HOUGHTON, NY— In a barnburner of a game that saw seven lead changes, and nearly everything that could happen on a baseball field happen under the Houghton lights, the Elmira Soaring Eagles came back from a late two-run deficit to defeat the Houghton Highlanders, 18-15.
The two teams combined for 29 total hits, but errors and walks plagued them both, as the Highlanders and Soaring Eagles also combined to issue 22 free passes and commit 10 errors.
Trailing 13-10, Houghton pushed across four runs in the fifth and another in the sixth to take a 15-13 lead.
But a two-run double by Connor Stone in the top of the sixth tied the game, and a sacrifice fly, a wild pitch, and an infield single scored three more runs for the Soaring Eagles in the eighth, completing the scoring.
GAME VITALS
Score: Elmira – 18 | Houghton - 15
Records: Elmira: 12-18 (4-13 Empire 8) | Houghton: 14-17 (5-14 Empire 8)
Venue: Kerr-Pegula Athletic Complex, Houghton University | Attendance: 75
KEY STATS:
>> Nine of the Highlanders 15 hits went for extra bases.
>> Six Highlanders posted multi-hit games, including
James Nelson (3-for-4, double, triple, three RBI) and
Willan Armes (3-for-6, double, triple, three RBI).
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Aiden Talcott tossed two innings of scoreless relief, allowing only one hit, while striking out two.
UP NEXT:
The Highlanders travel to DuBois, Pennsylvania tomorrow for a doubleheader with the Penn State-DuBois Lions, starting at 6:00 p.m.
