May 12, 2009 | Box Score

Penguins Score Five in the Eighth to Rally Past Toledo, 12-7

    Niles, Ohio -- Youngstown State scored the final eight runs and scored five times in the eighth to rally past Toledo, 12-7, on Tuesday evening at Eastwood Field.
    Eric Hymel's one-out single broke a 7-7 tie in the eighth, and Jacke Healey, Jeremy Banks and Jonathan Crist tacked on two-out run-scoring hits.
    Freshman Jim Kinnick threw two innings of scoreless relief to pick up his second win, and starter Trent Wood allowed one earned run in five innings.
    The Penguins spotted the Rockets a 7-4 advantage with six unearned runs on five errors before their three-run sixth and five-run eighth.
    YSU went 6-for-12 with runners in scoring position in the game, which was its best average in the last nine games.
    Koehnlein led off the first with a triple to right, his third in the last four games, and scored on Banks' one-out single. Casey Holland then hit a smash off Gatins' glove that ended up turning into an inning-ending double play.
    Toledo's offense responded by scoring four runs in the top of the second, though all four were unearned because of three Penguins errors. Chris Dudics had a two-out RBI single, and Aaron Dudley hit a two-run single three batters later. The other run scored on a double play ball with the bases loaded.
    Toledo returned the favor in the bottom half when YSU scored two runs on two errors that came on the same play. Joe Iacobucci had the inning's only hit to start the inning, and three straight fielders' choices put runners on first and second with two outs. Koehnlein then hit a grounder to first that Mark Lapikas booted to allow Hymel to score from second, and David Leon scored all the way from first when second baseman Joe Corfman's throw home was wild.
    Lapikas hit his first career homer in the top of the fifth to put Toledo up 5-3, but Koehnlein countered with a solo blast in the bottom half to make the score 5-4. It was Koehnlein's first homer of the season and his first over-the-wall home run since his freshman season.
    Toledo went up 7-4 in the sixth with two more unearned runs, but YSU scored three times in the bottom half to tie the score at 7-7. Holland reached on a throwing error to start the inning, and Iacobucci's double put runners on second and third with no outs. Following a balk that allowed Holland to score, C.J. Morris' single brought in Iacobucci for the second run. Morris  then stole second and scored on Leon's single to left.
    In the eighth, Iacobucci started the inning with his third hit, and Morris advanced pinch runner Tom Clayton on a sacrifice bunt. Hymel singled between first and second to plate Clayton with the go-ahead run on a 1-1 pitch.
    A fielder's choice and throwing error put Hymel on third with two outs, and Koehnlein was intentionally walked, Healey hit an RBI single to right. After Healey stole second, Banks hit a two-run single, and Crist hit an RBI double off of the wall in left center.
    Ryan France was charged with the loss, allowing the first run in the eighth. Jeff Cinadr came on to allow four runs on four hits and a walk in an inning.
    YSU will play its final regular season game of the season on Wednesday when it hosts Buffalo at 3 p.m. at Eastwood Field.