DMACC-Freshman Ben Larpenter of Urbandale evened his record at 1-1 after getting the win in the DMACC baseball team’s come-from-behind 8-7 win in 10 innings over Marshalltown Community College (MCC) April 16. Larpenter threw the last six innings, allowing two runs on five hits.
DMACC- The Des Moines Area Community College (DMACC) baseball team dug a hole and then climbed out of it in defeating Marshalltown Community College (MCC) 8-7 in 10 innings April 16 at the DMACC baseball diamond.
The Bears trailed 7-1 heading into the bottom of the seventh, but scored twice in that inning and then drew even with a four-run rally in the bottom of the eighth. DMACC then scored a run in the bottom of the 10th to come away with its 29th win of the season against five losses.
Freshman Tyler Wolfe of Maple Plain, Minn., gave the Bears the win when his one-out single scored sophomore Dalton Leuschke of Alexandria, Minn. Leuschke was pinch running for freshman Charlie Coghlin of Colorado Springs, Colo., who opened the inning with an infield single. Leuschke moved into scoring position on a wild pitch.
Wolfe was the only DMACC player with two hits in the game. Freshman Steve Serratore of Austin, Minn., drove in a run with an infield grounder in the seventh and contributed a two-run double in the eighth. Freshmen Patrick Fiala of Sioux Falls, S.D., Blake Molitor of Plymouth, Minn., and Roman Collins of Maple Grove, Minn., also drove in runs for DMACC.
Freshman Brennan Manfull of Cambridge pitched the first four innings for DMACC. He allowed five runs on three hits, struck out five and walked three. Freshman Ben Larpenter of Urbandale threw the last six innings and leveled his record at 1-1 with the win. Larpenter allowed two runs on five hits and struck out two.
The Bears trailed 7-1 heading into the bottom of the seventh, but scored twice in that inning and then drew even with a four-run rally in the bottom of the eighth. DMACC then scored a run in the bottom of the 10th to come away with its 29th win of the season against five losses.
Freshman Tyler Wolfe of Maple Plain, Minn., gave the Bears the win when his one-out single scored sophomore Dalton Leuschke of Alexandria, Minn. Leuschke was pinch running for freshman Charlie Coghlin of Colorado Springs, Colo., who opened the inning with an infield single. Leuschke moved into scoring position on a wild pitch.
Wolfe was the only DMACC player with two hits in the game. Freshman Steve Serratore of Austin, Minn., drove in a run with an infield grounder in the seventh and contributed a two-run double in the eighth. Freshmen Patrick Fiala of Sioux Falls, S.D., Blake Molitor of Plymouth, Minn., and Roman Collins of Maple Grove, Minn., also drove in runs for DMACC.
Freshman Brennan Manfull of Cambridge pitched the first four innings for DMACC. He allowed five runs on three hits, struck out five and walked three. Freshman Ben Larpenter of Urbandale threw the last six innings and leveled his record at 1-1 with the win. Larpenter allowed two runs on five hits and struck out two.