University of Illinois
Curaçao National Team
Illinois Hosts Clinic for Kids, Curaçao Clinches Series
November 20, 2018 | Baseball
| ILLINOIS vs. CURAÇAO | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | F | H | E | |
| Illini | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 3 |
| Curaçao | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | X | 8 | 5 | 1 |
CURAÇAO -- On its last day on Curaçao, the Illinois baseball team hosted a baseball clinic for 70 local kids before falling to the Curaçao National Team 8-5 at Tio Daou Ballpark. Curaçao clinched the three-game series 2-0-1.
Kids from all over the island attended the clinic and many stuck around to watch the Illini take an early 2-1 lead on Cam McDonald's two-run homer in the second inning. Curaçao had plated a run without a hit in the first inning before a hit by pitch on Jack Yalowitz and McDonald's high shot to left field put Illinois in front.
Curaçao tied the game in the next half inning and took a 5-2 lead in the fifth before Illinois answered with three of their own in the sixth. McDonald had another RBI and Michael Michalak had a big two-out RBI double to tie the game.
Curaçao pulled ahead for good with three runs in the eighth, two coming on a misplayed squeeze bunt.
Sean Leland (4.0 IP, 2 ER) and Caleb Larson (3.0 IP, 3 R, 2 ER) each allowed two earned runs while combining to throw the first seven innings.
Illinois is scheduled for an early-morning flight Wednesday to Aruba, where the Illini will play three games in three days before departing Saturday.
Troike 0-4, BB
Van Scoy 0-4
Massey 0-4, BB
Dodge 1-4, 3 K
Yalowitz 1-2, 2 HBP
McDonald 2-4, 2-R HR, 3 RBI, K
Korte 1-3, 1B
Michalak 1-4, 2B, RBI
Haff 0-2, 2 BB
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Craan 0-1, K
Comia 0-0, BB
Leland 4.0 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 1 HR, 2 BB, 2 K
Larson 3.0 IP, 1 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 1 K
Harris 0.1 IP, 0 H, 2 ER, 2 BB
Sefcik 0.2 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 ER
Notes
• Attendance: 65
• The game started at 8:00 p.m. local time.
• The Curaçao National Team is made up of mostly current and former minor league players.
• Illinois started the day by exploring Hato Cave before hosting the baseball clinic for local kids at Tio Daou Ballpark.
• The game ended at 11:18 p.m. local time and Illinois plans to depart the hotel at 4:30 a.m. for its flight to Aruba.
The squad. pic.twitter.com/nm2JYgGOq4
— Illini Baseball (@IlliniBaseball) November 20, 2018
Unbelievable experience to be able to teach the game we love. ?????????? pic.twitter.com/58DMKluv17
— Illini Baseball (@IlliniBaseball) November 20, 2018
?? Hato Cave pic.twitter.com/1EhjyeNVS9
— Illini Baseball (@IlliniBaseball) November 20, 2018
Illinois vs. Curaçao Series Stats
Campbell 0-3, 2 K
Comia 0-5, BB
Craan 0-2, 2 K
Dodge 4-7, 2B, 3 K
Dyke 0-2 2 K
Engel 0-1
Haff 0-4, 2 BB
Korte 1-7, K
Lebron 0-1
Massey 0-11, 2 BB, K
McDonald 3-9, 2B, HR, 3 RBI, K
Michalak 4-10, 3 2B, RBI, BB
Sarver 0-4, BB
Troike 0-11, 2 BB
Van Scoy 2-11, 2B, 2 RBI
Yalowitz 2-9, 2 HBP, K
Acton 1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, BB, 3 K
Craan 0.1 IP, 0 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 0 K
Devermann 0.0 IP, 0 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 0 K
Fisher 4.0 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
Garner 1.0 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 2 HBP, HR, 0 K
Harris 1.1 IP, 2 H, 3 ER, 2 BB, 0 K
Jones 2.0 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K
Larson 3.0 IP, 1 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 1 K
Lavender 1.0 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 0 K
Leland 4.0 IP, 3 H, 1 HR, 2 BB, 2 K
Schmitt 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
Sefcik 1.2 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K
Snarskis 3.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 K
Weber 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, BB, 1 K
