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MSU Baseball Falls At Miami-Fla., 9-4
3/9/2006 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
March 8, 2006
CORAL GABLES, Fla. - Miami-Fla. (13-6) scored five runs in the sixth inning, downing Michigan State (3-5) baseball, 9-4, Wednesday night in Coral Gables, Fla. Tied at three heading into the bottom half of the sixth, Jon Jay cracked a lead-off solo home run, jumpstarting the Hurricane offense. Miami had six players record multi-hit games.
The two teams traded runs in the first inning. Miami took its first lead in the fourth when Dennis Raben stroked a long single to right, scoring Yonder Alonso from first base. Eddy Rodriguez followed with a double to score Raben as the `Canes took a 3-1 lead.
The Spartans answered with two runs in the top of the fifth as E.J. Daws cracked the first triple of his career, scoring Troy Krider. Daws later crossed the plate on a sacrifice fly by Ryan Basham. Tied 3-3, the Miami offense used the big sixth inning to push past MSU, led by Jay's home run, scoring five runs on six hits and one error.
The Green and White attempted a comeback in the seventh inning, loading the bases and producing one run as Steve Gerstenberger scored on the Hurricane's second passed ball of the night, but the Spartan rally fell short. Miami put a final run on the board in the eighth inning for the 9-4 victory.
Miami's Andrew Lane (1-0) earned his first win of the season, allowing one run on two hits in 1.2 innings pitched, while Spartan starter Craig Brookes suffered his first loss, surrendering seven runs on nine hits in 5.1 innings.
MSU outfielder Ryan Basham extended his hitting streak to 22 games, going 2-for-3 at the plate with an RBI. Alan Cattrysse, Adam Tripp, Sean Walker and Steve Gerstenberger each recorded a hit for the Green and White.
Michigan State will look to get back on the winning track Thursday, facing Seton Hall (3-7) at Florida Atlantic University at 7 p.m.
