UNC GREENSBORO 13, ARMY 5
GREENSBORO, N.C. ? The UNC Greensboro baseball squad used three players tallying three hits to record the 13-5 victory over Army on Saturday afternoon at the UNCG Baseball Stadium. With the victory, Head Coach Mike Gaski earned his 500th win at UNCG.
In his 17th season as UNCG’s only coach in the program’s history, Gaski now holds an impressive 500-378-1 overall record.
Juniors Joel Johnson, Sean Snell and Scott Schneider each put together a 3-for-5 showing at the plate. Johnson recorded a game-high four RBI, while Snell chipped in three. Junior Greg Feltes finished 2-for-2, including a homerun, and tallied three RBI.
Right-hander Matt Gibbs (2-1) allowed five runs on six hits in 6-2/3 innings on the mound. The junior from Modesto, CA also recorded two strikeouts for UNCG.
Army’s Ben Mayhew (0-3) took the loss after recording seven runs on 11 hits on the hill. Mayhew finished with a game-high five strikeouts.
The Spartans (5-4) jumped out to the early 3-0 lead in the first inning. Junior Matt Gaski reached second on a double to right center and continued on to third after an Army error before Schneider sent a single to right field to bring Gaski in for the run. Two batters later, Feltes blasted his first homerun of the season to left center for the three-run advantage.
After grabbing UNCG grabbed another run in the bottom of the third, the Black Knights responded with two runs in the top of the fourth. Milan Dinga belted a two-run homerun to right field to cut UNCG’s lead to one.
UNCG responded with a multiple run inning of its own in the bottom of the fifth. A fielder’s choice from Johnson brought Gaski in from third for the run. Feltes recorded another RBI after his single allowed Schneider to score, giving the Spartans the 6-2 lead. UNCG tagged on another run in the following inning when Corey Overholtzer scored on a wild pitch by Mayhew.
Army (2-6) put up a big three-run inning at the top of the seventh to keep the game close. With the bases loaded, infielder J.P. Polchinski sent a triple to right field, driving in three runs for the Black Knights and making the score a close 7-5 in favor of UNCG.
The Spartans, however, responded with a two-run showing in the seventh and a three-run inning in the ninth and grabbed the seven-run advantage. In the bottom of the seventh, Schneider tripled to right center before Johnson doubled to bring him home. Snell answered with a single, allowing Johnson to score.
Johnson tagged on two more RBI in the bottom of the ninth with a single to left. Snell finished the Spartans’ scoring ways with a single to center, bringing in Gaski and Johnson.
GEORGIA SOUTHERN 16, BROWN 9
STATESBORO, GA. ? Georgia Southern scored seven unearned runs in the sixth inning, rallying past Brown for a 16-9 win Saturday (March 3) at the Eagle Invitational. The host Eagles won their third straight, improving to 11-6 overall.
Down 9-8, GS took advantage of several Brown miscues to plate the go-ahead seven runs. Brian Pierce (Roswell/Roswell) reached on an error to start the rally. Jeremy Beckham (Griffin/Griffin) singled on a hit-and-run. Beckham stole second and catcher Devin Thomas’ throw went into centerfield allowing Pierce to tie the game. A.J. Wirnsberger (Tuscaloosa, AL/Paul Bear Bryant) singled and Kyle Blackburn
(Marietta/Walton) drew a two-out walk to load the bases.
Relief pitcher Alex Silverman hit Chris Shehan (Strasburg, PA/Lampeter-Strasburg) with a pitch to bring home another run. A balk scored another run. Jeremiah Parker (Carrollton/Carrollton) reached on Robert Papenhause’s second error of the inning, on which Blackburn scored. Two pitches later, Phillip Porter (Marietta/Sprayberry) hit his first career home run to put the Eagles ahead for good 15-9.
Matt Miller (Canton/Woodstock) led off the game getting hit by a pitch. He took second on pitcher James Cramphin’s throwing error on a failed pickoff attempt. A groundout advanced him to third base. Wirnsberger lined a shot to third baseman Matt Nuzzo, who had the ball deflect off him and roll down the left field line. That allowed Miller to score and Wirnsberger advance to second for a 1-0 lead.
