Press Release

BASEBALL FALLS TO WISCONSIN-OSHKOSH, 11-1 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                        FOR MORE INFORMATION March 19, 2004                                                                           Contact: Seth Cole By Josh Kessler '04                                                                     Phone: (802) 654-2537 PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. - The Saint Michael's College baseball team fell to the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh on Friday, 11-1, at the Port Charlotte Invitational. The loss was the Purple Knights' fourth in a row after a 3-1 start. The Titans (6-1) broke open a 1-0 game with eight runs in the bottom of the fourth inning to put Saint Michael's (3-5) away. The Purple Knights got their run back the following inning when sophomore Kyle Hildebrand's (South Windsor, Conn./South Windsor) sacrifice fly scored freshman Matt Pierce (Essex, Vt./Essex), who had reached on an error. Junior southpaw Ryan Coonley (Albany, N.Y./Christian Brothers Academy) took the loss after allowing nine runs (two earned) in 3-2/3 innings, striking out two and walking three. The Purple Knights culminate their nine-game Florida trip on Saturday against Carthage College at 2:30 p.m. ###PURPLEKNIGHTS###

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