Friday, May 17
Birmingham, Ala.
5:00 p.m.
Davidson College
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Samford
Daniel Gerow
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Baseball Concludes Season with Rain-Shortened Win Over Samford, 12-1
5/17/2013 8:41:00 PM | Baseball
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Daniel Gerow and Nathan Becker drove in three runs each, and RHP Nick Neitzel was credited with a six-inning complete game, as Davidson defeated Samford, 12-1, in an abbreviated season finale in Southern Conference baseball action Friday afternoon at Griffin Field. The game was called due to weather in the top of the seventh inning.
Davidson took command of the rubber match with six runs on no hits in the third inning and four more runs in the fourth, clinching its first series win over Samford since 2009.
Gerow and Becker led Davidson at the plate, as Gerow slugged his first home run of the season with a runner on as part of a 3-for-4 day at the plate, while Becker reached base in all four plate appearances, going 3-for-3 with a walk. Additionally, centerfielder Forrest Brandt and first baseman Andrew Barna both went 1-for-2 with two walks. Neitzel (1-2) earned his first career win, holding Samford to one unearned run on four hits and two walks with four strikeouts in a career-high six innings.
Leftfielder Christian Durdaller led the Bulldogs, going 2-for-3, while first baseman Caleb Bryson (1-for-3) had the lone RBI. Four pitchers worked 6 1/3 innings, with starting RHP Alex Milazzo (6-2) taking the loss after allowing three runs (two earned) on three hits and two walks with two strikeouts.
The game was tied 1-1 when the Wildcats scored six in the third without getting credited with a hit. The frame featured four walks, four stolen bases, two errors and two wild pitches. With one out, a walk issued to Brandt and a fielding error on a ball put in play by designated hitter Ryan Lowe (1-for-4) gave the 'Cats runners on the corners, and then Brandt scored on a double steal. Barna then drew a walk, and he and Lowe moved up a base on another double steal, clearing a place for second baseman Sam Foy to reach on a wild pitch after he struck out. Becker then drew a walk to plate Lowe, and then an error on a ball put in play by Gerow resulted in two more runs scoring for a 5-1 lead. The final two runs scored on a wild pitch and a sacrifice fly by left fielder Ty Middlebrooks, respectively.
Leading 7-1, the 'Cats added four runs on four hits in the fourth inning. Lowe drove Brandt in from second base on what appeared to be a triple but was downgraded to a single after it was ruled Lowe missed second base and was called out. Davidson overcame the setback to score three more runs though, as later in the inning Becker hit an RBI-single and Gerow blasted a two-run home run.
The fifth and sixth innings were scoreless, and then Davidson added a run in the top of the seventh on an RBI-double by third baseman David Daniels. Shortly after, a rumble of thunder was heard and then the steady rains increased, forcing the game to be called off.
Davidson finishes the 2013 season with an 18-31 overall record and a 12-18 mark in Southern Conference action, a half-game shy of eighth-place Samford in the league standings. Samford (27-28) had a conference game at Appalachian State canceled due to weather, and thus played one less game and had a slightly higher winning percentage (.414) than Davidson (.400). Only the top-eight teams qualify for the Southern Conference tournament.
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Daniel Gerow and Nathan Becker drove in three runs each, and RHP Nick Neitzel was credited with a six-inning complete game, as Davidson defeated Samford, 12-1, in an abbreviated season finale in Southern Conference baseball action Friday afternoon at Griffin Field. The game was called due to weather in the top of the seventh inning.
Davidson took command of the rubber match with six runs on no hits in the third inning and four more runs in the fourth, clinching its first series win over Samford since 2009.
Gerow and Becker led Davidson at the plate, as Gerow slugged his first home run of the season with a runner on as part of a 3-for-4 day at the plate, while Becker reached base in all four plate appearances, going 3-for-3 with a walk. Additionally, centerfielder Forrest Brandt and first baseman Andrew Barna both went 1-for-2 with two walks. Neitzel (1-2) earned his first career win, holding Samford to one unearned run on four hits and two walks with four strikeouts in a career-high six innings.
Leftfielder Christian Durdaller led the Bulldogs, going 2-for-3, while first baseman Caleb Bryson (1-for-3) had the lone RBI. Four pitchers worked 6 1/3 innings, with starting RHP Alex Milazzo (6-2) taking the loss after allowing three runs (two earned) on three hits and two walks with two strikeouts.
The game was tied 1-1 when the Wildcats scored six in the third without getting credited with a hit. The frame featured four walks, four stolen bases, two errors and two wild pitches. With one out, a walk issued to Brandt and a fielding error on a ball put in play by designated hitter Ryan Lowe (1-for-4) gave the 'Cats runners on the corners, and then Brandt scored on a double steal. Barna then drew a walk, and he and Lowe moved up a base on another double steal, clearing a place for second baseman Sam Foy to reach on a wild pitch after he struck out. Becker then drew a walk to plate Lowe, and then an error on a ball put in play by Gerow resulted in two more runs scoring for a 5-1 lead. The final two runs scored on a wild pitch and a sacrifice fly by left fielder Ty Middlebrooks, respectively.
Leading 7-1, the 'Cats added four runs on four hits in the fourth inning. Lowe drove Brandt in from second base on what appeared to be a triple but was downgraded to a single after it was ruled Lowe missed second base and was called out. Davidson overcame the setback to score three more runs though, as later in the inning Becker hit an RBI-single and Gerow blasted a two-run home run.
The fifth and sixth innings were scoreless, and then Davidson added a run in the top of the seventh on an RBI-double by third baseman David Daniels. Shortly after, a rumble of thunder was heard and then the steady rains increased, forcing the game to be called off.
Davidson finishes the 2013 season with an 18-31 overall record and a 12-18 mark in Southern Conference action, a half-game shy of eighth-place Samford in the league standings. Samford (27-28) had a conference game at Appalachian State canceled due to weather, and thus played one less game and had a slightly higher winning percentage (.414) than Davidson (.400). Only the top-eight teams qualify for the Southern Conference tournament.
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