Baseball Drops 8-7 Decision at Kent State
4/28/2004 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
Baseball Drops 8-7 Decision at Kent State
4/28/2004
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Ben Copeland recorded four hits against Kent State, including a triple and double. |
A back-and-forth game throughout, Pittsburgh tied the game at 5-5 in the top of the eighth as P.J. Hiser hit his league-leading 14th home run of the year to lead off the inning. However,
The drama wasn?t over, though, as the Panthers plated two runs in the top of the ninth inning to force a 7-7 tie on a two-run error by Tucker. It didn?t take the Golden Flashes long in the bottom of the inning as Kinyon led off with a solo shot to right center field, giving them the season split in the series.
Ben Copeland led the Panthers with four hits, including a double and triple. He also added three stolen bases and knocked in two runs while scoring twice as well. Alex Rybczak and David Cline each collected two hits and Tom Cashman delivered his seventh home run of the season.
Eli Friedman (2-2) took the loss on the mound, facing the last batter of the eighth inning and Kinyon in the ninth. Jon Miller got the win in relief for