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Photo by: Tim Cowie - DavidsonPhotos.com
Wildcats Homer, Hold Off Wofford in Kannapolis
3/30/2021 10:13:00 PM | Baseball
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KANNAPOLIS — Ryan Wilson and John Hosmer hit back-to-back home runs as part of a four-run third inning, and Nolan DeVos shut the door with his second save of the week to help lead Davidson past Wofford 7-6 at Atrium Health Ballpark Tuesday night.
Playing just the second-ever game at the Kannapolis Cannon Ballers' new park, the Wildcats (13-9) won for the eighth time in nine games and avenged the only setback in that stretch, a 5-1 loss to the Terriers in Spartanburg a week ago.
"Our guys were excited to play here," said coach Rucker Taylor. "For us to come out and play well and get the win, it was just a great night."
Wilson broke a scoreless tie in the third with a three-run home run onto the berm beyond the left-center wall. Before the celebration faded in the dugout, Hosmer went deep with a shot down the left field line. Hosmer's blast, the first-ever to leave the ballpark, was his team-best fifth of the season and made it 4-0.
The Wildcats extended their lead to 7-1 with three runs in the fifth when Ruben Fontes' double to right-center drove in Alex Fedje-Johnson, and Trevor Candelaria brought in Wilson and Fontes with a single to left.
Wofford rallied and got within a run with five runs on five hits and an error in the eighth, but DeVos entered in the ninth and wrapped it up with a 1-2-3 inning, including assisting on a 1-3 putout to end it.
Along with Hosmer's leave-the-yard blast, the Wildcats also turned the first two 6-4-3 double plays in park history. Fedje-Johnson, Matthew Gravely and Wilson combined to turn two in both the fourth and fifth innings.
Up Next
The Wildcats will host North Alabama this weekend, beginning Thursday at 5:30 p.m.
KANNAPOLIS — Ryan Wilson and John Hosmer hit back-to-back home runs as part of a four-run third inning, and Nolan DeVos shut the door with his second save of the week to help lead Davidson past Wofford 7-6 at Atrium Health Ballpark Tuesday night.
Playing just the second-ever game at the Kannapolis Cannon Ballers' new park, the Wildcats (13-9) won for the eighth time in nine games and avenged the only setback in that stretch, a 5-1 loss to the Terriers in Spartanburg a week ago.
"Our guys were excited to play here," said coach Rucker Taylor. "For us to come out and play well and get the win, it was just a great night."
Wilson broke a scoreless tie in the third with a three-run home run onto the berm beyond the left-center wall. Before the celebration faded in the dugout, Hosmer went deep with a shot down the left field line. Hosmer's blast, the first-ever to leave the ballpark, was his team-best fifth of the season and made it 4-0.
The Wildcats extended their lead to 7-1 with three runs in the fifth when Ruben Fontes' double to right-center drove in Alex Fedje-Johnson, and Trevor Candelaria brought in Wilson and Fontes with a single to left.
Wofford rallied and got within a run with five runs on five hits and an error in the eighth, but DeVos entered in the ninth and wrapped it up with a 1-2-3 inning, including assisting on a 1-3 putout to end it.
Along with Hosmer's leave-the-yard blast, the Wildcats also turned the first two 6-4-3 double plays in park history. Fedje-Johnson, Matthew Gravely and Wilson combined to turn two in both the fourth and fifth innings.
Up Next
The Wildcats will host North Alabama this weekend, beginning Thursday at 5:30 p.m.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Peaden, Jacob (1-1)
L: Stratton (1-1)
S: DeVos, Nolan (4)
Batting:
2B: Davis 1
RBI: Hester 1 ; Davis 2 ; Dempsey 1 ; Hill 1 ; Gill 1
SH: Lussier 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Hester 2 ; Davis 1 ; Galanie 1 ; Renwick 1 ; Gill 1
SB: Renwick 1
HBP: Davis 2
Batting:
2B: Fontes, Ruben 1 ; Browder, Garrett 1
HR: Wilson, Ryan 1 ; Hosmer, John 1
RBI: Wilson, Ryan 3 ; Hosmer, John 1 ; Fontes, Ruben 1 ; Candelaria, Trevor 2
SH: Wilson, Ryan 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Fedje-Johnson, Alex 2 ; Wilson, Ryan 2 ; Hosmer, John 1 ; Fontes, Ruben 1 ; Browder, Garrett 1
HBP: Fedje-Johnson, Alex 1
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