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Mike Janes

Baseball Corey Miggins, Sports Information Director

Baseball Wins Season Opener at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, 7-1

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CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – The Chicago State baseball team rode the bat of senior Andy Gertonson (Crystal Lake Ill./Central) and the arm of junior Jake Perkins (Huntley, Ill./Huntley) to capture its season opener here Friday night after posting a 7-1 victory over Texas A&M-Corpus Christi at Chapman Field.
 
Gertonson finished the game hitting 4-of-5 with a home run and drove in three runs, while Perkins (1-0) held the Islanders to a run (none earned) on three hits and struck out a career-high eight batters in six innings pitched.
 
The Green and White struck first in the top of the first to take a 5-0 lead which included a two-run homer from Gertonson and a two-RBI infield single by senior Chris Hipchen (Geneva, Ill./Geneva). TAMU-CC scored its first run in the bottom of the first on an RBI single from Zacarias Hardy to slice its deficit to 5-1.
 
CSU added to its lead in the third inning with a pair of runs as sophomore Cody Freund (McHenry, Ill./McHenry) produced his first RBI of the season on an infield groundout to score senior David Wright (Desoto, Texas/Desoto). Gertonson followed that with an RBI single through the left side to plate freshman Cody Grosse (Joliet, Ill./West) to close the scoring.
 
Junior Josh Perkins (Huntley, Ill./Huntley) relieved his brother in the seventh and threw three scoreless innings to earn his first save in a CSU uniform
 
Hardy hit 2-for-4 to lead Corpus Christi, while Dalton D'Spain took the loss on the mound after allowing five runs on four hits in one and two-thirds innings of work.
 
The Cougars and the Islanders will resume their weekend series on Saturday afternoon at 2 p.m.
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Players Mentioned

Cody Freund

#27 Cody Freund

C
5' 11"
Sophomore
R-R
Andy Gertonson

#7 Andy Gertonson

OF/IF
6' 4"
Senior
R-R
Chris Hipchen

#19 Chris Hipchen

OF
6' 2"
Senior
R-R
Jake Perkins

#31 Jake Perkins

P
6' 1"
Junior
L-L
David Wright

#30 David Wright

OF
6' 0"
Senior
R-R
Cody Grosse

#10 Cody Grosse

IF/OF
5' 7"
Freshman
R-L
Josh Perkins

#32 Josh Perkins

P
6' 4"
Junior
R-R

Players Mentioned

Cody Freund

#27 Cody Freund

5' 11"
Sophomore
R-R
C
Andy Gertonson

#7 Andy Gertonson

6' 4"
Senior
R-R
OF/IF
Chris Hipchen

#19 Chris Hipchen

6' 2"
Senior
R-R
OF
Jake Perkins

#31 Jake Perkins

6' 1"
Junior
L-L
P
David Wright

#30 David Wright

6' 0"
Senior
R-R
OF
Cody Grosse

#10 Cody Grosse

5' 7"
Freshman
R-L
IF/OF
Josh Perkins

#32 Josh Perkins

6' 4"
Junior
R-R
P