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Late Rally Downs EMU in Series Opener Against Buffalo

Related Topics: Inning, Strikeout, Run (baseball)

BUFFALO, N.Y. (EMUEagles.com) – The Eastern Michigan University baseball team dropped the series opener to the University at Buffalo, 6-3, Friday afternoon, April 28, at Audubon Field. The Bulls (13-25, 5-8 MAC) used a five-run eighth inning to stun the Eagles (17-25, 8-5 MAC).

EMU got another quality start from senior Sam Delaplane (San Jose, Calif.-Leigh) after he went the first seven innings, only allowing one run on five hits with nine strikeouts. That put his career K total at 184, which ranks 11th on the all-time EMU list.

Offensively, EMU out-hit UB 10-7.