Tuesday, April 14
Durham, N.C.
7:00 pm
Davidson College
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Duke
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Blue Devils Edge Wildcats, 4-3
4/14/2009 9:58:55 PM | Baseball
Box Score
DURHAM, N.C. -- Nate Frieman hit a three-run home run in the seventh inning to lift the Duke Blue Devils to a 4-3 win over the Davidson Wildcats Tuesday night at Jack Coombs Field.
Frieman went 3-for-4 and drove in all four of the Blue Devils' runs to lead Duke (25-13) at the plate. Will Piwnica-Worms and Ryan McCurdy each had two hits. The teams combined for just 15 hits.
Davidson (13-17) had six, led by third baseman Graham Chapman, who batted 2-for-3 while scoring a pair of runs and driving in one. Short stop Zach Kayne, designated hitter Pat Brady, right fielder Chase FitzPatrick and catcher Tommy Piacenza each tallied a hit. Kayne extended his hitting streak to a season-high 13 games and continues his streak of reaching base safely in every game this season.
Ryan Overcash started just his second career game and turned in quite a performance for the Wildcats, scattering five hits for just one run over five innings while striking out four to no walks.
Blue Devil starter Will Currier, likewise, allowed just two runs (one earned) on six hits in six innings while also striking out four against no walks. Neither starter factored into the decision.
The Wildcats took an early lead with a pair of runs in the third, but Duke took the lead for good with three runs in the seventh. Mac Hunter (0-2) was tagged with the loss for the 'Cats, allowing three runs on four hits in 1 2/3 innings. For Duke, Tim Sherlock (1-0) earned the win, after working a hitless seventh.
Brett Shore scored the Wildcats' first run, reaching safely on a fielding error by Currier while trying to bunt for a base hit in the third. Chapman's first hit of the game plated him, and Kayne followed with a double to score the second.
Duke got a run in the bottom of the inning on an RBI-double by Frieman, but Overcash stranded a pair of runners in the fifth to hold the 2-1 lead for the Wildcats.
Hunter came on to start the sixth and faced just three batters, before Duke did its damage in the seventh. Piwnica-Worms and McCurdy singled in between strikeouts, and Frieman put the Blue Devils ahead with a three-run, two-out home run to left that proved the decider.
The Wildcats threatened in the bottom of the inning, as Chapman started the frame with a base hit. With two outs, Brady singled in a run, but FitzPatrick lined out to end the inning.
Mike Frongello, who entered to record the last out of the seventh, worked a hitless eighth, but Dennis O'Grady retired three straight Wildcats to earn his second save of the season.
Davidson will travel to Georgia Southern for a three-game Southern Conference series this weekend. The Eagles, ranked 27th nationally by Collegiate Baseball, are second in the SoCon standings. Game times are 7 p.m., 2:30 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. for Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
DURHAM, N.C. -- Nate Frieman hit a three-run home run in the seventh inning to lift the Duke Blue Devils to a 4-3 win over the Davidson Wildcats Tuesday night at Jack Coombs Field.
Frieman went 3-for-4 and drove in all four of the Blue Devils' runs to lead Duke (25-13) at the plate. Will Piwnica-Worms and Ryan McCurdy each had two hits. The teams combined for just 15 hits.
Davidson (13-17) had six, led by third baseman Graham Chapman, who batted 2-for-3 while scoring a pair of runs and driving in one. Short stop Zach Kayne, designated hitter Pat Brady, right fielder Chase FitzPatrick and catcher Tommy Piacenza each tallied a hit. Kayne extended his hitting streak to a season-high 13 games and continues his streak of reaching base safely in every game this season.
Ryan Overcash started just his second career game and turned in quite a performance for the Wildcats, scattering five hits for just one run over five innings while striking out four to no walks.
Blue Devil starter Will Currier, likewise, allowed just two runs (one earned) on six hits in six innings while also striking out four against no walks. Neither starter factored into the decision.
The Wildcats took an early lead with a pair of runs in the third, but Duke took the lead for good with three runs in the seventh. Mac Hunter (0-2) was tagged with the loss for the 'Cats, allowing three runs on four hits in 1 2/3 innings. For Duke, Tim Sherlock (1-0) earned the win, after working a hitless seventh.
Brett Shore scored the Wildcats' first run, reaching safely on a fielding error by Currier while trying to bunt for a base hit in the third. Chapman's first hit of the game plated him, and Kayne followed with a double to score the second.
Duke got a run in the bottom of the inning on an RBI-double by Frieman, but Overcash stranded a pair of runners in the fifth to hold the 2-1 lead for the Wildcats.
Hunter came on to start the sixth and faced just three batters, before Duke did its damage in the seventh. Piwnica-Worms and McCurdy singled in between strikeouts, and Frieman put the Blue Devils ahead with a three-run, two-out home run to left that proved the decider.
The Wildcats threatened in the bottom of the inning, as Chapman started the frame with a base hit. With two outs, Brady singled in a run, but FitzPatrick lined out to end the inning.
Mike Frongello, who entered to record the last out of the seventh, worked a hitless eighth, but Dennis O'Grady retired three straight Wildcats to earn his second save of the season.
Davidson will travel to Georgia Southern for a three-game Southern Conference series this weekend. The Eagles, ranked 27th nationally by Collegiate Baseball, are second in the SoCon standings. Game times are 7 p.m., 2:30 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. for Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
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