The Alma Baseball team hosted Aquinas College on Wednesday afternoon in a non-league nine-inning game at Klenk Park. The visiting Saints blew open a close game by scoring 10 runs in the top of the ninth frame to seal a 16-4 victory over the Scots. The home team is now 4-8 on the season, while Aquinas improved to 11-14 in 2012.

The Saints scored two runs in the top of the first against Alma starting Sr. P Richard Schreiber (Grayling, Mich./Grayling) and in a game that featured 15 total pitchers, those runs proved to be the winners for the visitors. Sr. OF Adam Jock (Wales, Mich./Memphis) scored walked and ultimately scored on a wild pitch in the bottom of the second to make the score 2-1.

Donny Lee takes a cut against Aquinas on Wednesday

Aquinas scored two runs each in the fourth and fifth frames, only to be countered by single Alma runs in the fourth and sixth. The Scots cut the deficit to 6-4 in the bottom of the seventh when Sr. CF Ian Rhynard (Shepherd, Mich./Shepherd) executed a sac bunt, scoring Jr. SS Ryan Henris (Saginaw, Mich./Nouvel Catholic), for an RBI.

However, the ten-run ninth sealed Alma's fate and for the game, the Saints had 17 hits to go with the 16 runs off of eight Scots hurlers. Schrieber got the loss after his one inning of work.

Alma will continue league play on Saturday afternoon, when they travel to Adrian to take on the defending MIAA Champion Bulldogs in a doubleheader beginning at 1:00 p.m. Alma will then host Adrian at Klenk Park on Sunday, also at 1:00 p.m.

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