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April 23, 2008 Lacey, WA – Saint Martin’s pounded out 18 hits on their way to a 9-3 win over Central Washington University Wednesday at Saints Field. SMU broke things open in the fifth inning plating six runs on eight hits. They picked up two runs on consecutive singles by Shane Schoeneberg, Tom Barlow, Nate Baker, Brandon Kuykendall and Craig Yuhas to start off the inning. After scoring another run on a double play Jordan Lettau hit a RBI double then came in to score on a triple by Michael McIver. A RBI single to left from Carlo Ramirez would cap off the inning. Scott Leshner threw six shutout innings before finally allowing a run in the top of the seventh as Central picked up two runs to make it 8-2. The Saints answered back with one run in the bottom of the inning on a triple by Baker. Leshner earned the win with 6 1/3 innings pitched giving up just two earned runs on six hits while walking just one. Andrew Neisinger came in to finish the game for the Saints with one earned run on two hits. Seven Saints had multiple hits in the game including Schoeneberg, Baker, and Lettau who had three each. Baker drove in two runs while Yuhas picked up three RBI. The Saints and Wildcats will meet up again this weekend for a four games series with two games at Central on Saturday and two games at SMU on Sunday.
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