Wednesday, April 27
Davidson, N.C.
7:00 p.m.
Davidson College
9
vs
7
Duke
Photo by: Tim Cowie - DavidsonPhotos.com
Gadaire Powers Davidson Past Duke, 9-7
4/27/2011 11:23:02 PM | Baseball
Box Score
Jr. RF Drew Gadaire
Sr. RHP Mike Frongello
DAVIDSON, N.C. – Junior right fielder Drew Gadaire batted 4-for-5 with a pair of home runs and four RBI to lead the Davidson Wildcats to a 9-7 win over the Duke Blue Devils Wednesday night at Wilson Field.
Davidson (18-22) won its second straight game in as many days behind an offense that continued to put runs up in bunches and a bullpen that shut down a late Duke (20-24) rally.
The Wildcats finished the game with 11 hits, led by Gadaire and freshman catcher Daniel Gerow, who batted 2-for-4 with a pair of RBI. Junior second baseman James Cerbie hit a solo home run in the eighth, and junior center fielder Seth Freeman drove in a pair for the 'Cats, who rallied from a 5-4 deficit to score five runs over the last two innings in the comeback win.
After Duke took a 5-4 lead on a solo home run from right fielder Chris Marconcini in the sixth, senior RHP Mike Frongello (W, 4-3) shut down the Blue Devils in the seventh and the eighth, and Gadaire's two-out, two-run home run in the seventh made him a winner.
The Blue Devils, who loaded the bases with no outs in the ninth and managed a pair of runs in the late rally, finished with six hits, paced by center fielder Will Piwnica-Worms (2-for-5, RBI) and third baseman Jordan Betts (1-for-4, 3 RBI). Drew Van Orden (L, 2-5) took the loss in relief of Dillon Haviland, allowing two runs on three hits and striking out four in 4 1/3 innings.
Duke scored three unearned runs in the first inning on two hits and an error. With one out, Marconcini reached on a fielding error by sophomore shortstop Michael Zeblo and scored two batters later on first baseman Dennis O'Grady's double to left. Betts drove in Will Piwnica-Worms (infield single) and O'Grady (double) with a base hit to center field to make it 3-0.
Davidson got a run back on Gadaire's two-out solo home run to center field in the bottom of the inning and took a 4-3 lead with three runs in the second inning. The Wildcats got a pair on, as junior first baseman Matt Ray (1-for-4) slapped a leadoff single to center and Cerbie (1-for-3, HR, RBI) took a free pass in the next at-bat. Zeblo reached safely on a ball that was bobbled by Betts, who recovered in time to throw out Ray at the plate. But Davidson kept the scoring going as Gerow doubled down the left field line to score Cerbie and move Zeblo to third, and Freeman followed with a two-RBI single into center field to put the Wildcats ahead, 4-3.
The Blue Devils tied the game with a run in the third, stringing back-to-back singles from designated hitter David Perkins and Piwnica-Worms together with a sac bunt from O'Grady to put a pair of runners into scoring position. Zeblo threw out Betts in the next at-bat but Perkins scored the tying run. Duke was threatening to break the game open as left fielder Anthony D'Alessandro and second baseman Matt Berezo loaded the bases with two straight walks, but senior LHP Mac Hunter entered in relief of junior RHP Brian Russell and got shortstop Angelo LaBruna to fly out and end the threat.
Hunter tossed two scoreless innings and handed the game over to freshman RHP Jip Richards, who retired his first two batters in the sixth before a solo home run by Marconcini put Duke back ahead, 5-4. But the Wildcat offense took him off the hook, exploding for five runs in the next two innings, and Frongello shut down the Blue Devils in the seventh and eighth to help Davidson to the 9-7 comeback victory.
Van Orden tossed four scoreless innings, retiring 13 of 14 batters before plunking freshman left fielder Forrest Brandt with two outs in the seventh. Gadaire followed with the home run, his second of the game and fifth of the season, to put Davidson back ahead, 6-5, and the Wildcats tacked on three important insurance runs in the eighth. Cerbie started the scoring with a one-out home run, his second in as many days, and Gerow doubled in Zeblo, who walked and scored from first on a ball hit to the gap in left center. Davidson continued doing damage on two outs, as reliever Matt Lumpa hit new right fielder Kelly Myers, who scored Davidson's ninth and final run on an RBI-single by Gadaire in the next at-bat.
Duke threatened in the top of the ninth against senior RHP Andy Bass, loading the bases with a pair of walks and a hit batsman. Bass induced a ground ball from Piwnica-Worms for the first out at second, but Duke scratched a run as the Wildcats couldn't turn the double play. The Blue Devils added one more run on a sacrifice fly by O'Grady, but Zeblo fielded the final out on a ground ball from Betts to end the game.
