Eagle Baseball Tops Augustana In 10 Innings

On Wednesday (March 9) night in Florida, Ashland University's baseball team improved to 5-4 on the young 2022 season after a 12-10, 10-inning victory over Augustana (5-2).
 
WHAT HAPPENED

• Trailing 8-6 going into the eighth inning, the Eagles scored four runs in the top of the eighth to go ahead 10-8. Those runs came from a hit by pitch taken by senior shortstop Austin Eifrid, a two-run single from senior left fielder Alex Whipple, and an RBI single from senior third baseman Tim Zeller.
• After Augustana tied the game with runs in the bottom of the eighth, the Eagles scored two in the top of the 10^th for the extra-inning victory. Both Eifrid and Whipple scored on wild pitches.
• Eifrid and Whipple each had three RBIs in the victory, Zeller was 3-for-4, and Whipple was 2-for-5. Senior right-hander Joel Ciccarelli pitched a scoreless ninth for the win, and sophomore righty Justin Dyksma struck out the side in the 10^th for the save.
• A game which featured 22 runs and 22 hits also saw three ties and four lead changes.
• Late on Tuesday (March 8), the Eagles lost a 12-2 count to St. Cloud State. Eifrid was 2-for-4, and senior first baseman Micah Allen had a home run and two RBIs.
• Senior right-hander Perry Bewley took the relief loss, allowing three hits, three runs (two earned) and two walks in three innings.

 
UP NEXT
Ashland will continue the Florida trip on Thursday (March 10) at 1:30 p.m. vs. Saginaw Valley State.