Davidson College
8-10
Cornell
7-5
Tatum Powers Big Red Past Davidson, 10-9
3/19/2013 10:42:00 PM | Baseball
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DAVIDSON, N.C. – Kevin Tatum batted 2-for-3 with two home runs and five RBI to lead the Cornell Big Red to a 10-9, come-from-behind win over the Davidson Wildcats in non-conference baseball action Tuesday evening at Wilson Field.
Tatum's first home run was a solo shot in the sixth to cut Davidson's (8-10) lead to 8-6. His second, a three-run blast in his next at-bat, put Cornell (7-5) up for good in the seventh. Davidson got a run back in the eighth on a leadoff single from Forrest Brandt and a couple of miscues, but stranded a pair of base runners in the home half of the ninth to suffer the loss.
Michael Zeblo (4-for-4, RBI) and Brandt (4-for-5, 2 RBI) paced the 'Cats, who had 14 hits on the night. Tatum (2-for-3, 5 RBI), Brenton Peters (3-for-4, RBI) and Ben Swinford (2-for-4, 2 RBI) had mutlti-hit games for Cornell, who finished with 10.
Bryan DaCanal (L, 1-1) took the loss for Davidson, allowing four runs (three earned) on three hits in 2/3 innings. Matt Horton (1-0) earned the win, tossing 1 2/3 scoreless innings
In the third inning, Swinford singled up the middle with the bases loaded to drive in two runs and cut Davidson's 6-3 lead to one, but the 'Cats added two more runs in the bottom half. Ryan Lowe, Zeblo and Nathan Becker each singled to start the frame and load the bases, and Daniel Gerow and Foy drove in a run each for an 8-5 Davidson advantage.
After allowing three runs in the first inning, the Wildcats batted around in the second inning to reverse the deficit. Barna walked to lead the frame off and scored on a double by Lowe. Lowe scored on a base hit by Zeblo, and Sam Foy tied the game later in the inning with a bases-loaded walk. Following the first out of the inning, Brandt drove in two with a single down the right field line to put Davidson in the lead, and Miller followed with a sacrifice bunt to drive in Foy for a 6-3 lead.
Davidson and Cornell will finish the two-game series tomorrow at 6 p.m. at Wilson Field.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Horton, Matt (1-0)
L: DaCanal, Bryan (1-1)
S: Urbon, Kellen (2)
Batting:
2B: Plantier, Ryan 1 ; Peters, Brenton 2
HR: Tatum, Kevin 2
RBI: Plantier, Ryan 1 ; Tatum, Kevin 5 ; Swinford, Ben 2 ; Peters, Brenton 1
SF: Tatum, Kevin 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Whetsel, JD 1 ; D'Alessandro, Tom 3 ; Hall, Matt 1 ; Souza, Spenser 1 ; Plantier, Ryan 1 ; Tatum, Kevin 2 ; Swinford, Ben 1
SB: Whetsel, JD 1 ; D'Alessandro, Tom 2
HBP: D'Alessandro, Tom 1
Batting:
2B: Brandt, Forrest 1 ; Lowe, Ryan 1 ; Zeblo, Michael 1
RBI: Foy, Sam 2 ; Brandt, Forrest 2 ; Miller, Lee 1 ; Lowe, Ryan 1 ; Zeblo, Michael 1 ; Gerow, Daniel 1
SH: Miller, Lee 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Foy, Sam 1 ; Brandt, Forrest 1 ; Barna, Andrew 1 ; Lowe, Ryan 2 ; Zeblo, Michael 2 ; Becker, Nathan 1 ; Gerow, Daniel 1
SB: Foy, Sam 1 ; Brandt, Forrest 1 ; Zeblo, Michael 2
HBP: Barna, Andrew 1 ; Zeblo, Michael 1
PO: Lowe, Ryan 1
