Sunday, April 8
Davidson, N.C.
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Davidson College
20-11, 6-3
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Four-Run Eighth Propels 'Cats Over Patriots 9-5
4/8/2018 4:47:00 PM | Baseball
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Davidson-George Mason Box Score (PDF)
Highlights (COMING SOON!)
DAVIDSON, N.C. – Davidson baseball picked up its second consecutive league series Sunday, after an eighth inning rally handed the 'Cats a 9-5 victory over George Mason at Wilson Field.
Davidson improves to 20-11 overall and 6-3 in conference play, while the Patriots slip to 14-16 and 6-3. The Widcats are just the third team in the Atlantic 10 to eclipse 20 victories this season.
Sophomore Brett Centracchio led the Wildcat offense with a 3-for-5 day at the plate, driving in three with a double. Juniors Justin Lebek and Eric Jones and senior Alec Acosta each added two hits apiece, as Lebek drove in two and doubled and Acosta scored twice with a double. Senior Andrew Born scored a game-high three runs.
Despite taking a no decision in the contest, Davidson starter Josh Hudson was solid through six innings, striking out six. Senior Connor Gordon picked up the victory, moving to 4-2 on the season.
The 'Cats attacked early, scoring twice in the opening frame. Two pitches into the inning Born was hit-by-pitch, then moved to third on a double from Acosta. Centracchio brought them both home on a single he pushed through the right side.
Davidson added a run in each the second, third, and fourth innings to increase their lead after the Patriots put up two runs in the third. In the second, the 'Cats used the same formula as before- sophomore Greg Lowe boarded via hit-by-pitch, then came home courtesy of Centracchio's double.
Mason used two hits, a walk, and a sacrifice bunt to plate its two before the 'Cats scored in the third after Lebek singled and Lowe brought him home. In the fourth, Born led off the inning with a single to right field, advanced to second on a Centracchio single to shallow center, stole third, then scored on Jones' single to shallow left center.
The 5-2 lead remained until the eighth, when Mason tied the contest off four hits and a walk. The tie was short lived, as Davidson responded with impact, plating four runs in the bottom of the frame.
Sophomore Zach Nussbaum worked a seven-pitch walk, advanced to second after Born was beaned a second time, and scored as Acosta initiated a sacrifice bunt turned two base error. Born then crossed the plate after a single to left center from sophomore Ward Coleman, and then Coleman and Jones, who was intentionally walked, both came home on Lebek's double to the right center wall.
Davidson will begin a four-game road trip Tuesday, traveling first to Durham, N.C., to take on Duke in the first of a two-game series before heading to Philadelphia to face league-foe Saint Joseph's next weekend.
Davidson-George Mason Box Score (PDF)
Highlights (COMING SOON!)
DAVIDSON, N.C. – Davidson baseball picked up its second consecutive league series Sunday, after an eighth inning rally handed the 'Cats a 9-5 victory over George Mason at Wilson Field.
Davidson improves to 20-11 overall and 6-3 in conference play, while the Patriots slip to 14-16 and 6-3. The Widcats are just the third team in the Atlantic 10 to eclipse 20 victories this season.
Sophomore Brett Centracchio led the Wildcat offense with a 3-for-5 day at the plate, driving in three with a double. Juniors Justin Lebek and Eric Jones and senior Alec Acosta each added two hits apiece, as Lebek drove in two and doubled and Acosta scored twice with a double. Senior Andrew Born scored a game-high three runs.
Despite taking a no decision in the contest, Davidson starter Josh Hudson was solid through six innings, striking out six. Senior Connor Gordon picked up the victory, moving to 4-2 on the season.
The 'Cats attacked early, scoring twice in the opening frame. Two pitches into the inning Born was hit-by-pitch, then moved to third on a double from Acosta. Centracchio brought them both home on a single he pushed through the right side.
Davidson added a run in each the second, third, and fourth innings to increase their lead after the Patriots put up two runs in the third. In the second, the 'Cats used the same formula as before- sophomore Greg Lowe boarded via hit-by-pitch, then came home courtesy of Centracchio's double.
Mason used two hits, a walk, and a sacrifice bunt to plate its two before the 'Cats scored in the third after Lebek singled and Lowe brought him home. In the fourth, Born led off the inning with a single to right field, advanced to second on a Centracchio single to shallow center, stole third, then scored on Jones' single to shallow left center.
The 5-2 lead remained until the eighth, when Mason tied the contest off four hits and a walk. The tie was short lived, as Davidson responded with impact, plating four runs in the bottom of the frame.
Sophomore Zach Nussbaum worked a seven-pitch walk, advanced to second after Born was beaned a second time, and scored as Acosta initiated a sacrifice bunt turned two base error. Born then crossed the plate after a single to left center from sophomore Ward Coleman, and then Coleman and Jones, who was intentionally walked, both came home on Lebek's double to the right center wall.
Davidson will begin a four-game road trip Tuesday, traveling first to Durham, N.C., to take on Duke in the first of a two-game series before heading to Philadelphia to face league-foe Saint Joseph's next weekend.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Gordon, Connor (4-2)
L: Garett Driscoll (0-2)
Batting:
2B: Logan Driscoll 1
RBI: Frank Sturek 1 ; Logan Driscoll 1 ; Trevor Kelly 1 ; Daniel Brooks 2
SH: Michael Smith 1 ; Tim Quinn 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Frank Sturek 1 ; Trevor Kelly 1 ; Tyler Nelin 1 ; Ryan Tassone 1 ; Alejandro Aponte 1
Batting:
2B: Acosta, Alec 1 ; Centracchio, Brett 1 ; Lebek, Justin 1
RBI: Centracchio, Brett 3 ; Jones, Eric 1 ; Coleman, Ward 1 ; Lebek, Justin 2 ; Lowe, Greg 1
SH: Acosta, Alec 1 ; Nussbaum, Zach 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Born, Andrew 3 ; Acosta, Alec 2 ; Jones, Eric 1 ; Lebek, Justin 1 ; Lowe, Greg 1 ; Nussbaum, Zach 1
SB: Born, Andrew 1
HBP: Born, Andrew 2 ; Lebek, Justin 1 ; Lowe, Greg 1
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