03-23-2009

SMSU Baseball off to Hot Start

THE SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA STATE BASEBALL CONCLUDED WHAT WAS A RECORD SETTING SPRING TRIP TO FLORIDA WITH A 5-1 WIN OVER SAINT MICHAEL'S COLLEGE OF VERMONT IN FORT MEYERS. SENIOR ADAM SCHRADER PICKED UP HIS SECOND WIN OF THE TRIP IN SIX INNINGS OF WORK, STRIKING OUT TEN AND WALKING JUST ONE. ANDREW KINNEY LEAD THE CHARGE AT THE PLATE WITH TWO HITS AND ONE R-B-I. THE WIN HELPED THE MUSTANGS FINISH THE SPRING TRIP WITH A 10-1 RECORD, THE BEST IN SCHOOL HISTORY SINCE THE TEAM BEGAN PLAYING AT THE GENE CUSIC CLASSIC. THE ONE LOSS FOR THE MUSTANGS CAME ON FRIDAY, AGAINST THE MINNESOTA TWINS ROOKIE LEAGUE TEAM IN EXHIBITION PLAY.