Brown used a two out rally in the second inning to tie the game. Nuzzo doubled, took third on a single then scored on Papenhause’s RBI single. During the Eagles’ half of the second Shehan and Porter walked. Facing a full count and one out with Pierce batting, Cramphin struck out Pierce and Thomas threw out Shehan trying to steal third base to end the inning.
The Bears took a 5-1 lead in the third inning thanks to four hits and two errors. Beckham and Wirnsberger drew one-out walks in the third. Mike Economos (Atlanta/Marist) made Georgia Southern’s first hit of the game a big one, his team-leading fifth home run which cut the deficit to 5-4.
Bryan Tews reached on a three base fielding error to start the fifth. Thomas lined a 2-run shot over the right field fence for a 7-4 lead, which chased starter Charlie Strohecker (Alpharetta/Milton). Brian Kelaher delivered a RBI single up the middle, but a relay from Miller in center field to Shehan at third nailed a runner trying to go from first to third ending the inning.
Beckham singled to start the fifth. He went to third on Cramphin’s throwing error over to first base. Wirnsberger hit a sacrifice fly to right, making it 8-5. Blackburn blooped a single down the left field line. Shehan reached on an error and Parker made Brown pay for it. He smashed a shot to left field, tying the game at 8-all. It was his second home run of the season.
Brown regained a one run lead on Tews’ RBI single in the top of the sixth. But a great defensive play kept another run off the board. With runners at the corners and one out, Jeff Dietz lifted a flyball to Miller in shallow centerfield. J.J. Eno tried tagging from third, but Miller’s throw to Parker nailed Eno at the plate to end the inning.
Shehan extended his hitting streak to 13 games thanks to an eighth inning single. He would score on Porter’s RBI single for the final margin.
A.J. Battisto (Pottstown, PA/Pottsgrove) threw four scoreless innings of relief, scattering four hits. He struck out two and did not walk a batter picking up his first win of the year.
“I talked with the coaches earlier this week and we discussed that every time I’ve been effective I was ahead in the count. I did exactly that today. (Jeremiah) Parker picked us up when he hit that tying home run. But Miller’s th entire team. They (Brown) would have gone up two runs had he not made that play,” said Battisto. “Everyone stayed concentrated on the task at hand today. We could have easily folded when we fell behind 8-4.”
Beckham, Parker and Porter had two hits apiece for the Eagles. Both Parker and Porter finished with three RBI, as did Economos and Dan Shapiro had three hits apiece for the Bears (0-2). Brown actually out-hit the Eagles 16-11 but committed seven errors. Silverman (0-1) gave up eight runs, but just one was earned, on six hits in three innings of work.
DAVIDSON 8, FURMAN 7
DAVIDSON, N.C. ? Sophomore shortstop Matt Webb went 4-for-5 with a homer and two RBIs, plus earned his third save, striking out two in the ninth, to help Davidson end a personal seven-game skid against the visiting Furman Paladins on Saturday afternoon, 8-7. The Wildcats collected 15 hits in improving to 7-1 on the season and 1-1 in Southern Conference play, while Furman dropped to 3-5 overall and 1-1 in the league.
Webb drove his third homer of the season over the fence in center in the first, broke a 4-4 deadlock in the fourth with an RBI single, singled and scored give Davidson the lead for good in the sixth, and singled in the eighth. He then went to the mound from his position at shortstop for the ninth, struck out the first two batters before issuing a walk. But he quickly got a pop-up to third to end the game.
Things began ominously for Davidson as starter Rob Shenk walked two, hit two and threw a wild pitch in the first but the Paladins could only muster one run. The Wildcats quickly tied the score in the bottom half on Webb’s solo shot.
After escaping a second-inning jam, Shenk did not survive the third, leaving with runners on the corners and one out. Both runners scored on RBI singles by Jay Jackson and Connor Lind, giving the Paladins a 3-1 lead.
Furman started another rally in the fourth with consecutive singles by Will Stembridge and Bobby Hubbard to put runners on the corners. A strikeout later, Tony Maccani reached on a fielder’s choice, bringing Stembridge home to make the score 4-1.
In the bottom half, though, Davidson exploded for five runs. Senior Gregory Zage launched his first home run of the year to right-center to lead off the inning. Senior Blake Osborn singled before sophomore Chris FitzPatrick also went yard to straight-away center, his third of the season, ending the afternoon for Furman starter Richard Magrath. Three consecutive singles by sophomores Brett Shore, Zach Kayne and Webb pushed across another run, and senior Alden Crissey capped the frame with a run-scoring grounder, leaving the ’Cats ahead, 6-4.
