Elon 3, Cincinnati 1
RALEIGH, N.C. – Jake Stalzer allowed one unearned run over seven innings to lead the Elon Phoenix to a 3-1 victory over Cincinnati at Doak Field at Dail Park as the maroon and gold completed the two-game sweep of the Bearcats on Monday.
Stalzer (1-0) was solid for the Phoenix (2-0) to earn the win. After allowing an unearned run in the first inning, Stalzer did not allow another run. He scattered six hits, walked two and struck out four. Matt Harris struck out one and gave up one hit in a scoreless ninth to earn his first career save.
Trailing 1-0 after a half inning, the Elon offense responded with a two-run spurt in the last of the first. Casey Jones and Sebastian Gomez each drew one-out walks before Ryan Cooper singled to right to plate Jones. The Phoenix then pulled off a double-steal to score the second run.
Elon added an insurance run in the fourth when Cooper scored on Danny Crowe's sacrifice fly.
Cooper led Elon at the plate, recording two of the team's three hits on the day.
Cincinnati (0-2) starter Mitch Patishall (0-1) took the loss after giving up all three runs on just two hits in four innings.
Elon will return home to Latham Park to face sixth-ranked NC State at 5 p.m. on Tuesday.
Morehead State 5, Wofford 3
SPARTANBURG, S.C. – On Monday evening, the Wofford baseball team was defeated 5-3 by Morehead State at Russell C. King Field. The Terriers scored first in the bottom of the fifth inning, but the Eagles scored the next five runs to secure the win.
Wofford is 0-3 and Morehead State is 1-3. The Terriers had four players with one hit each and Alec Paradowski had the lone RBI. Tyler Bigler and Kane Sweeney each had two hits for the Eagles. Pitchers Tyler Keele and Luke Humphreys combined to strike out 13 Wofford batters.
Wofford led off the bottom of the fifth with a bunt single by Derek Hirsch. He advanced to second, stole third base and scored on a wild pitch to give the Terriers a 1-0 lead. Morehead State tied the game in the top of the sixth on a fielding error. With the bases loaded, a single by Blaine Tanner drove in two runs for a 3-1 lead.
The Terriers began the bottom of the sixth with a walk to James Plaisted, followed by a single from Eric Brenk. Matt Ramsay walked to load the bases with two outs, but the inning ended with the runners stranded.
Morehead State added two runs on a double by Chris Robinson for a 5-1 advantage. The Eagles loaded the bases in the top of the eighth with one out, but all three were stranded to end the scoring threat.
Wofford would rally in the bottom of the ninth. Demetrius Jennings had a double and Josh Hyman walked. Paradowski reached first on a fielding error, which scored Jennings and Hyman for a 5-3 score. The bases were loaded with two outs after a single by James Plaisted and walk to Eric Brenk, but a strikeout ended the game.
Wofford pitcher Connell Anderson (0-1) went 5 2/3 innings and allowed three runs, only one of them earned, on two hits.
Morehead State starter Tyler Keele (1-0) threw five innings and allowed one run on one hit with seven strikeouts. Luke Humphreys got the save by going four innings with two runs on three hits and five strikeouts.
The Terriers will host Gardner-Webb on Wednesday at 5 p.m. as the seven-game homestand to begin the season continues.
Davidson, Wake Forest flip-flop series
DAVIDSON, N.C. – Davidson's home-and-home series against Wake Forest will now begin in Winston-Salem, N.C., Tuesday at 6 p.m. in Wake Forest Baseball Park due to soggy conditions on Wilson Field.
Wake Forest will then visit Davidson on Tuesday, March 18, at 6 p.m., when the Wildcats were originally supposed to visit the Demon Deacons.
Tuesday will mark the first meeting between the teams since 2009. This past summer, Davidson head coach Dick Cooke was a recipient of the College Baseball Insider Inspiration Award that is named after Wake Forest coach Tom Walter. Walter donated a kidney to a freshman outfielder before the 2011 season, which inspired the now-annual award. Cooke was honored for returning to the diamond after sustaining serious injuries in a car accident caused by a drunk driver just before the start of fall practice in 2012.
Appalachian State-Tennessee game moved to Wednesday
BOONE, N.C. – Appalachian State University's midweek baseball game at Tennessee, originally scheduled for Tuesday, has been moved to Wednesday, Feb. 19. First pitch is set for 3 p.m. at Lindsey Nelson Stadium in Knoxville, Tenn.
Last week's winter storm forced Tennessee to shift its three-game weekend series versus Purdue from Friday-Sunday to Sunday-Monday. The midweek game between Appalachian State and UT was moved to Wednesday so the Vols would not have play four games in three days.