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Photo by: Tim Cowie - DavidsonPhotos.com
'Cats Win Series Opener 8-4 Over North Alabama
4/1/2021 10:24:00 PM | Baseball
Ruben Fontes hit his fifth home run of the season early, and Nolan DeVos once again ended a late threat as Davidson won its series opener 8-4 against North Alabama Thursday night at Wilson Field.
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It's the Wildcats' fifth straight victory and ninth in their last 10 games. They've also won 16 straight games at home, dating to last year.
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"We were able to get some early runs against a pitcher with good numbers coming in and then bookended things late with a couple of runs in the eighth," said coach Rucker Taylor. "Bennett Flynn and Nolan both got us out of jams and kept crooked numbers off the board."
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Davidson took a 3-0 lead in the first inning, after John Hosmer doubled and a fielding error allowed Alex Fedje-Johnson to score. Fontes then hit his third homer in six games to bring in Hosmer and tie him for the team's home run lead.
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Ryan Wilson drove in two runs on a second-inning single to center to make it 5-1, and Garrett Browder's RBI-single made it 6-4 in the sixth after the Lions had climbed to within a run.
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The Wildcats' eighth-inning runs came on bases-loaded walks by Wilson and Hosmer. Â
The combo of Flynn and DeVos recorded the final five outs, with DeVos earning his fifth save and third in five days.Â
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Up Next
The series continues Friday with a 5:30 p.m. game at Wilson Field.
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It's the Wildcats' fifth straight victory and ninth in their last 10 games. They've also won 16 straight games at home, dating to last year.
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"We were able to get some early runs against a pitcher with good numbers coming in and then bookended things late with a couple of runs in the eighth," said coach Rucker Taylor. "Bennett Flynn and Nolan both got us out of jams and kept crooked numbers off the board."
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Davidson took a 3-0 lead in the first inning, after John Hosmer doubled and a fielding error allowed Alex Fedje-Johnson to score. Fontes then hit his third homer in six games to bring in Hosmer and tie him for the team's home run lead.
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Ryan Wilson drove in two runs on a second-inning single to center to make it 5-1, and Garrett Browder's RBI-single made it 6-4 in the sixth after the Lions had climbed to within a run.
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The Wildcats' eighth-inning runs came on bases-loaded walks by Wilson and Hosmer. Â
The combo of Flynn and DeVos recorded the final five outs, with DeVos earning his fifth save and third in five days.Â
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Up Next
The series continues Friday with a 5:30 p.m. game at Wilson Field.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Levy, Gabe (3-2)
L: Hunter Davidson (1-3)
S: DeVos, Nolan (5)
Batting:
2B: Devne Daniel 1
RBI: Peyton Thomas 2 ; Levi Jensen 1 ; Dominick McIntyre 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Drew Hudson 1 ; Devne Daniel 1 ; Austin Thrasher 2
SB: Austin Thrasher 1 ; Dominick McIntyre 1
HBP: Devne Daniel 1
Batting:
2B: Hosmer, John 1
HR: Fontes, Ruben 1
RBI: Wilson, Ryan 3 ; Hosmer, John 1 ; Fontes, Ruben 2 ; Browder, Garrett 1
SH: Browder, Garrett 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Fedje-Johnson, Alex 1 ; Hosmer, John 1 ; Fontes, Ruben 1 ; Koehler, Henry 2 ; Nolan, Parker 2 ; Hinderleider, Jacob 1
SB: Wilson, Ryan 1
PO: Wilson, Ryan 1
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