Friday, February 26
Davidson, N.C.
6:00 p.m.
Davidson College
4
vs
2
Mt. Saint Mary's
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Pitching, Defense Help Davidson to 4-2 Win over Mount St. Mary's Friday
2/26/2010 9:43:52 PM | Baseball
Box Score
DAVIDSON, N.C. -- Thomas Middour and Mike Frongello allowed just two runs on five hits and combined for 14 strikeouts to pitch the Davidson Wildcat baseball team to a 4-2 win over Mount St. Mary's Friday night at Wilson Field.
Frongello (1-0) picked up the win for the Wildcats (3-2), working the final four innings and allowing just one run on three hits with six strikeouts. After allowing a leadoff home run to left fielder Tommy Flynn, Middour settled in to work five innings of two-hit, shutout ball with eight strikeouts.
Costa Kapothanasis made a solid start for the Mountaineers (0-1), allowing just one run on two hits with five strikeouts in five innings, but Davidson knotted up the game in the third frame. Freshman right fielder Coleman Barron legged out an infield single and took second base as third baseman Joe Kavanagh overthrew first base. He moved around the bases to tie the score on consecutive wild pitches, but Davidson would end the inning tied 1-1.
The Mountaineers took the lead in the sixth, as Frongello entered in relief of Middour and allowed a leadoff single to designated hitter Kyle Kane, who moved around to second on a throwing error by Barron. Right fielder Shane Eyler doubled in Kane in the next at-bat, but Frongello struck out Kavanagh and turned a double play on catcher Andrew Caron to end the inning.
Davidson got to Mount St. Mary's reliever Brady Fiegl (0-1) for a run in the sixth and seventh to take the 3-2 lead. Junior first baseman Danny Weiss doubled in sophomore second baseman James Cerbie (single) to tied the game in the sixth, and the 'Cats got the bases loaded in the seventh to scratch out a lead. Freshman third baseman Andrew Barna doubled to start the seventh, and senior catcher Tommy Piacenza was hit by a pitch in the next at-bat. Barron tried to sacrifice each over, but the Mountaineers eliminated lead runner Barna for the first out. Junior left fielder Sam Payne loaded the bases with a walk, before Cerbie was hit by a pitch for the go-ahead run.
The Mountaineers got a pair of runners on with no outs to start the eighth, but the 'Cats turned their second double play of the game, and Frongello coaxed a ground out out of first baseman Josh Winter to end the threat. Davidson added an insurance run in the bottom of the inning as reliever Buddy Fields surrendered a bases-loaded walk to freshman shortstop Michael Zeblo. Weiss led off the frame with his second hit of the night and was sacrificed over by junior designated hitter Will General before Barna was intentionally walked to set up the double play. The gamble failed, as Piacenza and then Zeblo took walks to give the 'Cats a final run.
Frongello retired the final three hitters to earn his first win of the season. Weiss and Barna each had two hits for the Wildcats, and Cerbie and Barron each tallied one.
The Mountaineers had just five hits, with Flynn, Darr, Kane, Eyler and second baseman Michael Foster each recording one.
Mount St. Mary's returns to action with a noon neutral-site game against Presbyterian. Davidson and Presbyterian are scheduled for a first pitch time of 3 p.m.
DAVIDSON, N.C. -- Thomas Middour and Mike Frongello allowed just two runs on five hits and combined for 14 strikeouts to pitch the Davidson Wildcat baseball team to a 4-2 win over Mount St. Mary's Friday night at Wilson Field.
Frongello (1-0) picked up the win for the Wildcats (3-2), working the final four innings and allowing just one run on three hits with six strikeouts. After allowing a leadoff home run to left fielder Tommy Flynn, Middour settled in to work five innings of two-hit, shutout ball with eight strikeouts.
Costa Kapothanasis made a solid start for the Mountaineers (0-1), allowing just one run on two hits with five strikeouts in five innings, but Davidson knotted up the game in the third frame. Freshman right fielder Coleman Barron legged out an infield single and took second base as third baseman Joe Kavanagh overthrew first base. He moved around the bases to tie the score on consecutive wild pitches, but Davidson would end the inning tied 1-1.
The Mountaineers took the lead in the sixth, as Frongello entered in relief of Middour and allowed a leadoff single to designated hitter Kyle Kane, who moved around to second on a throwing error by Barron. Right fielder Shane Eyler doubled in Kane in the next at-bat, but Frongello struck out Kavanagh and turned a double play on catcher Andrew Caron to end the inning.
Davidson got to Mount St. Mary's reliever Brady Fiegl (0-1) for a run in the sixth and seventh to take the 3-2 lead. Junior first baseman Danny Weiss doubled in sophomore second baseman James Cerbie (single) to tied the game in the sixth, and the 'Cats got the bases loaded in the seventh to scratch out a lead. Freshman third baseman Andrew Barna doubled to start the seventh, and senior catcher Tommy Piacenza was hit by a pitch in the next at-bat. Barron tried to sacrifice each over, but the Mountaineers eliminated lead runner Barna for the first out. Junior left fielder Sam Payne loaded the bases with a walk, before Cerbie was hit by a pitch for the go-ahead run.
The Mountaineers got a pair of runners on with no outs to start the eighth, but the 'Cats turned their second double play of the game, and Frongello coaxed a ground out out of first baseman Josh Winter to end the threat. Davidson added an insurance run in the bottom of the inning as reliever Buddy Fields surrendered a bases-loaded walk to freshman shortstop Michael Zeblo. Weiss led off the frame with his second hit of the night and was sacrificed over by junior designated hitter Will General before Barna was intentionally walked to set up the double play. The gamble failed, as Piacenza and then Zeblo took walks to give the 'Cats a final run.
Frongello retired the final three hitters to earn his first win of the season. Weiss and Barna each had two hits for the Wildcats, and Cerbie and Barron each tallied one.
The Mountaineers had just five hits, with Flynn, Darr, Kane, Eyler and second baseman Michael Foster each recording one.
Mount St. Mary's returns to action with a noon neutral-site game against Presbyterian. Davidson and Presbyterian are scheduled for a first pitch time of 3 p.m.
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