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The Telegraph/JIM BOWUNGAlton third baseman Nick Pichee (left) prepares to tag CM's Aaron Cruebner out at third when Gruebner tries to stretch a double into a triple in the first inning of the first game of the prep doubleheader Saturday at Hopkins Field.tTWINBILLFROM PAGE 01score that gave the Redbirds a 1-0 lead,Alton held on to that 1-0 advantage until the sixth when they plated three more. Alton scored twice on squeeze plays in the frame, one of which of botched by the Eagles.“The way it was panning out there, runs were big,” Bellm said. “One or two runs really meant a lot. It wasn’texactly a hitter’s day, sothings worked out well.”An RBI single by Chris Mendenhall provided Altonwith its final run in the sixth.CM starter Randy Cherry took the tough-luck loss, even though he kept his team in the game. Cherry was touched for just one run through the first five innings until running into trouble in the sixth.“I thought Cherry threw the ball well for us,” Bruening said. “I think he got a little tired there when we kicked it around a bit in the sixth and gave them a couple runs and hits.”In the second game, CM starter Mark Carey starred, striking out 12 in a complete-game performance. Carey allowed just one earned run and gave up just five hits while issuing just two walks.The Eagles had just two hits in.the contest but managed to score five times. Aaron Gruebner and Mike Haynes both collected a double apiece for CM.After Alton went ahead 2-0 with a pair of runs in the top of the third, CM came back and took a 3-2 lead with three runs in the bottom half of the inning.The Eagles added two more runs in the sixth to pad their lead.First Game ALTON 4, CM 0 Alton 001 003 0 - 4 7 0CM 000 000 0 - 0 1 3Alton - Slone 1-3, Zippman 1-4, Henry 1-4 2B, Jones 1-2 2B, Mendenhall 1-3 RBI, Roderick 2-3. WP-Kirbach IN-6 H-1 R-0 ER-0 BB-5 K-5.CM - Gruebner 1-3 2B. LP-Cherry IN-6 H-7 R-4 ER4 BB-3 K4.Second Game CM 5, ALTON 2 Alton 002 000 0 - 2 5 1CM 003 002 x - 5 2 0Alton (2-2} - Scroggins 1-2 RSI-2, Henry 1-3, Mendenhall 2-3, Roderick 1-3. LP-Berry IN4 H-1 R-3 ER-3 BB4 K-5.CM (4-1) - Haynes 1-3 2B RBI-2, Gruebner 1-2 2B. WP-Carey IN-7 H-5 R-2 ER-1 8B-2 K-12
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Alton Telegraph
Alton, Illinois, US
Sun, Mar 30, 2003
Page 52
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