DAVENPORT, Fla. — The Keuka College Baseball team defeated Knox College 7-5 on Sunday morning to close their spring trip to Florida.
Mike Dutch had a big day for Keuka College (6-8, 0-3 Empire 8) with a single, a double, two runs batted in, and a run scored.
Carlos Fantauzzi also had a single and a double in the game. He added a single RBI and scored a pair of runs.
Hunter Corkran got the start on the mound and went six innings to get the win.
Keuka College 7 vs. Knox College 5
In the first inning, the Wolves took an early lead when
Tyler Lewandowski singled and advanced to third base on a single by
Alex Evans. Lewandowski subsequently scored on a sacrifice fly by
Kyle Wood, putting the Wolves up 1-0.
The second inning saw the Prairie Fire respond with four runs, but the Wolves kept the pressure on as
Carlos Fantauzzi led off with a double and then moved to third and scored on a pair of groundouts, reducing the deficit to 4-2.
In the third inning, the Wolves continued to chip away at the Knox lead. After Lewandowski walked and stole second, Evans singled, advancing Lewandowski to third. A caught stealing erased Lewandowski, but Evans later scored on a double by Derke Novicki making the score 4-3.
The game witnessed a turning point in the sixth inning when Keuka's offense exploded for four runs.
Kyle Wood led off with a triple and scored on a single by
Carlos Fantauzzi. Subsequent singles by
Mike Dutch, who also scored, and
Michael Brown contributed to an offensive surge that put the Wolves ahead 7-5, where the score remained for the rest of the game.
KC Notes:
- The Wolves avenged their loss to Knox in Florida last year and improved to 2-1 all-time against the Prairie Fire
- It was the second time this week that Mike Dutch had two hits and two RBIs in a game for the Wolves
- Hunter Corkran earned his second win of the week as well. He matched his outing on Tuesday with six innings pitched and three strikeouts
- Mason Smith pitched the final three innings for the Wolves to get his first career save. Smith allowed just two hits and struck out a pair over three scoreless innings of relief
Up Next for Keuka College: The Wolves will fly back home Sunday night and start to prepare for a stretch of 12 straight Empire 8 Conference games. The run of league play will begin next weekend as Keuka College plays a three-game series at St. John Fisher University.
