(Photos by Josh Moczygemba)
SAN ANTONIO, Texas - Second-seed Texas Lutheran
University finished off the final game of the 2014 Southern
Collegiate Athletic Conference Tournament with a flurry, defeating
third-seed Centenary College 11-3 on Friday
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The Bulldogs blew the game wide open with an eight-run eighth inning, highlighted by Keaton Bohrmann's grand slam. Texas Lutheran scored all eight runs with two outs in the inning, turning a tie game into an 11-3 lead heading into the final frame.
Centenary tied the game 2-2 in the fourth on a homer from Marc Martinez, then took its first lead with a run in the top of the seventh. Texas Lutheran then tied the game in the bottom of the inning, setting up the prolific eighth.
The grand slam was the only hit of the game for Bohrmann, but he was the only Bulldog player with more than one RBI on the day. Christian DeBlanc and Derek Kanas both went 2-4 with two runs scored, while Tony Gennusa was 2-3 with two walks from his leadoff spot in the order.
Centenary had four players with two hits, led by Brent LeJeune and Chris Jones, who both went 2-3 in the game. Michael Schimpf and Taylor Reed went 2-4 for the Gents.
Reliever Taylor Henry was charged with the loss, after starter Layton Tromba left the game in a 3-3 tie. Tromba allowed three runs (two earned) on eight hits, striking out five batters, but also yielding five walks.
Thomas Harwell improved to 3-2 for the Bulldogs with his victory in relief, throwing 2.2 scoreless innings to finish off the game. Dwayne Snider started the game for the Bulldogs, striking out six, and allowing three runs on nine hits over his 6.1 innings of work.
Texas Lutheran moves on to face top seed Trinity at noon tomorrow, while Centenary will take on Southwestern in the first elimination game of the three-day tournament. That game is scheduled for a 3:30 p.m. start. The loser from the 12:00 p.m. game will face the winner of the second game at 7:00 p.m. for a spot in Sunday's SCAC Championship.
