AUBURNDALE, Fla. – March 11, 2019 – Colby-Sawyer was defeated by Olivet, 19-1, on day three of the team's spring trip to the RussMatt Central Florida Baseball Invitational.
Olivet improves to 1-4 and will play a doubleheader with Husson tomorrow in Kissimmee. Colby-Sawyer drops to 0-5. The Chargers will take tomorrow off and resume action in Auburndale on Wednesday against Mount St. Joseph.
The Comets scored twice in the top of the second thanks to Matt Hewitt. He knocked in a run on a double and later scored on an error.
Hewitt had another big hit in the third with a two-run double. Olivet would score three times in the frame to take a 5-0 lead.
Colby-Sawyer put a run on the board in the bottom of the third off the bat of
Brendan Barrett. He singled home
Tim Unczur who reached on a double.
Olivet added four runs in the sixth and 10 in the ninth to win the game 19-1. Brandan Settles knocked in three runs, while Dayton Regier had a bases clearing triple in the final inning.
Max Daust earned the win for the Comets with eight innings of work. He gave up one run and struck out five.
Joe Scurto was saddled with the loss with five runs in two innings.
Owen Cottle threw three innings and was not charged with a run. He struck out three batters.
Tim Unczur gave up a hit and struck out two in two innings.
Charlie Graffius threw a scoreless inning.
Riley Bennett led Olivet with three hits on the day.
Unczur continued to swing the bat well for the Chargers and finished 3-for-3.
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