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TechNews

Catching up with Hawks baseball

By Melanie Koto
SPORTS EDITOR

While the rest of us crammed for
midterms and patiently awaited the start of
spring break, the Scarlet Hawks Baseball team
was traveling around Arizona playing seven
games in five days to start ofi’ their spring sea,
son (and also getting a tan) The trip didn’t
fare well for the Hawks on multiple accounts,
who returned home with a 178 overall record
Once everyone else left for their vacations,
the team stuck around to play ludson Col,
lege, Holy Cross College and Olivet Nazarene
University over the break The Hawks were
swept by ludson and Olivet, but split against
Holy Cross The Hawks now hold an over,
all 2714 record and a 16 conference record

In game two against the Saints
on March 20, the Hawks won 1379, start,
ing the game with a giant lead, scoring 11
runs in the first inning Sophomore lordan
Obata walked followed up by a single by see
nior Brian Glennon and a double by fresh,
man Michael Malfeo bringing both Glennon
and Obata in for the first two runs of the in,
ningr Freshman Malik Alim (pinch ran for

Malfeo) advanced to third on a wild pitch
and scored on an RBI by junior Ion Celestinor

Freshman Corey Gokan and junior
lack Kosar both walked and scored on a double
to center by freshman Bill Cronin Freshman
Ryan Fitzpatrick advanced after being hit by
a pitch, and Obata doubled to center, bring,
ing in both Fitzpatrick and Croninr Glennon
walked, and advanced when Malfeo was hit
by the pitch Celestino singled bringing home
both Obata and Glennon. Senior Nick Wise
singled and brought Malfeo in for run nume
ber ten, followed by a single by Gokan brining
Celestino home for the 11th run of the inning

The Saints answered the Hawks 11
runs with seven of their own throughout the
first four innings, bringing the score to 11771
In the 5th, the Hawks scored an additional
two runs, bringing their score to 1371 Glen,
non and Celestino both singled, and Gokan
walked bringing Glennon in for a run Kosar
walked and brought Celestino in for the sec,
ond run The Saints scored two more runs
in the 6th bringing up the final score to 13791

The Hawks’ next home game
will be on Saturday, March 31 at noon
against Cardinal Stritch University

MELANIEKOTO sports@technewsiit.com

   
  
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
  
 
  
   
 
  
 

Name: Reid Matsumoto

Year: 4th year

Major: Mechanical Engineering

Sport: Baseball

Position: Catcher/DH

Favorite thing about your sport: You are
able to travel all around the United States

to play your favorite sport (and also skip
school while doing so)

Athlete Spotlight:
Reid Matsumoto

J.‘ -

 

Pre-game ritual: I like to tell some jokes to
calm and relax myself before a gamer

Favorite thing you’ve done on Campus
since you came to IIT: Probably Home,
coming events

Best tip for anyone who wants to be great
at your sport: To be great at Baseball takes
hard work and dedication You have to put
a lot of hours in the gym, wake up for 5
am practices, and like a man once said to
me, “if you want to succeed as bad as you
want to breathe you will be successful at
anything you do?’