Tuesday, March 12
Spartanburg, SC
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Eric Jones homered and turned in his sixth multi-hit game of the season, but the Davidson baseball team came up short 7-6 at USC Upstate Tuesday in its first game action in a week.
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Jones' solo shot to left led off the ninth inning and was his first home run since the Feb. 15 season opener against Towson. It also capped his second three-hit game in the last four outings.
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With the Wildcats pulling within a run, Justin Lebek reached base on a walk with two outs in the ninth to bring the go-ahead run to the plate. But Upstate's Will Wheeler struck out Brett Centracchio to end it.
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Ultimately, the Wildcats (6-5) were unable to overcome a five-run second inning by the Spartans (8-8), which included two hits and an error.
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Davidson led 1-0 after a sacrifice fly by Lebek plated Jones in the first.
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The Wildcats added four runs off four hits in the sixth, including two on a Jones double down the right field line and another on a Matt Frey single.
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The pitching highlight for Davidson came from reliever Dan Spear, who worked out of a bases-loaded jam in the sixth, then struck out the side in the seventh.
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Up Next
Davidson will meet Winthrop Wednesday at Charlotte's BB&T Ballpark as part of the Charlotte Knights' Collegiate Baseball Series. First pitch is set for 6:05 p.m.
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Eric Jones homered and turned in his sixth multi-hit game of the season, but the Davidson baseball team came up short 7-6 at USC Upstate Tuesday in its first game action in a week.
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Jones' solo shot to left led off the ninth inning and was his first home run since the Feb. 15 season opener against Towson. It also capped his second three-hit game in the last four outings.
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With the Wildcats pulling within a run, Justin Lebek reached base on a walk with two outs in the ninth to bring the go-ahead run to the plate. But Upstate's Will Wheeler struck out Brett Centracchio to end it.
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Ultimately, the Wildcats (6-5) were unable to overcome a five-run second inning by the Spartans (8-8), which included two hits and an error.
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Davidson led 1-0 after a sacrifice fly by Lebek plated Jones in the first.
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The Wildcats added four runs off four hits in the sixth, including two on a Jones double down the right field line and another on a Matt Frey single.
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The pitching highlight for Davidson came from reliever Dan Spear, who worked out of a bases-loaded jam in the sixth, then struck out the side in the seventh.
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Up Next
Davidson will meet Winthrop Wednesday at Charlotte's BB&T Ballpark as part of the Charlotte Knights' Collegiate Baseball Series. First pitch is set for 6:05 p.m.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: SCHMITT, K. (1-1)
L: Hudson, Josh (1-1)
S: WHEELER, W. (2)
Batting:
2B: Jones, Eric 1
HR: Jones, Eric 1
RBI: Jones, Eric 3 ; Frey, Matt 1 ; Lebek, Justin 1
SF: Lebek, Justin 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Jones, Eric 3 ; Centracchio, Brett 1 ; Lowe, Greg 1 ; Gravely, Matthew 1
SB: Bazin, Max 1
HBP: Frey, Matt 1
Batting:
2B: KIM, A. 1 ; HARRIS, D. 1
RBI: KIM, A. 2 ; HENNESSY, J. 1 ; HARRIS, D. 1 ; TAYLOR, J. 1
SH: BOURKE, J. 1 ; HENNESSY, J. 1
SF: HENNESSY, J. 1
Base Running:
RUNS: SHIMKO, J. 1 ; KIM, A. 1 ; RIP, J. 1 ; BOURKE, J. 1 ; HARRIS, D. 1 ; TAYLOR, J. 1 ; WILBER, D. 1
HBP: WILBER, D. 1
Game Leaders
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