DETROIT, Mich. – The University of Michigan-Dearborn (4-33, 4-22) baseball team struggled in their home finale against one of the top teams in the WHAC in the Concordia (MI) Cardinals (37-5, 20-4). The Wolverines dropped both games of the doubleheader, losing game one 11-2 and game two 7-4.
Game One
The Wolverine bats struggled in the opener, as they only mustered five hits in the contest. CUAA rattled off 10 runs in the first five innings. Down 10-0 in the bottom of the sixth, Max Tomaszewski delivered a two-run RBI single up the middle to score Evan Morin and Max McLennan.
The Cardinals added a run in the top of the seventh to make it an 11-2 final.
Alvaro Hernandez provided a quality appearance out of the pen, throwing 2.1 innings of relief. Hernandez allowed one unearned run and struck out one batter while only allowing two baserunners.
Game Two
Down 5-0 after the top of the first inning, UM-Dearborn drew a trio of walks to load the bases for Tomaszewski. However, the senior catcher again delivered a clutch single to the outfield to plate two runs and made it 5-2 Cardinals.
The Wolverines would trim the lead to 5-3 in the bottom of the third when James Forner lined a ball down the left field line. Nathan Mack would score on the play, but Forner was thrown out trying to stretch it into a double.
The Cardinals added two more runs in the fifth to put the game out of reach, leading to the 7-4 final.
Matthew Silka threw four innings of scoreless relief, allowing just two hits.
