Saturday, February 26
Davidson, N.C.
1:30 p.m.
Davidson College
14
vs
2
Lafayette
Photo by: Tim Cowie - DavidsonPhotos.com
Wildcats Split Double-Header Saturday
2/26/2011 9:25:38 PM | Baseball
Box Score vs. Lafayette
Box Score vs. Lehigh
Freshman Left Fielder Forrest Brandt
DAVIDSON, N.C. - Freshman left fielder Forrest Brandt batted 3-for-3 with a home run and five RBI to lead the Davidson Wildcats to a 14-2 win over the Lafayette Leopards in the first game of Saturday's double-header at Wilson Field. The Lehigh Mountain Hawks held the Wildcat bats in check en route to a 7-3 victory in the nightcap.
Lafayette (0-2) plated a run in the first on catcher A.J. Miller's RBI-double, but Davidson (4-4) answered in the home half of the inning to tie the score. The Wildcats drew three walks to load the bases, and sophomore third baseman Andrew Barna was hit by a pitch to send in the Wildcats' first run of the day.
Senior RHP Ian Horkley (W, 1-1) retired the next six straight, but Lafayette reclaimed the lead with a run in the fourth on a pair of hits as first baseman Scott Kelleher singled in third baseman Matt Fenster.
Brandt's one-out solo shot tied the score in the fourth. Horkley retired eight straight Leopards, and Davidson added three runs over the fifth and sixth to make him a winner. The 'Cats took the lead for good in the fifth on an RBI-double by Barna, sending in junior right fielder Drew Gadaire, and added a pair of runs on no hits in the sixth. Lafayette reliever Chris Boyce started the inning by hitting sophomore shortstop Michael Zeblo and loaded the bases with another hit batsman and a catcher's interference. Gadaire and senior designated hitter Danny Weiss drew bases-loaded walks to give Davidson a 5-2 lead.
With senior RHP Andy Bass retiring all nine of his hitters to earn the three-inning save, the Wildcats got two more scores in the seventh and busted the game open with a seven-run eighth. Davidson finished with seven hits, including a pair from Gadaire, and drew 12 walks and had six hit batsmen in the game. Gadaire, Weiss and Barna all drove in two RBI, and Brandt led the 'Cats at the plate with a 3-for-3, 5-RBI day.
Corey Shea (L, 0-1) took the loss, despite allowing just three runs on four hits and striking out nine in five innings. He did walk four, throw a wild pitch and hit a batter in the losing effort.
In the second game of the double-header, Lehigh (1-1) used nine hits for seven runs to defeat the Wildcats, 7-3. Davidson cut down a 3-0 Lehigh lead with two runs in the bottom of the fourth, but finished with just six hits, none in the final four innings, and committed seven errors in the field.
Weiss hit a one-out ground-rule double to left and sophomore right fielder Coleman Barron and Zeblo put together a pair of two-out, RBI doubles to put the 'Cats within a score, 3-2, in the fourth. Lehigh answered in the top of the fifth, getting a pair of runs across on three hits to chase starter Ryan Overcash (L, 0-1) and extend its lead to 5-2.
The Wildcats got a run back in the home half as Freeman led off with a base hit to center and scored on Gadaire's sacrifice fly, but the Mountain Hawks did the final scoring of the day in the sixth inning, adding two more on a pair of hits and an error, for the final, 7-3.
Senior right-hander reliever Mike Frongello allowed no hits over the final three innings, but neither did Lehigh's Cameron Phillips (W, 1-0), who earned the win by tossing the final five innings of one-hit ball and striking out five.
Davidson will conclude the weekend with a 1 p.m. game against Lafayette Sunday. The game will be played after a 10 a.m. neutral-site game against Ohio and Lehigh.
Box Score vs. Lehigh
Freshman Left Fielder Forrest Brandt
DAVIDSON, N.C. - Freshman left fielder Forrest Brandt batted 3-for-3 with a home run and five RBI to lead the Davidson Wildcats to a 14-2 win over the Lafayette Leopards in the first game of Saturday's double-header at Wilson Field. The Lehigh Mountain Hawks held the Wildcat bats in check en route to a 7-3 victory in the nightcap.
Lafayette (0-2) plated a run in the first on catcher A.J. Miller's RBI-double, but Davidson (4-4) answered in the home half of the inning to tie the score. The Wildcats drew three walks to load the bases, and sophomore third baseman Andrew Barna was hit by a pitch to send in the Wildcats' first run of the day.
Senior RHP Ian Horkley (W, 1-1) retired the next six straight, but Lafayette reclaimed the lead with a run in the fourth on a pair of hits as first baseman Scott Kelleher singled in third baseman Matt Fenster.
Brandt's one-out solo shot tied the score in the fourth. Horkley retired eight straight Leopards, and Davidson added three runs over the fifth and sixth to make him a winner. The 'Cats took the lead for good in the fifth on an RBI-double by Barna, sending in junior right fielder Drew Gadaire, and added a pair of runs on no hits in the sixth. Lafayette reliever Chris Boyce started the inning by hitting sophomore shortstop Michael Zeblo and loaded the bases with another hit batsman and a catcher's interference. Gadaire and senior designated hitter Danny Weiss drew bases-loaded walks to give Davidson a 5-2 lead.
With senior RHP Andy Bass retiring all nine of his hitters to earn the three-inning save, the Wildcats got two more scores in the seventh and busted the game open with a seven-run eighth. Davidson finished with seven hits, including a pair from Gadaire, and drew 12 walks and had six hit batsmen in the game. Gadaire, Weiss and Barna all drove in two RBI, and Brandt led the 'Cats at the plate with a 3-for-3, 5-RBI day.
Corey Shea (L, 0-1) took the loss, despite allowing just three runs on four hits and striking out nine in five innings. He did walk four, throw a wild pitch and hit a batter in the losing effort.
In the second game of the double-header, Lehigh (1-1) used nine hits for seven runs to defeat the Wildcats, 7-3. Davidson cut down a 3-0 Lehigh lead with two runs in the bottom of the fourth, but finished with just six hits, none in the final four innings, and committed seven errors in the field.
Weiss hit a one-out ground-rule double to left and sophomore right fielder Coleman Barron and Zeblo put together a pair of two-out, RBI doubles to put the 'Cats within a score, 3-2, in the fourth. Lehigh answered in the top of the fifth, getting a pair of runs across on three hits to chase starter Ryan Overcash (L, 0-1) and extend its lead to 5-2.
The Wildcats got a run back in the home half as Freeman led off with a base hit to center and scored on Gadaire's sacrifice fly, but the Mountain Hawks did the final scoring of the day in the sixth inning, adding two more on a pair of hits and an error, for the final, 7-3.
Senior right-hander reliever Mike Frongello allowed no hits over the final three innings, but neither did Lehigh's Cameron Phillips (W, 1-0), who earned the win by tossing the final five innings of one-hit ball and striking out five.
Davidson will conclude the weekend with a 1 p.m. game against Lafayette Sunday. The game will be played after a 10 a.m. neutral-site game against Ohio and Lehigh.
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