Casey Rana (U Texas \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Permian Basin) tossed a complete game one-hitter, and Geneva executed a suicide squeeze in the top of the ninth to defeat Webster 4-2, in New York Collegiate Baseball League action, Thursday night.<\/p>\n
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Gordy Lahann (U Texas \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Permian Basin) dropped a one-out bunt, and pinch runner, Mike Blanchard (Austin Peay), raced home with the eventual game-winning run. Eddie Bleiler (Holy Cross) worked a one-out walk off Webster reliever, Bryant Guilmette (U Mass-Lowell) before giving way to Blanchard.\u00c2\u00a0 Chris Dudics (Toledo) came home with an insurance when Brendan McCrea (Holy Cross) hit a sacrifice fly.<\/p>\n
Geneva plated a run each in the sixth and seventh frames. Bleiler led the seventh with a single and scored on Lahann\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s triple into left center. McCrea started the sixth with a walk off Webster starter, Brian Pullyblank (So. Illinois) and came home on a base hit by Jack Wortley (U Texas \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Permian Basin).<\/p>\n
Webster\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s runs came in the fifth when Ryan Chenoweth (Ball State) hit a blast over the fence in right field scoring Nate Koontz (Ball State). Chenoweth\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s home run represented the only hit of the night for the pinstripes. Koontz reached on a throwing error in the infield.<\/p>\n
For the second time in as many opportunities, Rana tamed the Yankee lineup. On June 24th<\/sup>, the southpaw scattered nine hits for a complete game shutout as Geneva beat Webster, 4-0. Thursday, the native of Gilbert, Arizona allowed just five base runners while striking out six. Using his breaking ball early in the count Rana kept Webster batters off-balance all night.<\/p>\n With the loss, Webster\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s record stands at 12-5.<\/p>\n Webster travels to Niagara, Friday, for a game with the Power. First pitch is set for 7 pm. Matt Jimenez (Mercyhurst) gets the start for Webster.<\/p>\n