UW-Parkside Games Notes

Read the game story from UW-Parkside's loss to Wayne State from yesterday here, box score is here

Jack Olson

• The Rangers are looking for their first win of the against St. Cloud State in Evansville, Indiana.
• Jack Olson on the hill for Parkside, Logan Birr for SCSU.
• After an error in the first, Olson gets 2-3-4 hitters in order. 
• Parkside can only manage a walk by Mike Anderson as they strand him at second base. 
• Score at end of first is 0-0
• Live stats are available for the game here. Thanks to St. Cloud for providing that.
•  Olson holds St. Cloud scoreless again in the second. Lead off single is erased by Alex Zarek throwing out runner trying to extend it to a double. 
• Zarek gets Parkside's first hit of the day but is stranded on first, still 0-0 after 2.
•  One walk for Olson and a balk but still holding SCSU scoreless, heading into the bottom of the third scoreless
• Parkside goes down 1, 2, 3 in the third.
• Olson gets out of a jam with a 1-6-3 double play. Runners were on first and second.
• Corey Stonelake led off the inning with a base hit for the Rangers but a double play ball and a strikeout follow and the game remains scoreless after 4.
• Olson gives up a lead off hit. Runner advances to second on a sac-bunt, to third on a ground out, but Olson is able to strand him on third with a ground out to SS Taylor Schwarz.
• Jack Olson is through six innings scoreless, has allowed just four hits. Hasn't struck anybody out yet but defense is strong behind him.
• Parkside still cannot get anything going. Mike Anderson picks up another hit but is picked off. Otherwise nothing going. 0-0 through six.
• Olson runs into trouble in the 7th. Leadoff single then gets batter to 0-2 count and walks him. 
• Imholte lays down a perfect bunt and the bases are loaded with nobody out, score tied 0-0 in the top of the 7th.
• Sac Fly advances all the runners, 1-0 SCSU. 
• Grounder to third and Korman makes a heads up play to get the runner who broke for the plate. Two down.
• Taylor Schwarz saves a run as SCSU tries the double-steal. Schwarz cut the throw from catcher to second basemen off and delivered a strike back to the plate.
• SCSU jumps out to a 1-0 lead through 7 1/2. Damage could have been much worse.
• Six pitches and two strikeouts for SCSU's Birr but Taylor Schwarz hits a double to try and start a two out rally
• Catcher Kirk Haviland singles up the middle to tie the game at 1!!
• Alex Zarek grounds out to end the inning, but Parkside ties it at 1 heading to the 8th.
• Olson still going for Parkside into the 8th.
• Two easy outs for Olsen then Althoff rips a single for SCSU and thats the end of Olson.
• Will have final line shortly.
• Adam Becht in for Parkside 
• Becht gives up a single and throws the ball away on a pickoff attempt to give St. Cloud a 2-1 lead heading to the bottom of the 8th.
• Birr still in the game for St. Cloud. SCSU uses three pitchers to get three outs in the bottom of the 8th. To the 9th we go, SCSU 2 UWP 1.
• Becht is getting nickled and dimed in the top of the 9th. One in, one on, one out 3-1 St. Cloud 
• Olsen's FINAL LINE 7.2 IP 6 hits 2 runs 1 earned 5 walks, 0 strikeouts.
• Becht works out of a jam to keep the deficit two. LAST CHANCE FOR PARKSIDE!
• Tough loss for Parkside as they fall 3-1. Strong performance by Olson is wasted