GRAND FORKS, N.D. (May 25, 2011) – NYIT baseball faced a tough and hard-fought 5-3 loss to No. 1 seeded Utah Valley in the second day of the 2011 Great West Conference Tournament.

 

With the loss, the Bears dropped to 1-1 in tournament action and will face Northern Colorado in the loser’s bracket of the double elimination format.

 

On the mound, the loss was dealt to starter John Duggan (Belle Harbor, N.Y.). He went 6.2 innings, struck out five and surrendered all five runs. Only two of the five were earned. The win was earned by Preston Olson (4-0). He was credited with all three Bears’ runs and struck out six.

 

After scattering seven hits through the first three innings, NYIT jumped on the scoreboard with a two run single from senior outfielder Eric Cos (Coral Gables, Fla.). His hit plated senior infielder Effrey Valdez (Flushing, N.Y.), who got on with a walk. A fielding error by right fielder Billy Burgess allowed Cos to advance to third and for senior outfielder Jerry Smith (Nesconset, N.Y.) to score. The Bears led 2-0.

 

Duggan’s no-hitter ended in the bottom half of the inning as Cole McWhorter singled to left centerfield. Willie Pratt, who walked to get on, scored on the base hit. The Wolverines then knotted the score 2-2 in the fifth as Kirk Doxey hit a two-out solo home run to left field.

 

NYIT reclaimed the lead in the seventh inning as senior catcher George Carroll (Bayside, N.Y.) scored on a sacrifice fly to centerfield from freshman infielder Rob Cafiero (Bethpage, N.Y.). Carroll got on with a double to left centerfield. The Bears led 3-2.

 

However, once again the lead was short-lived as Utah Valley plated Billy Burgess on a fielding error at second to tie the score. The Wolverines then loaded the bases with a single from Doxey and a walk dealt to McWhorter. Utah Valley then plated two more on a double down the right field line from Chris Benson. However, reliever J.C. Costa (Flushing, N.Y.) brought the inning to a close and prevented any further damage with a strike out. The Wolverines led 5-3, which was how the game ended.

 

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