Coe College Baseball Release
Contact: Ryan Workman, Sports Information Director
E-mail: sid@coe.edu

Coe bows out of IIAC Tournament with loss to Loras

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa. - A 2-0 lead through four innings wasn't enough for the Kohawks on Friday night at Veteran's Stadium as Coe fell 16-3 to Loras. The loss ends the season for Coe, whom finished with a 22-20 overall record and a third place finish in the Iowa Conference.

The Kohawks put their two runs on the scoreboard in the second inning as junior Tyler McAllister (Ursa, Ill./Mendon-Unity) led the inning off with a walk. McAllister then moved to second base as sophomore Ryan Schisler (Morrison, Ill./Morrison) reached on an error by the second baseman. Both runners moved up as sophomore Pat Richmond (Algonquin, Ill./Dundee Crown) reached on a bunt single to third base.

With the bases loaded, sophomore Eric Hanna (Marion, Iowa/Marion) singled and advanced to second on a throwing error by the third baseman. Both Schisler and McAllister scored on the play.

Trailing 2-0 in the fifth, the Duhawks put up four runs to take a 4-2 lead, but the Kohawks bounced back with a run in the bottom half of the inning to cut into the lead. Senior Ryan Baranowski (Hawthorn Woods, Ill./Lake Zurich) sent a one-out pitch up the middle for a single and advanced to second on a throwing error by the pitcher. He scored on the next at-bat as freshman Ryan Velvick (Swisher, Iowa/Prairie) singled to left center field. The Duhawks put the game out of reach in the top of the sixth with an 11-run inning, the second time in a week the Kohawks have given up 11 runs in one inning. Loras tacked on another run in the seventh before the game was ended by the run rule.

Baranowski, Velvick and McAllister were a combined 5-for-10 in the 3-4-5 spots as the Kohawks finished with seven hits total.

Senior Lee Boyse (Alburnett, Iowa/Alburnett) took the loss for the Kohawks, falling to 4-3 on the year in 4.2 innings pitched. Boyse gave up four runs and six hits, while striking out one. Fellow seniors Cody Smith (Iowa City, Iowa/City) and Teren Bladel (Davenport, Iowa/North) also pitched for the Kohawks, giving up a combined eight runs.