Marzec homers in loss

Staff report

AKRON

Akron rallied from 5-0 and 7-4 deficits to defeat the Youngstown State baseball team, 9-8, at Lee Jackson Field on Wednesday.

Eric Marzec homered twice and drove in five runs for the Penguins (19-21).

Marzec hit a solo homer to lead off the second, and his three-run homer capped a four-run third that gave the Penguins a 5-0 lead.

The Zips got to within 5-3 on a three-run homer in the third by Kevin Haas.

Both teams scored a run in the fifth, and Joe Iacobucci brought in Neil Schroth on a sacrifice fly in the sixth to put the Penguins ahead 7-4.

Nick Solitario doubled in two runs for Akron in the bottom of the sixth after the Zips loaded the bases with no outs.

Akron then took its first lead of the contest in the seventh by scoring two runs with two outs. With runners on first and second, Brandon White singled in Jake Plata with the tying run. Akron went up 8-7 when John Turk scored on a wild pitch.

Tom Clayton’s two-out single brought in the tying run for YSU in the top of the eighth, but Solitario homered off Marzec to lead off Akron’s eighth.

Schroth added three hits for YSU, and Crist scored twice.

Marzec suffered the loss, while Alex Loftin earned his fourth win for Akron. Benjamin Danziger threw a perfect ninth for his first save.

Stocke qualifies for regional

Ryan Stocke’s medalist performance at the Horizon League championships earned him a spot in the NCAA Regional.

Stocke was named to the all-tournament team and he was also selected first-team All-Horizon League for the third time.

The announcement of the regional in which Stocke will participate in is set for May 10.