March 21, 2009 | Game One | Game Two

Kim Klonowski Ties Two Marks as Guins Drop Pair to Loyola

    Canfield, Ohio -- Sophomore Kim Klonowski tied two single-game marks with four hits and two home runs, and also drove in four runs in a 6-5 eight inning loss to Horizon League foe Loyola on Saturday afternoon at McCune Park. The Penguins also dropped the first game of the day to the Ramblers, 4-1.

    Youngstown State falls to 2-16 overall and 0-2 in the Horizon League while the Ramblers improve to 13-7 overall and 2-0 in the league.

    Both of Klonowski's blasts were game-tying home runs. First, with the Penguins trailing 4-1 in the bottom of the fourth, Klonowski belted a three-run round-tripper to center field to knot the game at 4-4.

    After Loyola regained a 5-4 edge with a run in the top of the sixth, Klonowski's second home run, a solo shot, with one out in the bottom of the seventh forced extra innings.

    However, Loyola's Alexandra Trudenich's solo shot in the top of the eight proved to be the game winner.

    Junior Autumn Grove went 2-for-5 with two runs scored two runs.

    In the opener, junior Cheryl Cale tossed a complete-game six-hitter and only two earned runs in the 4-1 loss.

    Offensively, freshman Jordan Ingalls went 2-for-3 with a run-scoring double and classmate Haley Thomas went 2-for-3 with a double to lead the Penguins. 

    The Penguins recorded nine hits but stranded 11 runners on base.

    The Penguins and Ramblers close out the three-game series with a single-game, Sunday, March 22, at 11 a.m. at McCune Park.