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Gadaire Leads Davidson Over UNC Asheville, 6-3, Wednesday
4/6/2011 10:57:56 PM | Baseball
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1B Drew Gadaire
DAVIDSON, N.C. — Junior first baseman Drew Gadaire batted 3-for-5 and drove in three runs to lead the Davidson Wildcats to a 6-3 win over the UNC Asheville Bulldogs Wednesday night in non-conference play at Wilson Field.
Davidson (14-14) scored a run on an RBI-groundout by senior right fielder Sam Payne to cut UNC Asheville's (10-18) lead to 2-1 in the bottom of the second. Gadaire's first hit of the game, a two-out, two-RBI double, came as part of the Wildcats' three-run fourth inning that put Davidson ahead for good, 4-2.
The Wildcats put runners on the corners with no outs and manufactured a score on a fielder's choice from junior second baseman James Cerbie in the seventh, and scored their final run in the eighth on another two-out, RBI-base hit by Gadaire.
Junior RHP Brian Russell (W, 2-2) earned the win, holding the Bulldogs to two runs on five hits and striking out a pair in four innings in a predetermined short start. The Wildcat bullpen of Danny Mooney, Michael Goldberg, Mike Frongello and Andy Bass combined to allow just one run on four hits with four strikeouts over the final five innings.
The Wildcats finished with 11 hits, led by Gadaire and freshman center fielder Kelly Myers (3-for-4). Senior designated hitter Danny Weiss finished 2-for-5, and freshman left fielder Forrest Brandt (1-for-5, RBI), Cerbie and Payne (1-for-3, RBI) each drove in a run for the 'Cats.
Asheville reliever Grier Harrington (L, 2-5) took the loss, allowing three runs on four hits in 2/3 of an inning in relief of starter David Ricker. Ricker went three innings and allowed just a run on three hits while striking out four and exited the game with a 2-1 lead, as the Bulldogs scored a pair in the second inning on three hits.
Russell faced just three in the first, but gave up a one-out walk to Nick Collazo, who scored in the second as Danny Baatz followed with a triple into the corner in right field. Patrick Kootnz's sacrifice fly made it 2-0 in favor of Asheville, and Eli Miller kept the inning going with a two-out double to left field. But Brandt gunned Miller down trying to score on a base hit by Caitlin Carter to end the inning.
Russell then held the Bulldogs to just a two-out hit in both the third and fourth, and the Davidson offense put up a run in the second and three in the fourth to make him a winner. Davidson started its scoring in the second as Cerbie took a leadoff walk and moved to second when Myers slapped a base hit into center field. Junior shortstop Calvin Sigelbaum nearly beat out his sacrifice bunt down the first base line, and Cerbie scored the 'Cats' first run on an excuse-me swing by Payne.
Russell also got strong play from the Davidson defense, as Gadaire chased a pop fly into foul territory for the third out in the third, and Sigelbaum fielded a pair of groundouts, the first a spinning stab, in the fourth. The Wildcat offense took over in the fourth inning, putting together four hits for three runs to take the lead. Myers doubled to right field to start the scoring and took third on a one-out base hit by Payne. The Wildcats tried to execute the squeeze play, but Freeman's bunt attempt was fielded by Harrington, who cut down Myers at the plate. Brandt knotted the game with a two-out, RBI-single to left field before Gadaire gave Davidson a 4-2 lead with his two-RBI double down the left field line. Dean Roland took over and sat Weiss on strikes to end the inning, but the Wildcats would not surrender the lead the rest of the way.
Mooney pitched a pair of shutout innings, and neither Goldberg nor Frongello allowed a base runner in an inning of relief for Russell. The Wildcats added a run on an RBI-groundout by Cerbie that scored Weiss, who doubled to the gap in left and took third as sophomore third baseman Andrew Barna beat out a bunt down the first base line. The 'Cats added their final score in the eighth as Gadaire drove in Payne, who walked to start the inning, was sacrificed by Freeman and went to third on Brandt's fly out to right field. Asheville tacked on a lone run in the ninth off Bass, as Jordan Lurie doubled in Miller but it was not enough.
The Bulldogs finished with nine hits, led by Grant Gajdosz (2-for-4) and Baatz (2-for-4).
Davidson will host UNC Greensboro (16-11, 8-4 SoCon), who lost 8-6 to Duke tonight, this weekend at Wilson Field. First pitch for Friday is scheduled for 7 p.m., and the teams will play game two on Saturday at 2 p.m. The series finale is scheduled for 1 p.m. Sunday.
