Davidson College
20-5, 0
Richmond
12-10, 0
'Cats Hold Off Richmond In A-10 Opener, Reach 20-Win Mark
4/1/2022 11:12:00 PM | Baseball
It's the 20th victory of the season for the Wildcats, who are now 20-5. It's the earliest Davidson has reached the 20-win mark since 1988, when the Wildcats also earned their 20th win on April 1.
Shortstop Jacob Hinderleider had two doubles and drove in three runs to lead the Wildcats, who built an 8-0 lead through four innings. Two of those runs capped a six-run second, which pushed the Wildcats' lead to 7-0. The second also included a two-RBI double by Henry Koehler and a Ryan Wilson RBI-single after the first run of the inning came in on Trevor Candelaria's fielder's choice.
By the time Hinderleider doubled in another run in the fourth, the Wildcats were ahead 8-0.
DeVos thrived with the early cushion, throwing six scoreless innings to improve to 5-1. He scattered five hits and struck out four before handing the ball to Alex Fenton, who threw 1-2-3 seventh and eighth innings. Bennett Flynn recorded the final three outs and forced a pop-out to end it with the tying run at the plate.
Richmond pulled within striking distance with five runs off three hits in the ninth.
The Wildcats struck with one run in the first when Parker Nolan singled in Candelaria. Nolan, Hinderleider, Wilson and Jake Wilhoit all finished with two hits.
Up Next
The series continues Saturday with a 2 p.m. start at Wilson.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: DeVos, Nolan (5-1)
L: Jeremy Neff (1-3)
Batting:
2B: Andrew Papantonis 2
RBI: Christian Beal 1 ; Alden Mathes 1 ; Dominic Toso 1 ; Andrew Papantonis 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Jared Sprague-Lott 1 ; Drew Beno 1 ; Andrew Papantonis 1 ; Jake Elbeery 1 ; Chase Conklin 1
HBP: Christian Beal 1 ; Dominic Toso 1 ; Jake Elbeery 1
Batting:
2B: Koehler, Henry 1 ; Hinderleider, Jacob 2 ; Wilhoit, Jake 1
RBI: Candelaria, Trevor 1 ; Koehler, Henry 2 ; Wilson, Ryan 1 ; Nolan, Parker 1 ; Hinderleider, Jacob 3
Base Running:
RUNS: Carico, Michael 1 ; Candelaria, Trevor 2 ; Koehler, Henry 1 ; Wilson, Ryan 1 ; Nolan, Parker 2 ; Wilhoit, Jake 1
CS: Friend, Jacob 1
HBP: Carico, Michael 2
