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Furman Ties Series with 8-2 Win in Game One, Game Two Suspended
3/5/2011 7:35:10 PM | Baseball
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DAVIDSON, N.C. — The Furman Paladins scored seven runs over the first three innings in an 8-2 win over the Davidson Wildcats, evening the three-game weekend series to a game apiece, in the first game of a scheduled doubleheader Saturday afternoon at Wilson Field.
With rain forecasted for Sunday, Davidson (6-7, 1-1 SoCon) and Furman (6-6, 1-1 SoCon) tried to get ahead of the weather by playing two Saturday, but play was suspended in the top of the second in the nightcap with Furman leading 1-0. The rubber match is scheduled to resume tomorrow at 2 p.m.
In the first game, junior RHP Brian Russell (L, 1-1) retired his first two hitters but got into trouble on back-to-back base hits for second baseman Will Muzika and right fielder Will Miller. Designated hitter Reese Wade put Furman ahead 3-0 with a home run to right in the next at-bat, and Russell loaded the bases with three straight walks to bring on junior RHP Ryan Overcash.
Not accustomed to bases-loaded relief situations, Overcash got center fielder Rob Fondu to foul out to sophomore first baseman Andrew Barna to end the inning, but Furman extended its lead to 5-0 with a pair of runs in the second. Will Owens, who legged out a leadoff infield single, scored on errant throw by sophomore third baseman Jack McLindon that allowed Muzika to reach second safely. Miller doubled to left to plate Muzika in the next at-bat.
Senior designated hitter Danny Weiss, who went a perfect 4-for-4 and drove in a run for the Wildcats, got Davidson's first hit of the game, a single to left to start the second. Junior center fielder Seth Freeman drew a one-out walk to put a pair on, but sophomore LHP Nate Smith (W, 1-2) got a pop out and the second of his seven strikeouts to get out of the jam.
The Paladins tacked on two more runs behind doubles from Fondu, first baseman Aaron Thompkins and Muzika in the third, and despite a two-out walk to junior second baseman James Cerbie, Smith struck out the side in the bottom half.
Overcash struck out a pair and faced just three in the fourth, and Weiss led off the home side with a base hit for the second time. After Barna sacrificed him to third and after Freeman drew his second walk, he scored on sophomore shortstop Michael Zeblo's sacrifice fly to put Davidson on the scoreboard, 7-1.
After retiring the first two Paladins in the fifth, Overcash walked three straight, and RHP Matt Sliwiak became the second Wildcat reliever to enter a bases-loaded, two-out jam. He sat Miller on strikes to strand three and face just three batters in the top of the sixth with a pair of strikeouts.
Freshman left fielder Forrest Brandt singled to center field to start the home half of the sixth and moved to third on a failed pickoff attempt. Weiss continued his hot day at the plate, using his second double to score Brandt and took third on a wild pitch. Barna drew a walk to put a pair on with no outs, but the Paladins turned a rally-killing double play on Freeman before Zeblo fouled out to catcher Dylan Cole to end the inning.
Furman did its final scoring in the seventh, adding a run on base hits by shortstop J.B. Jenkins and Muzika. Jenkins singled to left to start the inning and took second on a groundout. Muzika's two-out base hit to left was enough for a run before the Wildcat defense caught him in a run down to get out of the inning.
It was the only Paladin run allowed by Sliwiak, senior LHP Mac Hunter and sophomore RHP Michael Goldberg over the final 3 1/3, but Davidson could not climb out of the early hole. Weiss and Freeman got base knocks in the eighth, but were stranded, and Furman reliever Kevin Gottlieb worked a one-two-three ninth to help the Paladins tie the series.
The second game was suspended in the top of the second after Furman scored a run in the first inning. Working against Wildcat starter Ian Horkley, Muzika's sacrifice fly sent in Owens, who singled to center field in the game's first at-bat. Tyler Wood started the game for Furman, giving up one-out base hits to Weiss and Brandt for no damage in the first. The game will resume Sunday at 2 p.m. in the top of the second, and Furman has Reese Wade (single) at second with one out.
