with gallery: Triple play helps Eastern Michigan baseball top Michigan for second time this season

By Melanie Maxwell Staff Photographer

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Posted on Wed, Apr 18, 2012 : 9:45 p.m.

Michigan freshman Trent Szkutnik throws a pitch during the first inning against Eastern Michigan at Ray Fisher Stadium on Wednesday. Melanie Maxwell I AnnArbor.com

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Michigan freshman Trent Szkutnik throws a pitch during the first inning against Eastern Michigan at Ray Fisher Stadium on Wednesday. Melanie Maxwell I AnnArbor.com

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Michigan freshman Trent Szkutnik throws a pitch during the first inning against Eastern Michigan at Ray Fisher Stadium on Wednesday. Melanie Maxwell I AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/01 UMvsEMU/cache/041812_SPT_UMvsEMU_MRM_01_fullsize.jpg
Eastern Michigan head coach Jay Alexander looks on during the first inning against Michigan at Ray Fisher Stadium on Wednesday. Melanie Maxwell I AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/01 UMvsEMU/cache/041812_SPT_UMvsEMU_MRM_02_fullsize.jpg
Michigan sophomore John DiLaura connects with the ball against Eastern Michigan at Ray Fisher Stadium on Wednesday. Melanie Maxwell I AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/01 UMvsEMU/cache/041812_SPT_UMvsEMU_MRM_03_fullsize.jpg
Eastern Michigan senior Matt Hitt connects with the ball during the first inning against Eastern Michigan at Ray Fisher Stadium on Wednesday. Melanie Maxwell I AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/01 UMvsEMU/cache/041812_SPT_UMvsEMU_MRM_04_fullsize.jpg
Michigan freshman Dylan Delaney makes an out in right field against Eastern Michigan at Ray Fisher Stadium on Wednesday. Melanie Maxwell I AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/01 UMvsEMU/cache/041812_SPT_UMvsEMU_MRM_05_fullsize.jpg
Michigan junior Kevin Krantz throws to first base after beating Eastern Michigan junior Daniel Russell to second base during the first inning at Ray Fisher Stadium on Wednesday. Melanie Maxwell I AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/01 UMvsEMU/cache/041812_SPT_UMvsEMU_MRM_06_fullsize.jpg
Eastern Michigan junior Collin Taylor throws a pitch against Michigan at Ray Fisher Stadium on Wednesday. Melanie Maxwell I AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/01 UMvsEMU/cache/041812_SPT_UMvsEMU_MRM_07_fullsize.jpg
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Michigan senior Coley Crank makes an out against Eastern Michigan at Ray Fisher Stadium on Wednesday. Melanie Maxwell I AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/01 UMvsEMU/cache/041812_SPT_UMvsEMU_MRM_09_fullsize.jpg
Eastern Michigan senior Ben Magsig throws the ball infield against Michigan at Ray Fisher Stadium on Wednesday. Melanie Maxwell I AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/01 UMvsEMU/cache/041812_SPT_UMvsEMU_MRM_10_fullsize.jpg
Eastern Michigan senior Tucker Rubino smiles after Eastern made a triple play against Michigan at Ray Fisher Stadium on Wednesday. Melanie Maxwell I AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/01 UMvsEMU/cache/041812_SPT_UMvsEMU_MRM_11_fullsize.jpg
Michigan freshman Zach Zott misses the ball during the first inning against Eastern Michigan at Ray Fisher Stadium on Wednesday. Melanie Maxwell I AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/01 UMvsEMU/cache/041812_SPT_UMvsEMU_MRM_12_fullsize.jpg
Eastern Michigan senior Matt Hitt rounds third base to score against Michigan at Ray Fisher Stadium on Wednesday. Melanie Maxwell I AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/01 UMvsEMU/cache/041812_SPT_UMvsEMU_MRM_13_fullsize.jpg
Eastern Michigan senior Tucker Rubino throws to first base against Michigan at Ray Fisher Stadium on Wednesday. Melanie Maxwell I AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/01 UMvsEMU/cache/041812_SPT_UMvsEMU_MRM_14_fullsize.jpg
Eastern Michigan junior Jamie Simpson connects with the ball Matt Hitt against Michigan at Ray Fisher Stadium on Wednesday. Melanie Maxwell I AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/01 UMvsEMU/cache/041812_SPT_UMvsEMU_MRM_15_fullsize.jpg
Eastern Michigan sophomore Sam Ott receives a throw for an out at first base against Michigan at Ray Fisher Stadium on Wednesday. Melanie Maxwell I AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/01 UMvsEMU/cache/041812_SPT_UMvsEMU_MRM_16_fullsize.jpg
Eastern Michigan junior Jamie Simpson reaches for an out in right field against Michigan at Ray Fisher Stadium on Wednesday. Melanie Maxwell I AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/01 UMvsEMU/cache/041812_SPT_UMvsEMU_MRM_17_fullsize.jpg
Eastern Michigan head coach Jay Alexander walks away from the pitching mound after huddling with his team against Michigan at Ray Fisher Stadium on Wednesday. Melanie Maxwell I AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/01 UMvsEMU/cache/041812_SPT_UMvsEMU_MRM_18_fullsize.jpg

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For the second time this spring, the Eastern Michigan baseball team had its way with neighboring Michigan.

The Eagles scored seven times in the first four innings to take a 7-2 win in front of an announced attendance of 899 at Ray Fisher Stadium on Wednesday night.

Lee Longo (2-for-4) had an RBI single in EMU's two-run first inning, Sam Ott added a two-run single in the third and Austin Williams (2-for-4) had an RBI double in a three-run fourth.

EMU, which beat Michigan 12-2 in late March, wiped out a potential Wolverine rally with a triple play in the third inning.

Michigan's Patrick Biondi led off the inning with a walk and moved to second on a John DiLaura single. The baserunners were moving when Coley Crank lined out to EMU third baseman Ben Magsig, who tagged Biondi and threw to Ott at first base to retire DiLaura.

Biondi scored both Michigan (16-22) runs. Brett Winger brought him home on a fielder’s choice in the first inning and Biondi advanced from third on a balk call in the eighth.

Starter Colin Taylor picked up the win after allowing one run on three hits through five innings for EMU (17-19), which went 3-2 against Big Ten teams this season. (Boxscore)

Six pitchers allowed five earned runs on seven hits with eight walks and eight strikeouts for Michigan, which lost for the sixth time in seven games. Starter Trent Szkutnik took the loss after allowing two runs (one earned) on two hits and a walk in the first inning.