Sunday, March 1
Davidson, NC
1 p.m.
Davidson College
7
vs
5
Lafayette
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Nolan Homers Twice as 'Cats Win Sunday
3/1/2020 4:57:00 PM | Baseball
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DAVIDSON — Parker Nolan hit two more home runs, and Davidson completed its third straight weekend series win with a 7-5 victory over Lafayette Sunday afternoon at Wilson Field.
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A sophomore center fielder, Nolan homered for the third consecutive day to finish the weekend 6-for-12 with a triple, four home runs and 10 RBIs as the Wildcats improved to 9-2.
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"I feel like I just made some small adjustments, and I'm trusting myself a lot more," said Nolan. "It felt good to contribute a little bit."
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Nolan's first shot went to right center in the bottom of the sixth, turning a scoreless game into a 2-0 lead after Matt Frey was hit by a pitch. Alex Fedje-Johnson followed Nolan by drawing a walk to set up Ruben Fontes' own long ball to right — his first of the year — that made it 4-0.
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Lafayette answered with three runs in the top of the seventh, including two on a single by Patrick Vandenbergh, but then Nolan struck again in the bottom half. This time, he followed Jacob Hinderleider (double) and Frey (walk) with a three-run shot to straightaway center to make it 7-3.
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The Leopards (3-7) pulled to within 7-5 with a two-RBI single by Bill Russo in the eighth and threatened to do more damage with the bases full and one out. But freshman right-hander Bennett Flynn entered and struck out the next two batters to end the inning. Then he struck out two more in the ninth en route to his second save.
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Sophomore right-hander Alex Fenton gave the Wildcats another strong start on the mound. He struck out 10 in 6.2 innings and retired 17 straight batters in one stretch, while improving to 2-0.
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"His slider is something serious," said Nolan. "I've been on the wrong side of that a lot. It's nice to see other people strike out against it."
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Sunday's win completed Davidson's 11-game homestand to open the season. Head coach Rucker Taylor said he liked how the team responded after an 8-2 loss in Friday's series opener.
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"Today's game was a good one, and it was great to see us do some things well in a tight game," he said. "We had a couple of great starts, and then some nice work out of the pen. A lot of guys had better at-bats the last two days, and that's a good sign."Â
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Up Next
The Wildcats play at Charleston Southern on Tuesday and Wednesday, then return home to face Siena, beginning with a doubleheader next Saturday.
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DAVIDSON — Parker Nolan hit two more home runs, and Davidson completed its third straight weekend series win with a 7-5 victory over Lafayette Sunday afternoon at Wilson Field.
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A sophomore center fielder, Nolan homered for the third consecutive day to finish the weekend 6-for-12 with a triple, four home runs and 10 RBIs as the Wildcats improved to 9-2.
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"I feel like I just made some small adjustments, and I'm trusting myself a lot more," said Nolan. "It felt good to contribute a little bit."
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Nolan's first shot went to right center in the bottom of the sixth, turning a scoreless game into a 2-0 lead after Matt Frey was hit by a pitch. Alex Fedje-Johnson followed Nolan by drawing a walk to set up Ruben Fontes' own long ball to right — his first of the year — that made it 4-0.
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Lafayette answered with three runs in the top of the seventh, including two on a single by Patrick Vandenbergh, but then Nolan struck again in the bottom half. This time, he followed Jacob Hinderleider (double) and Frey (walk) with a three-run shot to straightaway center to make it 7-3.
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The Leopards (3-7) pulled to within 7-5 with a two-RBI single by Bill Russo in the eighth and threatened to do more damage with the bases full and one out. But freshman right-hander Bennett Flynn entered and struck out the next two batters to end the inning. Then he struck out two more in the ninth en route to his second save.
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Sophomore right-hander Alex Fenton gave the Wildcats another strong start on the mound. He struck out 10 in 6.2 innings and retired 17 straight batters in one stretch, while improving to 2-0.
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"His slider is something serious," said Nolan. "I've been on the wrong side of that a lot. It's nice to see other people strike out against it."
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Sunday's win completed Davidson's 11-game homestand to open the season. Head coach Rucker Taylor said he liked how the team responded after an 8-2 loss in Friday's series opener.
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"Today's game was a good one, and it was great to see us do some things well in a tight game," he said. "We had a couple of great starts, and then some nice work out of the pen. A lot of guys had better at-bats the last two days, and that's a good sign."Â
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Up Next
The Wildcats play at Charleston Southern on Tuesday and Wednesday, then return home to face Siena, beginning with a doubleheader next Saturday.
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