Saturday, May 1
Davidson, N.C.
2:00 p.m.
Davidson College
3
vs
11
Coll. of Charleston
Photo by: Tim Cowie - DavidsonPhotos.com
Long Ball Powers Charleston Past Davidson in 11-3 Series Win Saturday
5/1/2010 6:26:49 PM | Baseball
Post-game Interview with Senior LHP Mac Read
Box Score
DAVIDSON, N.C. – The College of Charleston used five home runs to defeat the Davidson Wildcats 11-3 in game two to spoil senior day and win the SoCon series Saturday at Wilson Field.
Catcher Robert Kral (2-for-4, 3 RBI), third baseman Matt Leeds (1-for-4, RBI), left fielder Jose Rodriguez (1-for-3, RBI), first baseman Greg Blake (1-for-3, 3 RBI) and shortstop Jamie Holler (1-for-4, RBI) all went yard for the College of Charleston (32-12, 16-7 SoCon), who used 11 hits to score 11 runs and committed just one error. Second baseman Joey Bergman (2-for-5) and right fielder Baker Knox (3-for-4, RBI) also had multi-hit games for the Cougars, who led the league with 65 team home runs entering the weekend.
Davidson (18-25, 5-18 SoCon) scored a run on two hits in the first inning, but would not score again until adding a pair of runs in the bottom of the ninth off Cougar closer Heath Hembree. Junior left fielder Sam Payne legged out a triple on a ball hit into right field and scored as sophomore first baseman Drew Gadaire followed with a single into center in the next at-bat.
The Wildcats finished the game with six hits, as sophomore center fielder Seth Freeman (1-for-4, RBI), freshman third baseman Andrew Barna (1-for-4), sophomore second baseman Calvin Sigelbaum (1-for-4) and senior pinch hitter Jay Honeycutt (1-for-1) also tallied hits for the Wildcats. The Wildcats got a base runner in every inning but two, but left eight on the base paths.
Sophomore left-hander Chris Lamb (L, 2-7) took the loss for Davidson, allowing six runs on eight hits and striking out seven in 5 1/3 innings.
Kevin Decker (W, 5-0) earned the win for Charleston, holding the Wildcats to just the one run and scattering four hits and striking out seven over six innings.
Holler's one-out solo home run in the third tied the game and Charleston took the lead as Kral plated Bergman. Rodriguez led off the fourth with a solo home run to push Charleston's lead to 4-1, before Kral and Leeds hit back-to-back, two-out solo home runs in the fifth. Leeds leads the SoCon with 17 home runs.
Blake drew a walk to start the sixth, stole second and scored as Knox's got a base hit into center field to make it 7-1 in Charleston's favor. Junior right-hander Ian Horkley got the final two outs of the sixth inning, but was touched up for five runs on three hits, including a three-run home run to Blake, in the seventh. Senior left-hander Mac Read came on and after giving up a walk and a hit, got a pair of outs to get the 'Cats out of the inning.
Read and senior left-hander John Edwards held the Cougars to just one hit over the final 2 2/3 innings and Davidson got a pair of runs in the ninth when Sigelbaum and Honeycutt started the inning with back-to-back base hits off Hembree. Senior catcher Tommy Piacenza took a one-out walk to load the bases, and freshman shortstop Michael Zeblo plated a run with another before Honeycutt scored as Freeman fouled out in foul territory down the right field line. But the deficit proved too great to overcome, as Hembree struck out Payne for the final out.
Davidson, who honored its seven seniors in a pre-game ceremony, and Charleston will conclude the series tomorrow at 1 p.m.
Box Score
DAVIDSON, N.C. – The College of Charleston used five home runs to defeat the Davidson Wildcats 11-3 in game two to spoil senior day and win the SoCon series Saturday at Wilson Field.
Catcher Robert Kral (2-for-4, 3 RBI), third baseman Matt Leeds (1-for-4, RBI), left fielder Jose Rodriguez (1-for-3, RBI), first baseman Greg Blake (1-for-3, 3 RBI) and shortstop Jamie Holler (1-for-4, RBI) all went yard for the College of Charleston (32-12, 16-7 SoCon), who used 11 hits to score 11 runs and committed just one error. Second baseman Joey Bergman (2-for-5) and right fielder Baker Knox (3-for-4, RBI) also had multi-hit games for the Cougars, who led the league with 65 team home runs entering the weekend.
Davidson (18-25, 5-18 SoCon) scored a run on two hits in the first inning, but would not score again until adding a pair of runs in the bottom of the ninth off Cougar closer Heath Hembree. Junior left fielder Sam Payne legged out a triple on a ball hit into right field and scored as sophomore first baseman Drew Gadaire followed with a single into center in the next at-bat.
The Wildcats finished the game with six hits, as sophomore center fielder Seth Freeman (1-for-4, RBI), freshman third baseman Andrew Barna (1-for-4), sophomore second baseman Calvin Sigelbaum (1-for-4) and senior pinch hitter Jay Honeycutt (1-for-1) also tallied hits for the Wildcats. The Wildcats got a base runner in every inning but two, but left eight on the base paths.
Sophomore left-hander Chris Lamb (L, 2-7) took the loss for Davidson, allowing six runs on eight hits and striking out seven in 5 1/3 innings.
Kevin Decker (W, 5-0) earned the win for Charleston, holding the Wildcats to just the one run and scattering four hits and striking out seven over six innings.
Holler's one-out solo home run in the third tied the game and Charleston took the lead as Kral plated Bergman. Rodriguez led off the fourth with a solo home run to push Charleston's lead to 4-1, before Kral and Leeds hit back-to-back, two-out solo home runs in the fifth. Leeds leads the SoCon with 17 home runs.
Blake drew a walk to start the sixth, stole second and scored as Knox's got a base hit into center field to make it 7-1 in Charleston's favor. Junior right-hander Ian Horkley got the final two outs of the sixth inning, but was touched up for five runs on three hits, including a three-run home run to Blake, in the seventh. Senior left-hander Mac Read came on and after giving up a walk and a hit, got a pair of outs to get the 'Cats out of the inning.
Read and senior left-hander John Edwards held the Cougars to just one hit over the final 2 2/3 innings and Davidson got a pair of runs in the ninth when Sigelbaum and Honeycutt started the inning with back-to-back base hits off Hembree. Senior catcher Tommy Piacenza took a one-out walk to load the bases, and freshman shortstop Michael Zeblo plated a run with another before Honeycutt scored as Freeman fouled out in foul territory down the right field line. But the deficit proved too great to overcome, as Hembree struck out Payne for the final out.
Davidson, who honored its seven seniors in a pre-game ceremony, and Charleston will conclude the series tomorrow at 1 p.m.
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