Peru State College Athletic Media Release
For Immediate Release Contact:
Dave Walker
Sports Information Director
402.872.2344 or
dwalker@oakmail.peru.edu
Bobcats Drop Diamond
Pair to St. Cloud State
(OTTAWA,
KS) Unplayable conditions in Peru forced the shift
of the Bobcats 2008 baseball "home opener" to
Ottawa, KS. The 'Cats dropped a Saturday
doubleheader to NCAA DII St. Cloud (MN) State
University by scores of 7-4 and 3-0. The Bobcats
fall to 3-6-1 for the season.
SCSU used a nine hit attack to forge a 7-1 sixth
inning lead before the Bobcats used a pair of hits,
two SCSU errors, a walk and a fielders choice to
plate three runs cutting the final margin to 7-4.
Matt Miller (Omaha) led the Bobcats with a perfect
3-3 day including an RBI double in the 6th inning.
Mark Houck (Schuyler, NY) added a pair of singles
and a RBI. Miller also worked the first four innings
from the mound and suffered the loss giving up five
hits while striking our four and walking two. Matt
Martin (Omaha) tossed the final three frames and
allowed four earned runs and four hits.
In the second game the Bobcats Ben Bloom (Vancouver,
WA) scattered four hits and a pair of earned runs
over six innings taking the hard luck loss. "Ben
gave us our best outing of the year," said Bobcats
coach Jason Cronin. "Unfortunately we saw a great
pitcher who kept our bats quiet." The Bobcats
managed only a pair of singles for the game. Houck
and Brandon Jalass (Omaha) had one each.
"We faced some of the best pitching we will see all
year," added Cronin. "Our guys put together some
quality at bats but we just couldn't get the big hit
in either game. Facing good opponents early will
make us a better club by the time MCAC play begins."
The Bobcats, hopeful of improving weather, are
scheduled to host Northwestern (IA) College
Saturday, March 1st in a doubleheader beginning at
1:00 p.m.
PSC's
"Campus of a Thousand Oaks," an arboretum campus, is
nestled in historic southeast Nebraska. The state's
first and fastest-growing college, Peru State offers
a unique mix of innovative online and traditional
classroom undergraduate and graduate programs,
including online graduate degrees in education and
organizational management. PSC is a member
institution of the Nebraska State College System.
For more information, visit
www.peru.edu or call
1-800-742-4412.