The Paladins kept chipping away, scoring solitary runs in the fifth, sixth and seventh. Spence Gibbs hit a lead-off double in the fifth and scored on a two-out single by Stembridge. In the sixth, Maccani doubled with one out and scored two batters later when Jackson greeted freshman reliever Chris Kennedy with a base hit. Stembridge hit a two-out double in the seventh and scored on a Hubbard single.
With the score tied at six in the sixth, Davidson scored its final two runs. Kayne reached on an error to open the frame, and Webb and Crissey followed with singles to load the bases. Furman got one out before summoning southpaw Butch Pucetas from the bullpen to face the lefty-swinging Zage. The strategy backfired, however, as Zage broke the deadlock with a single, scoring Kayne. Osborn then hit a sacrifice fly to give Davidson an 8-6 lead.
Freshman Chris Kennedy (1-0) picked up his first collegiate victory by getting the final two outs in the sixth before the ’Cats took the lead for good. He was one of seven Wildcat pitchers on the afternoon.
Reliever Will Feemster (0-1) suffered the loss, yielding four runs on seven hits in 2.1 innings.
Zage and FitzPatrick supported Webb with three hits and two RBIs apiece. Kayne, Davidson’s lead-off hitter, had his streak of seven straight games with an RBI come to an end.
Stembridge went 3-for-4 with three runs to lead the Furman 13-hit attack. Maccani stroked two doubles and Jackson drove in two runs to bolster the offense.
WOFFORD 7-17, NIAGARA 5-2
SPARTANBURG, S.C. ? The Wofford baseball team swept Saturday’s double header against Niagara, earning a 7-5 win in the first game followed by a 17-2 rout of the Purple Eagles at Russell C. King Field.
Wofford (11-3) has won 10 of its last 11 games while taking five straight series openers.
In the opener, back-to-back home runs from Mike Gilmartin and Kyle Behrendt in the second inning proved to be the difference as Wofford defeated Niagara 7-5 to earn its 10th win of the season.
Gilmartin recorded his first collegiate home run with a two-run shot to left field, and Behrendt followed with a solo shot to the same spot. Gilmartin, batting in the leadoff spot for the first time this season, went 1-for-3 with two RBI and two runs scored while also earning the save after coming in to pitch in relief. Gilmartin moved from shortstop to the mound in relief of starter Austin Redwine, and held the Purple Eagles hitless over the final two innings to pick up his third save of the season.
The back-to-back blasts capped an early offensive rally for Wofford, as the Terriers strung together six runs in the first two innings. Left fielder John Brandt gave Wofford an early lead in the first with a two-run double and a run after Sterling Dye singled to send the senior utility man across the plate. Wofford increased the lead to 6-0 after the second inning rally, but Redwine could not hold Niagara scoreless for long.
Following the Wofford rally, the Purple Eagles took advantage of a third-inning error to cut the lead to 6-1. Brian Clifford reached second on a throwing error to lead off the inning, and later scored on a sacrifice fly by Bobby Lenhard.
Wofford recouped its six run lead in the next half inning after Keith Munns scored on a single from Behrendt, the second RBI of the game for the freshman designated hitter. Behrendt added another single later in the game to finish 3-for-4 with two RBI and a run.
Munns’ run would be the last for Wofford, as the Niagara tandem of Mark Wilson and Matt Jordan held the Terriers scoreless for the remainder of the game. With the Wofford bats held in check, Niagara began to turn the tide in the fourth inning after Tim Alberts launched a two-run bomb to left field to cut the lead to 7-3.
The Purple Eagles continued to chip away at the deficit in the sixth inning after leading off with two consecutive base hits. Gilmartin came to the mound with two men on, and despite getting three straight outs, Niagara was able to bring in the runners to narrow the lead to 7-5.
Gilmartin ended the Niagara threat in the final inning however, after retiring the side in order with three straight ground balls.
Gilmartin earned the save for his two inning shutout, while Redwine (4-0) picked up his fourth win in five starts. The senior right-hander completed five innings of work, allowing six hits and four earned runs while striking out seven.
Wilson (1-2) took the loss for Niagara after allowing six earned runs and eight hits over five innings. Wilson struck out six and walked five in the outing.
