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Aaron Mitchell
Aaron Mitchell
9
UW-Platteville UWPBB 0-3
11
Winner Spalding SUBSB 6-0
UW-Platteville UWPBB
0-3
9
Final
11
Spalding SUBSB
6-0
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
UW-Platteville UWPBB 3 2 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 9 13 1
Spalding SUBSB 0 2 1 0 3 1 0 4 0 11 9 2

W: Atkinson, Carter (1-0) L: Scottie Gordon (0-1) S: Mitchell, Aaron (1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Golden Eagles Rally to Beat UW-Platteville, 11-9

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The Golden Eagles overcame a six-run deficit completing the rally to top UW-Platteville, 11-9, Monday night at Derby City Field improving to 6-0 on the season.

THE BASICS

SCORE: Spalding 11 – UW-Platteville 9
LOCATION: Derby City Field, Louisville, Ky.
RECORDS: Spalding 6-0, UW-Platteville 0-3

HIGHLIGHTS
  • Trailing 5-0 in the bottom of the second, Matt Harper lifted a two-run homer over the left field wall to cut SU's deficit to three runs.

  • The Pioneers added three more runs in the top of the third, but Clay Kelly answered curving a solo home run around the foul pole in left field to get the Golden Eagles within five runs.

  • Platteville scored a run in the fifth to extend their lead back to six runs, but SU answered with a trio of runs in the home half of the inning to make the score, 9-6. Kyle Stevens raced home on a wild pitch for the first run of the inning, and a Kelly double down the left field line drove in Dillon Sievert and Garrett Wilson for the for the final runs of the inning.

  • Kelly drove in Zane Baker with a single to third getting Spalding within a pair of runs in the sixth inning.

  • Following a scoreless seventh, the Golden Eagles used a four-run eighth to take the lead. Stevens roped a triple to right center to lead off the inning, and Wilson followed with a RBI single to right scoring Stevens. Wilson navigated the bases stealing second, moved to third on a wild pitch, then tagged and came home on a Sievert sacrifice fly to right field to tie the game, 9-9.

  • Harper came up big again in the eighth ripping a shot to the wall in right field scoring Benz and Quenton Brownlee for the go-ahead runs.

    • STAT LEADERS
  • Clay Kelly led SU at the plate going 3-for-4 with four runs batted-in finishing a triple short of batting for the cycle.

  • Matt Harper went a timely 2-or-5 putting SU on the board with two much-needed runs in the second and hit a game-winning double in the eighth.

  • Carter Atkinson (1-0) earned his first collegiate win holding the Pioneers scoreless in 1.2 innings.

  • Aaron Mitchell earned his first save of the season closing the door on Platteville striking out two batters in the ninth inning.

  • Aaron Blake had a solid performance holding the Pioneers to one run, on four hits, while striking out four batters and walking two in 3.2 innings.  

    • FOR THE FOES
  • Leadoff man Josh Moses led Platteville going 3-for-5 with four RBI.

  • Scottie Gordon (0-1) suffered the loss, allowing two earned runs, on two hits, while striking out and walking one.

    • UP NEXT
  • The Golden Eagles are back in action Tuesday, February 27 on the road at Maryville College. First pitch is 3:00 pm EST in Maryville, Tenn.
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