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Photo by: Jeff Sochko/DavidsonPhotos.com
Wildcats Defeat Rhode Island 7-2
4/14/2019 12:19:00 AM | Baseball
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Right-hander Casey Sutherland tossed seven solid innings, and Justin Lebek jump-started the offense Saturday night as Davidson earned a 7-2 win over Rhode Island at Wilson Field.
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With the win, Davidson snapped a seven-game skid and improved to 15-14 overall and 5-2 in the Atlantic 10. The Rams (14-17) are now 7-3 in league play.
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Sutherland (5-0) scattered four hits and struck out eight. Both Ram runs that came across were unearned, and he didn't walk anyone. What was working?
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"Definitely the change-up," he said. "I finally had some depth back to it, which was huge. They were swinging and missing it."
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Meanwhile, Lebek hit his fourth home run in seven games. His shot to straightaway center field to lead off the second gave the Wildcats a 1-0 lead.
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"That was a good start to getting the offense going," said Sutherland.
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Trevor Candelaria's two-RBI single in the third gave Davidson a 3-1 lead. Eric Jones drove in Max Bazin with RBI-singles in the fourth and sixth innings, and Matt Frey's single drove in Candelaria, who tripled, to plate the final run of the night in the seventh.
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Gabe Levy came on in the eighth and recorded the final six outs, while allowing one hit and striking out two.
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Up Next
Davidson and Rhode Island plan to play a doubleheader Sunday, beginning at 11 a.m. at Wilson Field.
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Right-hander Casey Sutherland tossed seven solid innings, and Justin Lebek jump-started the offense Saturday night as Davidson earned a 7-2 win over Rhode Island at Wilson Field.
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With the win, Davidson snapped a seven-game skid and improved to 15-14 overall and 5-2 in the Atlantic 10. The Rams (14-17) are now 7-3 in league play.
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Sutherland (5-0) scattered four hits and struck out eight. Both Ram runs that came across were unearned, and he didn't walk anyone. What was working?
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"Definitely the change-up," he said. "I finally had some depth back to it, which was huge. They were swinging and missing it."
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Meanwhile, Lebek hit his fourth home run in seven games. His shot to straightaway center field to lead off the second gave the Wildcats a 1-0 lead.
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"That was a good start to getting the offense going," said Sutherland.
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Trevor Candelaria's two-RBI single in the third gave Davidson a 3-1 lead. Eric Jones drove in Max Bazin with RBI-singles in the fourth and sixth innings, and Matt Frey's single drove in Candelaria, who tripled, to plate the final run of the night in the seventh.
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Gabe Levy came on in the eighth and recorded the final six outs, while allowing one hit and striking out two.
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Up Next
Davidson and Rhode Island plan to play a doubleheader Sunday, beginning at 11 a.m. at Wilson Field.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Sutherland, Casey (5-0)
L: TWITCHELL, Ryan (0-3)
Batting:
RBI: WHITE, Austin 1
Base Running:
RUNS: VARGAS, Xavier 1 ; CAVALIERE, Greg 1
SB: WHITE, Austin 1
Batting:
2B: Bazin, Max 1 ; Jones, Eric 1
3B: Candelaria, Trevor 1
HR: Lebek, Justin 1
RBI: Jones, Eric 2 ; Lebek, Justin 1 ; Candelaria, Trevor 2 ; Frey, Matt 1
SH: Fedje-Johnson, Alex 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Bazin, Max 2 ; Jones, Eric 1 ; Mardiney, Alex 1 ; Lebek, Justin 1 ; Candelaria, Trevor 1 ; Centracchio, Brett 1
SB: Lebek, Justin 1
CS: Fedje-Johnson, Alex 1
HBP: Fontes, Ruben 1
Game Leaders
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RBI
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RBI
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