Spring Break
Linch pitches 'Hawks to weekend split as offense goes silent
Ben Garbarek
Issue date: 4/15/08 Section: Sports
"Every opportunity is a learning experience," Robinson said. "This weekend we were on both sides of it."
Linch took the mound for the RedHawks for the second consecutive day, but was unable to repeat the complete game shutout magic from the day before.
Linch pitched all 14 innings of the weekend and escaped 13 of them without surrendering a run, but the top of the third was all Ball State needed to earn the series split. The sophomore gave up three earned runs, all in the third inning, to take the loss.
"You have to be on your A-game all the time," Linch said after falling to 11-9 on the season. "If you don't, they're going to pinpoint it. (Ball State) executed today, they came through in the clutch."
Despite jumping out to a 7-3 record in MAC play following a rough start against tough opponents in non-conference action, Schoenly isn't taking the loss lightly.
"Having lost the second game was huge," she said. "I'm disappointed and the team is disappointed. We (no longer have) momentum, we have to create our own (now)."
The loss dropped the RedHawks to 16-18 on the season, including 7-3 in the MAC while Ball State improved its record to 27-21 and an even 5-5 in conference. Miami will look to regain its momentum with a doubleheader Tuesday against Wright State.
Linch took the mound for the RedHawks for the second consecutive day, but was unable to repeat the complete game shutout magic from the day before.
Linch pitched all 14 innings of the weekend and escaped 13 of them without surrendering a run, but the top of the third was all Ball State needed to earn the series split. The sophomore gave up three earned runs, all in the third inning, to take the loss.
"You have to be on your A-game all the time," Linch said after falling to 11-9 on the season. "If you don't, they're going to pinpoint it. (Ball State) executed today, they came through in the clutch."
Despite jumping out to a 7-3 record in MAC play following a rough start against tough opponents in non-conference action, Schoenly isn't taking the loss lightly.
"Having lost the second game was huge," she said. "I'm disappointed and the team is disappointed. We (no longer have) momentum, we have to create our own (now)."
The loss dropped the RedHawks to 16-18 on the season, including 7-3 in the MAC while Ball State improved its record to 27-21 and an even 5-5 in conference. Miami will look to regain its momentum with a doubleheader Tuesday against Wright State.
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