Saturday, March 8
Davidson, N.C.
7:30 p.m.
Davidson College
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Massachusetts
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Davidson
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Forrest Brandt
Photo by: Tim Cowie - DavidsonPhotos.com
11-Run Sixth Powers Davidson Past UMass, 13-3
3/8/2014 11:21:00 PM | Baseball
Box Score | Highlights
DAVIDSON, N.C. – Davidson scored 11 runs with two outs in the sixth inning en route to a 13-3 victory over Massachusetts in non-conference baseball action Saturday night at Wilson Field.
The win was Davidson's (5-6) second of the day, as they defeated North Carolina A&T (6-6) in a game prior, 3-1. Massachusetts (1-7) picked up its first win of the season in the first game of the day at Wilson Field, defeating N.C. A&T, 15-0.
In the decisive inning, Davidson sent 15 batters to the plate with all nine batters in the lineup scoring at least once. Centerfielder Forrest Brandt (2-for-3, 3 RBI) and right fielder Nathan Becker (1-for-4, 2 RBIs) scored twice, while second baseman Sam Foy (2-for-4, RBI) reached twice with a pair of singles. The 'Cats totaled six hits and six walks in the frame.
Brandt and Becker (1-for-4, 2 RBIs) ultimately scored the first and last runs of the frame, as they earned back-to-back two-out walks in their first at-bats to start the offensive. Brandt then drove in three runs with a bases-clearing double in his second at-bat, and Becker followed with his team-best fourth home run of the season to score both.
Pitching was the story early, as the game was scoreless through five innings. RHP Danny Mooney (2-1) was perfect until allowing a walk in the fifth, and he then allowed two hits and a run in the sixth inning to lose the no-hitter. He was perfect in the seventh inning to conclude his night, finishing with six strikeouts.
UMass only recorded two hits in each the sixth and ninth innings. Second baseman Nick Sanford (1-for-4) led the sixth off with a double down the right field line, and he later scored from third on a RBI-single by left fielder Paul Yanakoupolis (1-for-3).
RHP Ryan Moloney (0-3) appeared to be cruising for UMass, allowing just four hits through the first five innings and retiring the first two batters of the sixth inning, but then he walked Brandt and Becker was lifted for RHP DJ Jauss after throwing a ball on the first pitch to Foy.
Foy lifted an RBI-single to left field to tie the game at 1-1. A wild pitch during the next at-bat allowed the go-ahead run, and then left fielder Lee Miller (2-for-4) drove in Foy with a single up the middle for a 3-1 advantage. Jauss walked the next two batters to load the bases, and then another to allow another run. Third baseman David Daniels (2-for-5) delivered with a two-RBI single to center for a 6-1 advantage.
Jauss was lifted but Davidson did not let up, as designated hitter Ryan Lowe (1-for-3) walked to load the bases for Brandt, who cleared them with a double. Becker's home run immediately after gave Davidson its 11-1 lead. Foy singled again before a groundout ended the inning.
Freshman Brian Fortier pinch hit to lead-off the bottom of the seventh inning and he slugged his first career home run, and later the 'Cats added another run on a wild pitch for a 13-1 advantage. The Minutemen scored two runs in the ninth inning for the final margin.
Davidson and UMass will complete their first-ever series Sunday at 12 p.m. at Wilson Field. Davidson will then complete a back-to-back doubleheader by facing N.C. A&T 45 minutes after the first game concludes.
DAVIDSON, N.C. – Davidson scored 11 runs with two outs in the sixth inning en route to a 13-3 victory over Massachusetts in non-conference baseball action Saturday night at Wilson Field.
The win was Davidson's (5-6) second of the day, as they defeated North Carolina A&T (6-6) in a game prior, 3-1. Massachusetts (1-7) picked up its first win of the season in the first game of the day at Wilson Field, defeating N.C. A&T, 15-0.
In the decisive inning, Davidson sent 15 batters to the plate with all nine batters in the lineup scoring at least once. Centerfielder Forrest Brandt (2-for-3, 3 RBI) and right fielder Nathan Becker (1-for-4, 2 RBIs) scored twice, while second baseman Sam Foy (2-for-4, RBI) reached twice with a pair of singles. The 'Cats totaled six hits and six walks in the frame.
Brandt and Becker (1-for-4, 2 RBIs) ultimately scored the first and last runs of the frame, as they earned back-to-back two-out walks in their first at-bats to start the offensive. Brandt then drove in three runs with a bases-clearing double in his second at-bat, and Becker followed with his team-best fourth home run of the season to score both.
Pitching was the story early, as the game was scoreless through five innings. RHP Danny Mooney (2-1) was perfect until allowing a walk in the fifth, and he then allowed two hits and a run in the sixth inning to lose the no-hitter. He was perfect in the seventh inning to conclude his night, finishing with six strikeouts.
UMass only recorded two hits in each the sixth and ninth innings. Second baseman Nick Sanford (1-for-4) led the sixth off with a double down the right field line, and he later scored from third on a RBI-single by left fielder Paul Yanakoupolis (1-for-3).
RHP Ryan Moloney (0-3) appeared to be cruising for UMass, allowing just four hits through the first five innings and retiring the first two batters of the sixth inning, but then he walked Brandt and Becker was lifted for RHP DJ Jauss after throwing a ball on the first pitch to Foy.
Foy lifted an RBI-single to left field to tie the game at 1-1. A wild pitch during the next at-bat allowed the go-ahead run, and then left fielder Lee Miller (2-for-4) drove in Foy with a single up the middle for a 3-1 advantage. Jauss walked the next two batters to load the bases, and then another to allow another run. Third baseman David Daniels (2-for-5) delivered with a two-RBI single to center for a 6-1 advantage.
Jauss was lifted but Davidson did not let up, as designated hitter Ryan Lowe (1-for-3) walked to load the bases for Brandt, who cleared them with a double. Becker's home run immediately after gave Davidson its 11-1 lead. Foy singled again before a groundout ended the inning.
Freshman Brian Fortier pinch hit to lead-off the bottom of the seventh inning and he slugged his first career home run, and later the 'Cats added another run on a wild pitch for a 13-1 advantage. The Minutemen scored two runs in the ninth inning for the final margin.
Davidson and UMass will complete their first-ever series Sunday at 12 p.m. at Wilson Field. Davidson will then complete a back-to-back doubleheader by facing N.C. A&T 45 minutes after the first game concludes.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Mooney, Danny (2-1)
L: Moloney, Ryan (0-3)
Batting:
2B: Campero, Nik 1 ; Sanford, Nick 1
RBI: Yanakopulos, Paul 1 ; Campero, Nik 1 ; Walsh, Brandon 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Pagel, Kellen 1 ; Leone, Zack 1 ; Sanford, Nick 1
Batting:
2B: Pope, Andrew 1 ; Brandt, Forrest 1 ; Arkin, Ben 1
HR: Becker, Nathan 1 ; Fortier, Brian 1
RBI: Pope, Andrew 1 ; Daniels, David 2 ; Brandt, Forrest 3 ; Becker, Nathan 2 ; Foy, Sam 1 ; Miller, Lee 1 ; Fortier, Brian 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Pope, Andrew 2 ; Daniels, David 1 ; Lowe, Ryan 1 ; Brandt, Forrest 2 ; Becker, Nathan 2 ; Foy, Sam 1 ; Miller, Lee 1 ; Arkin, Ben 1 ; Fortier, Brian 1 ; Dyer, Chris 1
HBP: Pracher, Lukas 1
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RBI
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2
RBI
3
AB
4
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2
RBI
1
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