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RHP Nick Neitzel
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Neitzel, O’Linger Three-Hit Samford, 7-2
4/13/2014 5:09:00 PM | Baseball
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DAVIDSON, N.C. – RHPs Nick Neitzel and Durin O'Linger held Samford to three hits and Nathan Becker and David Daniels both homered, as Davidson defeated the Bulldogs, 7-2, to claim the three-game Southern Conference baseball series Sunday afternoon at Wilson Field.
Neitzel (6-0) carried a no-hitter into the sixth inning for Davidson, but surrendered a bloop double to shortstop Tyler Filliben and a two-run home run to catcher Drew McWhorter for Samford's (21-15, 7-5 SoCon) only runs. Neitzel finished with a career-high seven strikeouts and allowed three walks in addition to the two hits. He was relieved by RHP Durin O'Linger (1) after facing the first batter in the seventh inning.
O'Linger pitched the final three innings to earn his first career save, which was also a team-record tying (2004) 12th of the season for the Wildcats bullpen. O'Linger only allowed a double to centerfielder T.J. Dixon, but ultimately faced the minimum as Dixon was thrown out at third base trying to stretch it into a triple. He also struck out three.
Davidson improved to 22-10 overall to match its best 32-game record since 1987. The 'Cats also claimed their record seventh-straight SoCon series, dating back to last season, and moved back into first place in the league at 12-3, as Western Carolina (9-3) went 1-2 over the weekend against Furman (4-8).
Becker led four Wildcats with two-hit games, as he went 2-for-3 with his team-best ninth home run of the season. First baseman Ben Arkin and designated hitter Ryan Lowe also had two hits, and both doubled and tallied an RBI. Second baseman Andrew Pope reached on a pair of infield singles and a walk, and also drove in a run.
Davidson's first run came across in the second inning on an RBI-groundout by Arkin. The 'Cats then took a commanding 4-0 lead in the third on an RBI-single by Lowe, which Pope scored on from first base, and Becker's two-run blast to centerfield. An error with two outs on a fielder's choice play at second base in the fourth allowed another Wildcat run to score for a 5-0 advantage.
RHP Alex Milazzo (3-2) suffered the loss, allowing the five runs (four earned) on six hits and a walk in four innings, also striking out four.
Samford came within three on McWhorter's home run in the top of the sixth, but Daniels lined a home run off the left field foul pole to leadoff the seventh and Pope drove in Arkin from third in the eighth for the final margin.
Davidson will complete a home-and-home series at Duke on Tuesday, starting at 6 p.m., before hosting its final SoCon series at Wilson Field, starting Thursday at 6 p.m. against UNCG.
NOTES: Davidson also won two of three at Samford last season, but had been swept the previous two times the Bulldogs played at Wilson Field … Ryan Lowe extended his reached base streak to 35 games.
DAVIDSON, N.C. – RHPs Nick Neitzel and Durin O'Linger held Samford to three hits and Nathan Becker and David Daniels both homered, as Davidson defeated the Bulldogs, 7-2, to claim the three-game Southern Conference baseball series Sunday afternoon at Wilson Field.
Neitzel (6-0) carried a no-hitter into the sixth inning for Davidson, but surrendered a bloop double to shortstop Tyler Filliben and a two-run home run to catcher Drew McWhorter for Samford's (21-15, 7-5 SoCon) only runs. Neitzel finished with a career-high seven strikeouts and allowed three walks in addition to the two hits. He was relieved by RHP Durin O'Linger (1) after facing the first batter in the seventh inning.
O'Linger pitched the final three innings to earn his first career save, which was also a team-record tying (2004) 12th of the season for the Wildcats bullpen. O'Linger only allowed a double to centerfielder T.J. Dixon, but ultimately faced the minimum as Dixon was thrown out at third base trying to stretch it into a triple. He also struck out three.
Davidson improved to 22-10 overall to match its best 32-game record since 1987. The 'Cats also claimed their record seventh-straight SoCon series, dating back to last season, and moved back into first place in the league at 12-3, as Western Carolina (9-3) went 1-2 over the weekend against Furman (4-8).
Becker led four Wildcats with two-hit games, as he went 2-for-3 with his team-best ninth home run of the season. First baseman Ben Arkin and designated hitter Ryan Lowe also had two hits, and both doubled and tallied an RBI. Second baseman Andrew Pope reached on a pair of infield singles and a walk, and also drove in a run.
Davidson's first run came across in the second inning on an RBI-groundout by Arkin. The 'Cats then took a commanding 4-0 lead in the third on an RBI-single by Lowe, which Pope scored on from first base, and Becker's two-run blast to centerfield. An error with two outs on a fielder's choice play at second base in the fourth allowed another Wildcat run to score for a 5-0 advantage.
RHP Alex Milazzo (3-2) suffered the loss, allowing the five runs (four earned) on six hits and a walk in four innings, also striking out four.
Samford came within three on McWhorter's home run in the top of the sixth, but Daniels lined a home run off the left field foul pole to leadoff the seventh and Pope drove in Arkin from third in the eighth for the final margin.
Davidson will complete a home-and-home series at Duke on Tuesday, starting at 6 p.m., before hosting its final SoCon series at Wilson Field, starting Thursday at 6 p.m. against UNCG.
NOTES: Davidson also won two of three at Samford last season, but had been swept the previous two times the Bulldogs played at Wilson Field … Ryan Lowe extended his reached base streak to 35 games.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Neitzel, Nick (6-0)
L: Alex Milazzo (3-2)
S: O'Linger, Durin (1)
Batting:
2B: T.J. Dixon 1 ; Tyler Filliben 1
HR: Drew McWhorter 1
RBI: Drew McWhorter 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Tyler Filliben 1 ; Drew McWhorter 1
Batting:
2B: Lowe, Ryan 1 ; Arkin, Ben 1
HR: Daniels, David 1 ; Becker, Nathan 1
RBI: Pope, Andrew 1 ; Daniels, David 1 ; Lowe, Ryan 1 ; Becker, Nathan 2 ; Arkin, Ben 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Pope, Andrew 1 ; Daniels, David 1 ; Lowe, Ryan 1 ; Becker, Nathan 2 ; Arkin, Ben 2
SB: Pope, Andrew 1 ; Arkin, Ben 1
HBP: Becker, Nathan 1 ; Foy, Sam 1
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