2008 Woodie Awards
Baseball: Cougars split home opener against Vanguard
Lance Cartelli
Issue date: 2/5/08 Section: Sports
The Cougars (2-4) split their home opener doubleheader against Vanguard (1-1) on Sat. losing the first game 8-3, and winning the final game 1-0.
Vanguard dominated the first game on a strong pitching performance from Dustin Jones, who went six shutout innings and surrendered only two hits. Michael Anderson pitched the final three innings giving up the only three runs the Cougars scored.
Vanguard broke the game open in the top of the 5th and 6th innings. In the top of the 5th, RF Jason Machado hit a one-out solo homerun to give Vanguard a 3-0 lead. A two out two-error mishap lead to Vanguard's second run in the inning. In the top of the 6th, Machado struck again with a two-RBI single up the middle. He ended his day 3-4 with four RBI's.
By the bottom of the 7th, the Cougars were down an insurmountable lead 7-0. Jared Suwyn ended the Vanguard shutout by hitting a two-run HR off of Anderson in the 9th. The Cougars, just playing for respect, added one more run in the bottom of the 9th to make the final score 8-3.
Game two of the double header was a different story for the Cougars shutting Vanguard out 1-0, in a pitchers duel using three pitchers to combine for a one-hit shutout.
Steve Triolo, the starting pitcher for the Cougars, went 5 1/3 strong innings giving up the only hit while striking out five and giving up four walks.
The game was scoreless until the bottom of the 4th, when CF Tristan Gale lead off the inning with a solo homerun to center field, turned out to be the game-winning home run.
Eric Julienne and Jared Suwyn combined to go 1 2/3 innings of no hit baseball to shut-out Vanguard in a seven inning contest this is the Cougars second win of the season, and first win at home.
Vanguard dominated the first game on a strong pitching performance from Dustin Jones, who went six shutout innings and surrendered only two hits. Michael Anderson pitched the final three innings giving up the only three runs the Cougars scored.
Vanguard broke the game open in the top of the 5th and 6th innings. In the top of the 5th, RF Jason Machado hit a one-out solo homerun to give Vanguard a 3-0 lead. A two out two-error mishap lead to Vanguard's second run in the inning. In the top of the 6th, Machado struck again with a two-RBI single up the middle. He ended his day 3-4 with four RBI's.
By the bottom of the 7th, the Cougars were down an insurmountable lead 7-0. Jared Suwyn ended the Vanguard shutout by hitting a two-run HR off of Anderson in the 9th. The Cougars, just playing for respect, added one more run in the bottom of the 9th to make the final score 8-3.
Game two of the double header was a different story for the Cougars shutting Vanguard out 1-0, in a pitchers duel using three pitchers to combine for a one-hit shutout.
Steve Triolo, the starting pitcher for the Cougars, went 5 1/3 strong innings giving up the only hit while striking out five and giving up four walks.
The game was scoreless until the bottom of the 4th, when CF Tristan Gale lead off the inning with a solo homerun to center field, turned out to be the game-winning home run.
Eric Julienne and Jared Suwyn combined to go 1 2/3 innings of no hit baseball to shut-out Vanguard in a seven inning contest this is the Cougars second win of the season, and first win at home.
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