One of two remaining conference series, Davidson will travel to second-place Elon (27-17, 15-6 SoCon) for a three-game set this weekend. First pitch for Friday's and Saturday's games is slated for 6:30 p.m, and the series finale will be at 1:30 p.m. Sunday.
Jr. RF Drew Gadaire
Sr. RHP Mike Frongello
DAVIDSON, N.C. – Junior right fielder Drew Gadaire batted 4-for-5 with a pair of home runs and four RBI to lead the Davidson Wildcats to a 9-7 win over the Duke Blue Devils Wednesday night at Wilson Field.
Davidson (18-22) won its second straight game in as many days behind an offense that continued to put runs up in bunches and a bullpen that shut down a late Duke (20-24) rally.
The Wildcats finished the game with 11 hits, led by Gadaire and freshman catcher Daniel Gerow, who batted 2-for-4 with a pair of RBI. Junior second baseman James Cerbie hit a solo home run in the eighth, and junior center fielder Seth Freeman drove in a pair for the 'Cats, who rallied from a 5-4 deficit to score five runs over the last two innings in the comeback win.
After Duke took a 5-4 lead on a solo home run from right fielder Chris Marconcini in the sixth, senior RHP Mike Frongello (W, 4-3) shut down the Blue Devils in the seventh and the eighth, and Gadaire's two-out, two-run home run in the seventh made him a winner.
The Blue Devils, who loaded the bases with no outs in the ninth and managed a pair of runs in the late rally, finished with six hits, paced by center fielder Will Piwnica-Worms (2-for-5, RBI) and third baseman Jordan Betts (1-for-4, 3 RBI). Drew Van Orden (L, 2-5) took the loss in relief of Dillon Haviland, allowing two runs on three hits and striking out four in 4 1/3 innings.
Duke scored three unearned runs in the first inning on two hits and an error. With one out, Marconcini reached on a fielding error by sophomore shortstop Michael Zeblo and scored two batters later on first baseman Dennis O'Grady's double to left. Betts drove in Will Piwnica-Worms (infield single) and O'Grady (double) with a base hit to center field to make it 3-0.
Davidson got a run back on Gadaire's two-out solo home run to center field in the bottom of the inning and took a 4-3 lead with three runs in the second inning. The Wildcats got a pair on, as junior first baseman Matt Ray (1-for-4) slapped a leadoff single to center and Cerbie (1-for-3, HR, RBI) took a free pass in the next at-bat. Zeblo reached safely on a ball that was bobbled by Betts, who recovered in time to throw out Ray at the plate. But Davidson kept the scoring going as Gerow doubled down the left field line to score Cerbie and move Zeblo to third, and Freeman followed with a two-RBI single into center field to put the Wildcats ahead, 4-3.
The Blue Devils tied the game with a run in the third, stringing back-to-back singles from designated hitter David Perkins and Piwnica-Worms together with a sac bunt from O'Grady to put a pair of runners into scoring position. Zeblo threw out Betts in the next at-bat but Perkins scored the tying run. Duke was threatening to break the game open as left fielder Anthony D'Alessandro and second baseman Matt Berezo loaded the bases with two straight walks, but senior LHP Mac Hunter entered in relief of junior RHP Brian Russell and got shortstop Angelo LaBruna to fly out and end the threat.
Hunter tossed two scoreless innings and handed the game over to freshman RHP Jip Richards, who retired his first two batters in the sixth before a solo home run by Marconcini put Duke back ahead, 5-4. But the Wildcat offense took him off the hook, exploding for five runs in the next two innings, and Frongello shut down the Blue Devils in the seventh and eighth to help Davidson to the 9-7 comeback victory.
Van Orden tossed four scoreless innings, retiring 13 of 14 batters before plunking freshman left fielder Forrest Brandt with two outs in the seventh. Gadaire followed with the home run, his second of the game and fifth of the season, to put Davidson back ahead, 6-5, and the Wildcats tacked on three important insurance runs in the eighth. Cerbie started the scoring with a one-out home run, his second in as many days, and Gerow doubled in Zeblo, who walked and scored from first on a ball hit to the gap in left center. Davidson continued doing damage on two outs, as reliever Matt Lumpa hit new right fielder Kelly Myers, who scored Davidson's ninth and final run on an RBI-single by Gadaire in the next at-bat.
Duke threatened in the top of the ninth against senior RHP Andy Bass, loading the bases with a pair of walks and a hit batsman. Bass induced a ground ball from Piwnica-Worms for the first out at second, but Duke scratched a run as the Wildcats couldn't turn the double play. The Blue Devils added one more run on a sacrifice fly by O'Grady, but Zeblo fielded the final out on a ground ball from Betts to end the game.
One of two remaining conference series, Davidson will travel to second-place Elon (27-17, 15-6 SoCon) for a three-game set this weekend. First pitch for Friday's and Saturday's games is slated for 6:30 p.m, and the series finale will be at 1:30 p.m. Sunday.
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