Bulldogs set tempo with 10-run 1st-inning, Ruiz' 13Ks in 15-2, DAC win over Michigan City

A USA-365.com Special Report by Frank Sprankle

4-23-2015

Crown Point Bulldogs Head Coach Steve Strayer pays Alex Ruiz a visit to the mound late in the game on Wednesday, April 22, 2015 against the Michigan City Wolves. The Bulldogs won 15-2 as Ruiz pitched five innings, giving-up five hits, two runs (both earned), striking out 13 and walking one for a complete game victory. (Photo by Frank Sprankle)

Team (Record) / Inning	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
MICHIGAN CITY (4-5, 1-3 DAC)	0	0	2	0	0	-	-	2	5	1
CROWN POINT (7-4, 3-1 DAC)	10	1	2	2	-	-	-	15	14	0

Wednesday, April 22, 2015 - 46 degrees, cloudy & breezy in Crown Point, IN

WP (CP) Alex Ruiz 13K, 1BB, 2R, 2ER, 5H (5 Inn)
LP (MC) Garett McDaniel 1K, 2BB, 10R, 9ER, 7H (2/3 Inn)

Michigan City Wolves (4-5, 1-3 in DAC)
Hunter Williams (RF) 1-3, single, RBI
Marty Komey (DH) 0-3
Chase Clarkson (SS) 1-1, single, RBI
Jay Hixon (C) 0-2
Brad Pawloski (CF) 0-2
Brent Barton (3B) 0-2
Jacob Pliskey (1B) 0-2, single run
Ryan Stevenson (LF) 1-2, single, run
Nicholas Painter (PH) 1-1, single, run

Crown Point Bulldogs (7-4, 3-1 in DAC)
Andrew Atchison (C) 1-3, double, 2 runs, 2 RBI
Geoff Kozlowski (2B) 0-1, run
Evan Frank (2B) 0-0, run
Mark Mazure (DH) 2-2, 2 singles, 2 runs, RBI
Alex Basic (SS) 1-1, single, run
Mitch Kooi (1B) 1-2, single, run, RBI
Mike Wathier (1B) 0-1
Corey Brown (RF) 1-2, single, run, RBI
Tyler Schoonover (RF) 0-0
Austin Thomas (3B) 1-2, double, run, 3 RBI
Brandon Haczynski (3B) 1-1, double, 2 RBI
Thayne Bukowski (CF) 2-3, triple, single, 2 runs, 2 RBI
Joey O’Keefe (LF) 3-3, single, 2 doubles, 3 runs, 2 RBI
Alex Ruiz (P) 1-3, single, RBI

CROWN POINT (04-22-2015) It only took five innings, but the Crown Point Bulldogs' 15-2 victory over the Michigan City Wolves gave them back-to-back wins in two consecutive days. Both of their latest wins came against DAC opponents (Crown Point defeated Portage 8-7 on April 21). Getting the job done with good pitching and timely hitting, the Bulldogs rode the complete game win of Alex Ruiz, who struck out 13 Wolves in five innings pitched. He fanned the first seven batters he faced with K’s, including four in the first inning, as Chase Clarkson struck out, but reached first base on a wild pitch.

The Bulldogs sent 16 batters to the plate, scoring 10 runs. The bottom three in the order (Thayne Bukowski, Joey O-Keefe, Ruiz) combined to go six for nine at the plate with six RBIs.