In the nightcap, Ben Austin held Niagara to four hits and did not allow an earned run over six innings to pick up his fourth straight win in a 17-2 rout of the Purple Eagles.
In his last four starts, Austin (4-1) has allowed only two earned runs over 22 innings for a 0.82 ERA. He struck out four batters against Niagara to bring his season total to 22, the second-most on the team behind Redwine.
After a scoreless first, Austin gave up consecutive hits to Alberts and Chris Leenderste to begin the second, which eventually led to Niagara’s only two runs of the game. Both runs were unearned, however, as the base runners scored on a throwing error and a passed ball before Austin retired three straight batters to end the inning.
Niagara threatened again with runners on first and second and no outs in the third, but Austin remained cool under pressure and escaped the jam by forcing three straight outs on two popups and a strikeout.
The Terrier offense rewarded Austin with three runs in the bottom of the third to take the lead. Wofford took advantage of a fielding error, a walk and a single from John Brandt to load the bases and scored three straight runs on a balk, an RBI single from Bradford Eaves and a passed ball. The RBI was the first of six for Eaves, who went 4-for-4 with a home run and two runs scored.
After taking the lead, the flood gates opened for the Terriers, who went on to score at least two runs in each the next three innings. Wofford blew the game open in the fourth by scoring six runs, three of which came on a left field home run from Eaves. The three-run shot was the first of the season for Eaves.
Austin cruised through the following innings before handing the ball to freshman reliever Tom Dolinak. In his second appearance of the season, Dolinak struck out two and retired the side in order as Wofford completed the double header sweep.
ELON 8-12, PRINCETON 7-2
ELON, N.C. -- The Elon Phoenix rallied from a 5-0 deficit in to win 8-7 in 10 innings in game one of a doubleheader with the Princeton Tigers and then cruised to a 12-2 victory in the night cap to sweep the day. With the win in game one, Elon snapped a three-game losing skid. The Phoenix now sits at 7-5 on the year while Princeton fell to 0-2.
After three scoreless innings, the Tigers grabbed a 1-0 lead in the fourth inning of game one on a RBI groundout from Derek Beckman. Princeton extended the lead to 5-0 in the fifth, scoring four runs. Following back-to-back one out walks to Jack Murphy and David Hale, a fielding error allowed the first run of the inning to score and left runners on first and third. Spencer Lucian followed with a single to plate Hale, making the score 3-0. With two outs, a balk moved Tiger runners to second and third and both came home when Beckman doubled on a bloop to center.
Elon answered in the bottom of the fifth, scoring three times. Elon loaded the bases with one out thanks to a walk, single and Princeton error. Both Adam Weaver and Chase Austin scored on a ground ball to short that was thrown away at second base and the lead was cut to 5-2. Robert Rodebaugh's sacrifice fly brought home the third Phoenix run.
Princeton added one more in the sixth when Hale singled to left, driving in Dan DeGeorge.
Elon tied the score with three more runs in the eighth inning. Rodebaugh led off the frame with his second homer of the season. Chris Vasami followed with a single and pinch-runner Matt Hill moved to second on a balk. With one out, Ryan Addison doubled down the line in left, allowing Hill to score. Addison would score the game-tying run on a sacrifice fly from Ryan Adams.
The Tigers regained the lead in the ninth on a lead-off homer from Andrew Doupe, but the Phoenix tied it at seven in the bottom half. Chris Dove doubled to start the at bat and moved to third on a sacrifice bunt. Hill took a 1-1 pitch and delivered Dove with a triple down the rightfield line.
In the bottom of the 10th, Drew Davis and Zach Booker recorded back-to-back one-out singles. Chase Austin followed with a single to right that plated Davis with the winning run.
Tom Porter (1-0) earned the win following 1.1 innings of relief work. Porter allowed no runs and no hits. Elon starter Steven Hensley went 5.0 innings and allowed five runs (two earned) on six hits and six walks while fanning six.
Princeton's Gavin Fabian (0-1) took the loss after surrendering five runs on nine hits over 2.1 innings of work. Tiger starter Steven Miller left after 4.0 innings of work with a 5-0 lead. Miller allowed just two hits and struck out five.
In game two, Elon scored three runs in the bottom of the second, all on a bases loaded single from Austin and aided by an error. The Phoenix tacked on three more in the third, again using two Tiger errors to its advantage. Single runs in the fifth, sixth and seventh frames put Elon ahead 9-0 before a three-run eighth capped the scoring for the home team.
