University of Central Oklahoma Athletics

No. 8 Huskies Down UCO

3/28/2011 5:06:32 PM

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EDMOND (March 28) – A mistake-filled fourth inning allowed No. 8-ranked St. Cloud State to take control and Central Oklahoma was unable to answer as the Bronchos dropped a 10-2 decision Monday afternoon at chilly Wendell Simmons Field.

UCO added the game to the schedule just last Friday and trailed 2-1 through three innings before the Huskies turned four hits, three errors and three walks into eight runs in breaking the game open.

SCSU didn't score again, but the Bronchos managed just one more run and finished the game with only four hits. The Huskies, who entered the game with a 2.19 team earned run average, improved to 12-2 on the season while dropping UCO to 11-18.

“We put the players in a tough situation, but we expect to compete in every game we play,” head coach Dax Leone said. “Playing a fresh team today after a conference weekend series wasn't ideal, but that's the cards we were dealt. We're a better baseball team than our record indicates.”

Ryan Schoonover had two of UCO's four hits, including the first one in the third inning when he followed a Mike Boyle walk with a double down the left field line to pull the Bronchos within 2-1.

SCSU came back with its eight-run fourth to go up 10-1 and UCO's only other run came in the seventh on Tucker Brown's RBI double.

Ryan Wagner and Mac Gordon pitched well in relief for the Bronchos, with Wagner giving up four hits and one unearned run in 3 2/3 innings and Gordon allowing two hits in 1 2/3 shutout innings.

UCO is back in action Tuesday, hosting Southern Nazarene at 2 p.m.

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