-for-3 with two runs scored, while junior infielder Bailey Peterson was also 2-for-4. Senior outfielder Dan Chmielewski and senior infielder Royce Ando both had a hit in each game, with Ando going 1-for-3 with two RBI an a run scored in the second game after going 1-for-3 in the opener.
On the mound, junior right-hander Mason Erla went 4.1 IP in the opener, striking out two. Senior reliever Evan Flohr and sophomore reliever Zach Iverson both chalked up a pair of Ks in their relief effort, while sophomore Zac Bianucci made his Spartan debut, pitching the eighth inning of game one.
In the nightcap, sophomore southpaw Jesse Heikkinen rang up a career-high seven strikeouts in 4.0 innings of work. Freshman reliever Colton Panaranto pitched 2.0 IP before sophomore Sam Benschoter and junior Jarret Olson had one inning apiece, with Benschoter tallying one punchout, while Olson registered a pair of Ks.
In Friday's first game, CCU plated a pair of runs in the home half of the first, leading off with back-to-back hits, and later scoring on an infield groundout and sacrifice fly before a fly out ended the frame with the home team Chanticleers ahead 2-0.
The Spartans tried to string a rally together in the second, with Ando leading off with a single, but he was picked off first. Fellow senior Chmielewski followed with a shot down the left field line and was thrown out at second trying to stretch a single into a double. Freshman outfielder Zaid Walker followed with by reaching on an error, but a strikeout ended the inning.
Coastal Carolina added three runs in the bottom of the second on three hits and taking advantage of two MSU errors. The Chants plated a pair of runs in the third on a solo home run and later strung together a pair of singles sandwiched around a walk for the second run of the stanza and a 7-0 advantage. CCU added a run in the fourth, taking advantage of an MSU error, and later scoring on another sac fly. The hosts put up three more in the fifth for an 11-0 lead.
CCU tacked on a run in the seventh on a home run and one in the eighth, capitalizing with a lead off hit-by-pitch and a pair of one-out singles for the final scoring at 13-0.
The Spartans were able to get some reserves into the game, including several seeing their first action in the Green & White in Bianucci and redshirt-freshman catcher Scott Combs. Additionally, Peterson, sophomore first baseman Joe Stewart, redshirt-freshman infielder Brendan Regan and freshman outfielder Casey Mayes all got their first at bats of the 2019 season.
Erla took the loss in the opener, leveling his record at 1-1. Zach McCambley earned the win for Coastal Carolina, improving to 1-0.
In the nightcap, the Spartans got on the board early, as Kelley opened the game with a single to center. Two batters later junior first baseman Justin Antoncic laced a single to right center to move Kelley up to third, and Ando followed with an RBI groundout to plate Kelley and give MSU an early 1-0 lead.Â
Heikkinen took the mound for the first time in 2019 and opened with a strikeout, then worked around a single and walk, chalking up another K and getting a fielder's choice groundout to end the inning. The Spartan sophomore southpaw struck out the side around a two-out single in the second.
In the Spartan third, Kelley again led off with a single, this time to left center, and moved up to third on a double to right by Chmielewski. After Antoncic battled CCU starter Austin Kitchen with a nine-pitch at bat then ended with a border-line strikeout, Ando delivered an RBI single to right to drive in Kelley and give the visitors a 2-0 advantage. Two batters later senior infielder Marty Bechina singled to left center to drive in Chmielewski and the Spartans led 3-0.
MSU's three-run lead was short-lived as CCU plated a pair of runs in the bottom of the third, on two hits and taking advantage of an Michigan State error before Heikkinen got out of the jam with back-to-back strikeouts to leave two Chants on the bases.
Coastal Carolina tied it with a run in the fourth on a two-out double, followed by an RBI single. In the fifth, CCU led off with a double and single, and freshman reliever Colton Panaranto come on to relieve Heikkinen. The Chants plated a run on a fielder's choice.Â
The home team plated five runs off six hits in the sixth to open a 12-3 lead, with one MSU error and left two on base before the Spartans got out of the inning on a groundout.
CCU tacked on three in the seventh, with a three-run HR by Parker Chavers, and the Chants later load bases with two outs before a popup ended the frame.
The Spartans got two runs back in the eighth as Ando drew a one-out walk and two batters later, Bechina blasted a shot that cleared the CCU bullpen in left and was measured by CCU's Trackman at 370 feet, for the final runs of the night.
MSU continues Brittain Resorts Baseball At The Beach action on Saturday, Feb. 23 vs. No. 23 NC State with first pitch slated for 11 a.m. Live stats and audio links will be available at www.MSUSpartans.com.
Any schedule updates due to weather will be announced on www.MSUSpartans.com and on twitter @statebaseball.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: McCambley, Zach (1-0)
L: Erla, Mason (1-1)
Base Running:
HBP: Ahn, Peter 1
PO: Ando, Royce 1
Batting:
2B: Johnson, Jared 1 ; Rivers, Kieton 1
HR: Johnson, Jared 1 ; Chavers, Parker 1 ; Weisz, Keaton 1
RBI: Johnson, Jared 2 ; Biermann, Zach 2 ; Skeels, Kyle 1 ; Chavers, Parker 2 ; Wright, Jake 1 ; Weisz, Keaton 3
SF: Skeels, Kyle 1 ; Chavers, Parker 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Wood, Cory 2 ; Pearcey, Cameron 2 ; Johnson, Jared 2 ; Chavers, Parker 1 ; Rivers, Kieton 2 ; Buis, Turner 1 ; Weisz, Keaton 2 ; McKeon, Scott 1
SB: Wood, Cory 1 ; Pearcey, Cameron 1 ; Rivers, Kieton 1
HBP: Skeels, Kyle 1 ; Buis, Turner 1 ; McKeon, Scott 1
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