Princeton scored two in the top of the ninth to provide the final margin.
Booker (1-1) earned his first victory in an Elon uniform following a 7.0 inning, five-hit outing during which he fanned four. Christian Staehely (0-1) suffered the loss for Princeton. He allowed six runs (four earned) on four hits in 2.1 innings.
On the day, Elon was led by Austin's 4-for-10, one-run, four-RBI performance. Rodebaugh finished the day 3-for-8 with two runs scored and three RBI.
Princeton was paced by Beckman's 4-for-9, four-RBI day at the plate.
THE CITADEL 13, KENT STATE 9
CHARLESTON, S.C. ? Senior Justin Smith tossed five innings of no-hit ball while junior left fielder Chris Swauger knocked in a career-high six runs to help lead The Citadel to a 13-9 victory over Kent State Saturday night at the Winthrop Ballpark. The Dogs fell behind by four runs in the third, but a seven run rally in the bottom half of the frame led to The Citadel’s fourth consecutive win. The Bulldogs improve to 8-4, while Kent State falls to 2-7.
The Bulldogs came from behind to even the contest on three occasions before taking a four-run advantage in the seventh. Swauger led the Dogs at the plate for the second game as he batted 4-for-6 and registered a personal best six RBI, with his previous high being four. Freshman shortstop Kyle Jordan notched three hits of his own and plated three. Jordan has tallied nine RBI in the last four games.
Right-hander Justin Smith (3-0) picked up his third win of the season as he came on in relief in the third. Smith shutdown the Kent State offense for 5.1 innings. The Flashes were unable to get a hit while Smith struck out six batters and walked three. Dominique Rogers (0-3) suffered the loss as he pitched 2.2 frames, giving up five runs (four earned) on five hits while fanning four and walking two.
Kent State took an early 1-0 lead in the first on a sac fly off the bat of Anthony Gallas. The Citadel answered back with a run of their own as sophomore center fielder Graham Couch earned a lead-off walk. Junior left fielder Chris Swauger belted a single to the gap in right to move Couch over the third before sophomore right fielder Sonny Meade knocked him in on a groundout.
The Golden Flashes put up four in the third to take a 5-1 lead thanks to three home runs. Catcher Adam Whiting singled before center fielder Jared Bartholomew hit a two-run shot to right. Starter Matt Crim forced third baseman Andrew Davis to ground out for the second out, but then surrendered back-to-back jacks to Gallas and right fielder Greg Rohan.
The Bulldogs then exploded for seven runs in the bottom half of the inning as they batted around. Swauger knocked in two with a double to the gap in left center and senior first baseman plated a run with sac fly. Freshman second baseman Bryan Altman raced home on a wild pitch before Jordan belted a bases-clearing double just fair down the right field line to put The Citadel up, 8-5.
Kent State regained the lead in the fourth, scoring four for the second consecutive frame. A fielder error by Jordan allowed two runs to score and Davis registered a sac fly. Rohan then hit an RBI-single to left to give the Flashes a 9-8 advantage.
The Citadel would not back down as they answered back again with an RBI-groundout off the bat of freshman Chris McGuiness to even the score at eight in the fourth. Swauger was responsible for the final four runs with a base hit up the middle that plated two in the fifth and his second double of the evening that scored two in the sixth.
The Bulldogs belted more than 10 hits for the seventh time in their first 12 games with 15 on the night. The Flashes notched 10 of their own with Bartholomew leading the way, batting 2-for-4 including four RBI.
COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON 4, STONY BROOK 1
MT. PLEASANT, S.C. -- Jake Goldberg pitched seven strong innings and Stuart Haywood drove in a pair of runs as the College of Charleston completed a three-game weekend series sweep of Stony Brook, 4-1, in college baseball action before 207 at Patriots Point Field on Sunday.
Charleston, which plays host to South Carolina in a 6:00 start at Joe Riley Park on Tuesday, improved to 11-1 on the season. Stony Brook fell to 0-6.
Goldberg (3-0) allowed a run on just five hits with two walks and five strikeouts. He allowed no runs on just a hit over his final 5 2/3 innings of work. Kurt Jung (0-2) was the tough-luck loser surrendering four runs on nine hits over 7 1/3 innings.