DAVIDSON, N.C. — The Furman Paladins scored seven runs over the first three innings in an 8-2 win over the Davidson Wildcats, evening the three-game weekend series to a game apiece, in the first game of a scheduled doubleheader Saturday afternoon at Wilson Field.
With rain forecasted for Sunday, Davidson (6-7, 1-1 SoCon) and Furman (6-6, 1-1 SoCon) tried to get ahead of the weather by playing two Saturday, but play was suspended in the top of the second in the nightcap with Furman leading 1-0. The rubber match is scheduled to resume tomorrow at 2 p.m.
In the first game, junior RHP Brian Russell (L, 1-1) retired his first two hitters but got into trouble on back-to-back base hits for second baseman Will Muzika and right fielder Will Miller. Designated hitter Reese Wade put Furman ahead 3-0 with a home run to right in the next at-bat, and Russell loaded the bases with three straight walks to bring on junior RHP Ryan Overcash.
Not accustomed to bases-loaded relief situations, Overcash got center fielder Rob Fondu to foul out to sophomore first baseman Andrew Barna to end the inning, but Furman extended its lead to 5-0 with a pair of runs in the second. Will Owens, who legged out a leadoff infield single, scored on errant throw by sophomore third baseman Jack McLindon that allowed Muzika to reach second safely. Miller doubled to left to plate Muzika in the next at-bat.
Senior designated hitter Danny Weiss, who went a perfect 4-for-4 and drove in a run for the Wildcats, got Davidson's first hit of the game, a single to left to start the second. Junior center fielder Seth Freeman drew a one-out walk to put a pair on, but sophomore LHP Nate Smith (W, 1-2) got a pop out and the second of his seven strikeouts to get out of the jam.
The Paladins tacked on two more runs behind doubles from Fondu, first baseman Aaron Thompkins and Muzika in the third, and despite a two-out walk to junior second baseman James Cerbie, Smith struck out the side in the bottom half.
Overcash struck out a pair and faced just three in the fourth, and Weiss led off the home side with a base hit for the second time. After Barna sacrificed him to third and after Freeman drew his second walk, he scored on sophomore shortstop Michael Zeblo's sacrifice fly to put Davidson on the scoreboard, 7-1.
After retiring the first two Paladins in the fifth, Overcash walked three straight, and RHP Matt Sliwiak became the second Wildcat reliever to enter a bases-loaded, two-out jam. He sat Miller on strikes to strand three and face just three batters in the top of the sixth with a pair of strikeouts.
Freshman left fielder Forrest Brandt singled to center field to start the home half of the sixth and moved to third on a failed pickoff attempt. Weiss continued his hot day at the plate, using his second double to score Brandt and took third on a wild pitch. Barna drew a walk to put a pair on with no outs, but the Paladins turned a rally-killing double play on Freeman before Zeblo fouled out to catcher Dylan Cole to end the inning.
Furman did its final scoring in the seventh, adding a run on base hits by shortstop J.B. Jenkins and Muzika. Jenkins singled to left to start the inning and took second on a groundout. Muzika's two-out base hit to left was enough for a run before the Wildcat defense caught him in a run down to get out of the inning.
It was the only Paladin run allowed by Sliwiak, senior LHP Mac Hunter and sophomore RHP Michael Goldberg over the final 3 1/3, but Davidson could not climb out of the early hole. Weiss and Freeman got base knocks in the eighth, but were stranded, and Furman reliever Kevin Gottlieb worked a one-two-three ninth to help the Paladins tie the series.
The second game was suspended in the top of the second after Furman scored a run in the first inning. Working against Wildcat starter Ian Horkley, Muzika's sacrifice fly sent in Owens, who singled to center field in the game's first at-bat. Tyler Wood started the game for Furman, giving up one-out base hits to Weiss and Brandt for no damage in the first. The game will resume Sunday at 2 p.m. in the top of the second, and Furman has Reese Wade (single) at second with one out.
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