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College baseball: Fonseca, Panthers top Braves
By Courier staff
PEORIA. Ill. — The Northern Iowa baseball team snapped a five-game losing streak in Missouri Valley Conference action Friday night with a 4-2 victory over Bradley at O’Brien Field.
The win assured the Panthers (27-18, 12-7) a spot into the six-team Missouri Valley Conference postseason tournament for the first time since 2003.
Starter Guido Fonseca (8-1) worked eight innings to earn his first win in a month. The senior struck out nine and limited Bradley to five hits.
Closer Joe Gonzalez pitched a 1-2-3 ninth to register his ninth save of the season.
UNI spotted Bradley an early 1-0 lead, but rebounded with three two-out runs in the top of the fourth.
Brandon Douglas reached on a fielder’s choice, stole second and scored on Brett Douglas’s single to right.
Brett Featherston sandwiched a walk in between the Douglas combo, and scored on a balk. Brett Douglas came around to score on a single up the middle by Travis Hendrix, putting the Panthers on top 3-1.
Bradley (25-22, 9-10) inched closer with a single run in the sixth, but the Panthers scored in their half of the ninth on an Eddie Almonte single.
The teams continue the three-game series at 7 p.m. today.
Northern Iowa 000 300 001 -- 4 7 1
Bradley 100 001 000 -- 2 5 2
Guido Fonseca, Joe Gonzalez (9) and Eddie Almonte; Wright, Jensen (8) and Mitidiero. WP -- Fonseca (8-1). LP -- Wright (3-5). S --
The win assured the Panthers (27-18, 12-7) a spot into the six-team Missouri Valley Conference postseason tournament for the first time since 2003.
Starter Guido Fonseca (8-1) worked eight innings to earn his first win in a month. The senior struck out nine and limited Bradley to five hits.
Closer Joe Gonzalez pitched a 1-2-3 ninth to register his ninth save of the season.
UNI spotted Bradley an early 1-0 lead, but rebounded with three two-out runs in the top of the fourth.
Brandon Douglas reached on a fielder’s choice, stole second and scored on Brett Douglas’s single to right.
Brett Featherston sandwiched a walk in between the Douglas combo, and scored on a balk. Brett Douglas came around to score on a single up the middle by Travis Hendrix, putting the Panthers on top 3-1.
Bradley (25-22, 9-10) inched closer with a single run in the sixth, but the Panthers scored in their half of the ninth on an Eddie Almonte single.
The teams continue the three-game series at 7 p.m. today.
Northern Iowa 000 300 001 -- 4 7 1
Bradley 100 001 000 -- 2 5 2
Guido Fonseca, Joe Gonzalez (9) and Eddie Almonte; Wright, Jensen (8) and Mitidiero. WP -- Fonseca (8-1). LP -- Wright (3-5). S --
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