April 11, 2006

Stats

TOLEDO, Ohio - Wayne State's four-game winning streak came to an end as the Warriors (11-22) gave up a season-high 22 hits in an 18-8 loss at the University of Toledo's Scott Park in a non-conference game Tuesday afternoon. WSU had seven errors and allowed three separate three-run homers to the Rockets.

The Warriors took a first-inning lead as senior Adwin Springer's (Toronto, Ont.) RBI-single scored two before UT (15-12) tied the game in the bottom of the inning.

For the second game in a row, Kurt Kieleszewski (Macomb, Mich.) hit a home run, this one a two-run shot to center field in WSU's second inning, but the Rockets hit a pair of three-run homers in the bottom of the second to take an 8-4 lead.

Toledo scored six more runs before Wayne State had a two-run fifth inning. Jon Weisman (Woodhaven, Mich.) singled to start the inning and scored on an Adam Schulz (Southgate, Mich.) RBI. Then Springer, who singled earlier in the inning, scored on a wild pitch.

Kurt Kieleszewski after his second inning homer.

The Rockets added another three-run shot in the fifth and a single run in the sixth before Derek Ranck (Clarkston, Mich.) doubled in the eighth and came around to score, as did Kyle Miller (Farmington Hills, Mich.), on Tim George's (Quincy, Mich.) RBI base hit to right center.

Sophomore starter Yuki Minagawa (Troy, Mich.) took the loss in 3.0 innings on the mound to fall to 0-2 on the season. Also seeing action were Anthony Bass (Trenton, Mich.), Chuck Pate (Taylor, Mich.) and Andy Claerr (Rochester Hills, Mich.).

Springer finished with two hits, two RBI and a run. Kieleszewski went 1-for-4 with two RBI and two runs, while Miller also scored twice for WSU.

The Wednesday doubleheader against GLIAC rival Saginaw Valley State has been pushed back until Thursday at 1 p.m.