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Walsh WALSH 31-23
15
Winner Wayne State WSU 37-18
Walsh WALSH
31-23
11
Final
15
Wayne State WSU
37-18
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Walsh WALSH 2 2 0 4 0 0 0 3 0 11 11 2
Wayne State WSU 8 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 X 15 19 0

W: Muzljakovich, Joey (3-0) L: Alex Beyerle (3-3)

Hunter DeLanoy
Hunter DeLanoy hit his 11th home run of the season on Saturday.

Game Recap: Baseball | | Cameron Weidenthaler, Assistant Media Relations Director

Baseball Eliminates Walsh, Advances to Championship Sunday

DETROIT -- The Wayne State University baseball program (37-18) defeated Walsh (31-23) 15-11 to survive and advance to Sunday's championship round.  In the process, the Green & Gold broke the program record for wins (36), which was set in 2014.  Saturday's weather forecast forced the WSU and Illinois-Springfield contest to be postponed until Sunday at 11:00 a.m.  A Warrior win would force a winner-take-all game but a UIS victory would give the Prairie Stars the tournament title.

The Warriors are hosting an NCAA tournament at Harwell Field for the first time in program history.   WSU is playing in the NCAA postseason for the ninth time in program history and seventh under head coach Ryan Kelley.

HOW IT HAPPENED
The Cavaliers drew first blood with two runs on a hit and two walks in the top of the first inning.  

Wayne State responded in a big way in the bottom of the first with eight runs on seven hits, two walks and a Walsh error.  Hunter DeLanoy (Hartland, Mich.) reached via an error to start the bottom of the first inning.  The next two batters were retired but a Michael MacLean (Bloomfield Hills, Mich. / Country Day / The Lawrenceville School) triple to center field put the Warriors on the board.  Jacob Finkbeiner (Saline, Mich.) tied the game with an RBI single into right field.  Jacoby Dale (Roseville, Mich.) gave WSU a lead with a well-placed single into left center field.  Brett Zimmerman (Frankfort, Mich.) sent a single through the right side to make it 4-2.  The home advantage grew to 5-2 on a CJ Maury (Brampton, Ont.) double down the left field line.  A DeLanoy double pushed the margin to five, 7-2.  A bases-loaded walk to MacLean plated the inning's final run to give WSU an 8-2 lead.

Walsh would not go quietly, scoring two runs on two hits in the top of the second inning.  A solo home run from Rudy Ramirez (Brighton, Mich.) led off the the bottom of the second inning.  Another home run, this one from DeLanoy pushed the lead to 11-4.

Back-to-back home runs in the top of the fourth inning brought the Cavs within six, 14-8.

Following singles from MacLean and Ramirez, a single into left field from Dale made it 15-8.

A bases-loaded double from Cameron Kaiser off the wall in the top of the eighth inning cleared the bases and brought the Cavs within four, 15-11.  However, unlike Thursday's matchup with Walsh, Wayne State was able to keep the lead and collect the final three outs for its second straight win in an elimination game.

AT THE PLATE
DeLanoy had four hits (three extra-base hits) and drove in five runs.  Finkbeiner, Ramirez and Dale all had three hits.  MacLean and Zimmerman turned in two-hit games.

ON THE MOUND
Seth Marano (Canton, Mich.) allowed eight runs in four innings on five hits and five walks, while striking out three.  Joey Muzljakovich (Mayfield, Mich. / Traverse City St. Francis) (3-0) was the winner out of the bullpen, allowing three runs in four innings and striking out five.

Kaden Stively (Washington, Mich. / Romeo) recorded the final three outs, including a strikeout, while not allowing a base runner.

UP NEXT
Wayne State and Illinois-Springfield will meet at 11:00 a.m. at Harwell Field.  WSU needs to defeat UIS twice to win the tournament.  If needed, game two will begin at approximately 2:30 p.m.

 
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Scoring Summary

Score By Innings
Play WALSH WSU
WALSH TOP 1st Beachy doubled down the rf line, 2 RBI (1-0 B); McGrath scored; Simmer scored. 2 0
WSU BOT 1st MacLean tripled to right center, RBI (3-2 BBFFFB); DeLanoy scored, unearned. 2 1
WSU BOT 1st Finkbeiner singled to right field, RBI (1-2 KFFBF); MacLean scored, unearned. 2 2
WSU BOT 1st Dale singled to left center, RBI (0-0); R Ramirez advanced to third; Finkbeiner scored, unearned. 2 3
WSU BOT 1st B Zimmerman singled through the right side, RBI (0-0); Dale advanced to third; R Ramirez scored, unearned. 2 4
WSU BOT 1st Maury doubled down the lf line, RBI (1-0 B); B Zimmerman advanced to third; Dale scored, unearned. 2 5
WSU BOT 1st DeLanoy doubled to left center, 2 RBI (0-1 K); Maury scored, unearned; B Zimmerman scored, unearned. 2 7
WSU BOT 1st MacLean walked, RBI (3-1 KBBBB); Tanderys advanced to second; N Miller advanced to third; DeLanoy scored, unearned. 2 8
WALSH TOP 2nd Morse doubled to left center, RBI (2-2 KBBK); Lefebvre advanced to third; Kaiser scored. 3 8
WALSH TOP 2nd McGrath singled to center field, RBI (3-2 BBBKF); Morse advanced to third; Lefebvre scored. 4 8
WSU BOT 2nd R Ramirez homered to left center, RBI (0-0). 4 9
WSU BOT 2nd DeLanoy homered to right field, 2 RBI (2-0 BB); Maury scored. 4 11
WSU BOT 3rd B Zimmerman singled through the right side, advanced to second on the throw, RBI (2-2 BFFB); Dale advanced to third; Finkbeiner scored. 4 12
WSU BOT 3rd Maury grounded out to 3b, RBI (0-1 K); B Zimmerman advanced to third; Dale scored. 4 13
WSU BOT 3rd DeLanoy doubled to right center, RBI (0-1 K); B Zimmerman scored. 4 14
WALSH TOP 4th McGrath homered to center field, 3 RBI (0-0); Simmer scored; Lefebvre scored. 7 14
WALSH TOP 4th Holiga homered to left center, RBI (1-1 FB). 8 14
WSU BOT 4th Dale singled to left field, out at second lf to 3b to 2b, RBI (0-1 K); R Ramirez advanced to third; Finkbeiner scored. 8 15
WALSH TOP 8th Kaiser doubled to left field, 3 RBI (1-2 KBK); Marko scored; Beachy scored; Holiga scored. 11 15

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