1B Drew Gadaire
DAVIDSON, N.C. — Junior first baseman Drew Gadaire batted 3-for-5 and drove in three runs to lead the Davidson Wildcats to a 6-3 win over the UNC Asheville Bulldogs Wednesday night in non-conference play at Wilson Field.
Davidson (14-14) scored a run on an RBI-groundout by senior right fielder Sam Payne to cut UNC Asheville's (10-18) lead to 2-1 in the bottom of the second. Gadaire's first hit of the game, a two-out, two-RBI double, came as part of the Wildcats' three-run fourth inning that put Davidson ahead for good, 4-2.
The Wildcats put runners on the corners with no outs and manufactured a score on a fielder's choice from junior second baseman James Cerbie in the seventh, and scored their final run in the eighth on another two-out, RBI-base hit by Gadaire.
Junior RHP Brian Russell (W, 2-2) earned the win, holding the Bulldogs to two runs on five hits and striking out a pair in four innings in a predetermined short start. The Wildcat bullpen of Danny Mooney, Michael Goldberg, Mike Frongello and Andy Bass combined to allow just one run on four hits with four strikeouts over the final five innings.
The Wildcats finished with 11 hits, led by Gadaire and freshman center fielder Kelly Myers (3-for-4). Senior designated hitter Danny Weiss finished 2-for-5, and freshman left fielder Forrest Brandt (1-for-5, RBI), Cerbie and Payne (1-for-3, RBI) each drove in a run for the 'Cats.
Asheville reliever Grier Harrington (L, 2-5) took the loss, allowing three runs on four hits in 2/3 of an inning in relief of starter David Ricker. Ricker went three innings and allowed just a run on three hits while striking out four and exited the game with a 2-1 lead, as the Bulldogs scored a pair in the second inning on three hits.
Russell faced just three in the first, but gave up a one-out walk to Nick Collazo, who scored in the second as Danny Baatz followed with a triple into the corner in right field. Patrick Kootnz's sacrifice fly made it 2-0 in favor of Asheville, and Eli Miller kept the inning going with a two-out double to left field. But Brandt gunned Miller down trying to score on a base hit by Caitlin Carter to end the inning.
Russell then held the Bulldogs to just a two-out hit in both the third and fourth, and the Davidson offense put up a run in the second and three in the fourth to make him a winner. Davidson started its scoring in the second as Cerbie took a leadoff walk and moved to second when Myers slapped a base hit into center field. Junior shortstop Calvin Sigelbaum nearly beat out his sacrifice bunt down the first base line, and Cerbie scored the 'Cats' first run on an excuse-me swing by Payne.
Russell also got strong play from the Davidson defense, as Gadaire chased a pop fly into foul territory for the third out in the third, and Sigelbaum fielded a pair of groundouts, the first a spinning stab, in the fourth. The Wildcat offense took over in the fourth inning, putting together four hits for three runs to take the lead. Myers doubled to right field to start the scoring and took third on a one-out base hit by Payne. The Wildcats tried to execute the squeeze play, but Freeman's bunt attempt was fielded by Harrington, who cut down Myers at the plate. Brandt knotted the game with a two-out, RBI-single to left field before Gadaire gave Davidson a 4-2 lead with his two-RBI double down the left field line. Dean Roland took over and sat Weiss on strikes to end the inning, but the Wildcats would not surrender the lead the rest of the way.
Mooney pitched a pair of shutout innings, and neither Goldberg nor Frongello allowed a base runner in an inning of relief for Russell. The Wildcats added a run on an RBI-groundout by Cerbie that scored Weiss, who doubled to the gap in left and took third as sophomore third baseman Andrew Barna beat out a bunt down the first base line. The 'Cats added their final score in the eighth as Gadaire drove in Payne, who walked to start the inning, was sacrificed by Freeman and went to third on Brandt's fly out to right field. Asheville tacked on a lone run in the ninth off Bass, as Jordan Lurie doubled in Miller but it was not enough.
The Bulldogs finished with nine hits, led by Grant Gajdosz (2-for-4) and Baatz (2-for-4).
Davidson will host UNC Greensboro (16-11, 8-4 SoCon), who lost 8-6 to Duke tonight, this weekend at Wilson Field. First pitch for Friday is scheduled for 7 p.m., and the teams will play game two on Saturday at 2 p.m. The series finale is scheduled for 1 p.m. Sunday.
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