Box Score
Every batter had at
least one hit as Valparaiso pounded out 17 hits on Sunday morning and Tyler Deetjen (Saint Charles, Ill./East
H.S.) surrendered just one run in eight innings of work as the Crusaders
defeated UIC 13-1 at Emory G. Bauer Field, allowing the Brown and Gold to earn
a series victory over the Flames.
Deetjen allowed just
three hits and walked two while striking out eight on his way to the victory
(2-5). He took a no-hitter into the
fifth inning. He did not allow a runner
past second base until a two-out RBI double by Matt Serna in the top of the
eighth, accounting for the Flames’ lone run.
“Deetjen was really
good with the wind blowing out hard to left,” head coach Tracy Woodson
said. “He really kept the ball down.”
Corey Thibault (Tustin, Calif./Foothill H.S.) and Andrew Bain (Indianapolis, Ind./Park
Tudor H.S.) had three hits each while Will
Hagel (Arlington Heights, Ill./Prospect H.S.) and Kyle Gaedele (Arlington Heights, Ill./Rolling Meadows H.S.) each
drove home three runs.
Valpo took advantage
of a UIC error in the second for the first run as Robbie Robinson (Brea, Calif./Olinda H.S.) reached on the miscue,
went to second on a wild pitch, and scored on a single by Thibault.
Gaedele increased the
advantage to four in the fourth with a towering three-run home run to
leftfield. The Crusaders added three
more runs in the sixth, one on a RBI single by Bain and two more on a hit by
Hagel.
The Crusaders added
on six more runs in the bottom of the eighth inning, sending 12 batters to the
plate. Chris Manning (Lake Forest, Calif./El Toro H.S.) doubled home two
runs while Hagle, Thibault, and Bain all added RBI hits. Michael
Morman (Rockford, Ill./Boylan Catholic H.S.) also plated a run on a fielder’s
choice.
“We put the ball in
play all weekend,” Woodson added. “Today
we didn’t stop hitting and continued to add on after getting that early 4-0
lead.”
Joey Begel suffered
the loss (1-2) for UIC (12-12, 4-2 Horizon), working 5.2 innings while allowing
six runs on nine hits.
Valparaiso (6-20,
3-3) will continue its five-game homestand on Tuesday afternoon, hosting
Indiana State. First pitch is set for 3
p.m.