The Seawolves got a two-out RBI single from Michael Tansey in the first inning that scored Brian Witkowski for a 1-0 lead.
Charleston tied it with one out in the second when Michael Harrington lined his third homer of the season over the right field fence. Ben Lasater followed with a double and scored when Haywood bounced a base hit to right field for a 2-1 CofC lead.
Haywood lined an RBI single to center in the fourth that plated Michael Kohn for a 3-1 Charleston lead. Chris Campbell tripled with one out in the Charleston eighth and scored on Jed Cordisco's bunt single to third with two outs for the final margin.
APPALACHIAN STATE 20-13, DAYTON 2-12
BOONE, N.C. --- Appalachian (7-4) mashed its way to a 20-2 victory in the opener before claiming the 13-12 come-from-behind win in game two.
Game one was a rout from the beginning, as the Mountaineers scored four times in the first inning and never looked back. Eight of the Apps’ nine starters had at least two hits, led by freshman first baseman David Towarnicky, who went 4-for-6 with a home run and seven RBI. Center fielder Chris Baker and first baseman Isaac Harrow also added four hits apiece while catcher Andrew Franco went 3-for-5 with three doubles, three RBI and three runs scored.
Not to be overshadowed by the offensive outburst was the performance of staff ace Garrett Sherrill on the mound. The right-handed sophomore allowed just one run on four hits in six innings of work and struck out eight to move to 2-1 on the season.
In the nightcap, it appeared that ASU was on its way to its second-straight easy victory when it rebounded from a 3-0 first-inning deficit to take an 8-3 lead on the strength of Triad native Jason Rook’s second grand slam of the season in the fifth inning.
However, Dayton (2-6) capped a furious rally of its own with three runs in the top of the ninth inning to take a 12-11 lead.
Rook began the Mountaineers’ comeback in the bottom of the ninth with an opposite field single to left. After stealing second and moving to third when UD catcher Shawn Gizynski’s throw skipped into center field, Rook came home with the tying run on a wild pitch. Three-straight walks loaded the bases for shortstop Jason Altenhof, who roped a sacrifice fly deep into left field, easily bringing home catcher Jerod Faggart with the winning run.
In all, Appalachian scored in double figures for the sixth and seven times in 11 games this season. ASU is hitting .380 and slugging .563 as a team and averaging 12.4 runs per game on the young campaign.
PEPPERDINE 3, WESTERN CAROLINA 1
GREENVILLE, N.C. - Western Carolina's offense was held to one run on eight hits while 12th-ranked Pepperdine scored two runs in the bottom of the eighth to defeat the Catamounts, 3-1, Saturday afternoon at Clark-LeClair Stadium.
The Catamounts now 6-3, were attempting to win their third game versus a top 25 team as they had defeated 14th-ranked Georgia Tech and 20th-ranked N.C. State earlier this week.
As the designated home team, Pepperdine (12-4) opened up the scoring in the bottom half of the first with an RBI single by right fielder Donald Brown scoring Eric Thames from second to put the Waves up 1-0.
Brock Thornburg, WCU's starting pitcher, allowed a lead-off walk, a double, followed by another walk to load the bases with no outs in the bottom of the third. He proceeded to strike out the next two Pepperdine batters and ended the inning on a force out at second base.
Western tied the game, 1-1, on a two-out RBI double by John Ingram in the fifth, driving in catcher Blake Murphy who reached base on a lead-off single.
The Waves broke the tie in the bottom of the eighth with a lead-off home run from right fielder Donald Brown. They added another run on a base hit bunt by Luke Salas, who advanced to second on an error by reliever Tyler Johnson, allowing Salas to score from second base to extend their lead to 3-1.
Western had runners on first and second with one out in the ninth but failed to advance them as Pepperdine's closer Adam Olbrychowski collected his fourth save of the season.
Western's Jonathan Greene had his hitting streak snapped at 21-games as he went 0-for-3 with a walk.
Thornburg did not factor into the decision as he gave up six hits, one earned run, four walks, and six strikeouts in six innings.
Johnson (0-1) suffered his first loss of the season as he gave up six hits, one earned run, and struck out two in one and a third innings.
Center fielder Barrett Shaft led Western Carolina at the plate by going 3-for-4 including a double. Murphy collected two hits while scoring the only Catamount run.