Box Score
TUCSON, Ariz. – Malone University (Ohio) cracked out 14 hits and took advantage of four Southwest Minnesota State errors to earn a 10-0 victory on Friday afternoon at the Kino Sport Complex.
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SMSU was held to just two hits in suffering its fifth straight loss and dropping to 1-11 overall.
Michael Marchese and
Jon Leighton collected the two SMSU base hits.
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Justin Clark started on the mound for SMSU and tossed the first 2 1/3 innings without allowing a run and recording three strikeouts, but left the game in the third inning after taking a line drive off his face.
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Shawn Williams (0-1) came on in relief of Clark and pitched 2 2/3 innings, giving up six runs (five earned) on six hits with two walks and one strikeout.
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Malone scored three runs in the fourth and three more in the fifth to blow open the game.
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Southwest Minnesota State closes out its nine-game Arizona trip tomorrow taking on the University of Jamestown at 10 a.m. CST for a nine-inning game.
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