Marzec's Two Homers Not Enough as Akron Rallies for 9-8 Win

Wednesday, April 28

3 pm

Youngstown State University

19-21

Akron

18-22

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
Youngstown State	0	1	4	0	1	1	0	1	0	8	11	1
Akron	0	0	3	0	1	2	2	1	X	9	9	2

Marzec's Two Homers Not Enough as Akron Rallies for 9-8 Win

4/28/2010 12:00:00 AM | Baseball

Box Score

Akron, Ohio -- Akron rallied from deficits of 5-0 and 7-4 to defeat the Youngstown State baseball team 9-8 on Wednesday afternoon at Lee Jackson Field.

Eric Marzec homered twice and drove in five runs for the Penguins, who were without several starters at the outset as they fulfilled final requirements for classes.

Marzec hit a solo homer to lead off the second, and his three-run homer capped a four-run third that gave the Penguins their 5-0 lead. From that point, Akron outscored the Penguins 9-3.

The Zips started their climb back in the bottom of the third when Kevin Haas followed two leadoff walks with a three-run homer to left center off starter Bill Turosky.

Both teams scored a run in the fifth, and Joe Iacobucci brought in Neil Schroth on a sacrifice fly in the sixth to put the Penguins ahead 7-4. YSU had runners on second and third with nobody out in the inning, but Armani Johnson hit an infield pop up and Jonathan Crist struck out around Iacobucci's sacrifice fly.

Nick Solitario doubled in two runs for Akron in the bottom of the sixth after the Zips loaded the bases with nobody out. Akron then took its first lead of the contest in the seventh by scoring two runs with two outs. With runners on first and second, Brandon White singled in Jake Plata with the tying run. Akron went up 8-7 when John Turk scored on a wild pitch.

Tom Clayton's two-out single brought in the tying run for YSU in the top of the eighth, but Solitario homered off Marzec to lead off Akron's half of the eighth for the final tally.

Schroth added three hits for YSU, and Crist scored twice. Regulars Jacke Healey, Jeremy Banks and Clayton went a combined 3-for-4 after being inserted into the line-up late.

Marzec suffered the loss, allowing Solitario's home run in the eighth. Alex Loftin earned his fourth win for Akron despite allowing YSU's run in the eighth. Benjamin Danziger threw a perfect ninth to record his first save.

Youngstown State opens a three-game series against Wright State on Friday with a doubleheader at 3 p.m.