Four-Run Seventh Propels Spiders Over La Salle

Friday, April 24

Philadelphia, Pa.

3:00 PM

University of Richmond

21-15, 0

La Salle

18-20-1, 0

Richmond

La Salle

04/24/2015 | Baseball

Box Score

By: Richmond Athletics

PHILADELPHIA – The University of Richmond Spiders baseball team defeated the La Salle Explorers on the road on Friday afternoon, 5-3.

With the victory, Richmond moves in to sole possession of first place in the Atlantic 10 with a conference record of 10-3 and an overall record of 21-15. La Salle falls to 18-20-1 on the year overall and to 6-7 in league action.

2B Daniel Brumbaugh paced the Richmond offense on Friday afternoon, going 2-for-4 with two RBI and a run scored. SS Tyler Beckwith had a two-tun triple, while OF Tanner Stanley also had a RBI. 3B Matt Dacey went 1-for-3 with a triple and a run scored for the Spiders.

RHP Ryan Cook (6-2) was great again for the Spiders on Friday, pitching six strong innings to earn the win. Cook struck out a career-high 11 batters while allowing three runs on seven hits. Both RHP Keenan Bartlett and RHP James Lively pitched scoreless innings of relief for UR, while RHP Ray Harron pitched a 1-2-3 bottom of the ninth to earn his team-leading fifth save of the season.

After a scoreless first three innings, the Spiders jumped on the scoreboard in the top of the fourth inning. Leading off the frame, Dacey tripled to deep center field to put a run just 90-feet away. Stanley followed and promptly scored Dacey with a RBI groundout to second base, giving Richmond a 1-0 lead.

The Explorers answered right back, scoring a pair of runs in the fifth and another in the sixth inning to take a 3-1 lead over the Spiders after six complete innings.

In the top of the seventh, the Spiders rallied for four runs to take a lead they would not relinquish. After a leadoff single from DH Kyle Adams, 1B Doug Kraeger reached base on a La Salle error. C Aaron Newman followed with a single to left to load the bases.

One batter later, Brumbaugh tied the game with a two-run single to center field – his second hit of the game. Beckwith followed, smashing a triple to left-center field to give the Spiders a 5-3 lead.

The Spider bullpen was perfect on Friday afternoon, as the trio of Lively, Bartlett and Harron combined to throw three perfect innings of relief to seal the road victory for Richmond.

The Richmond Spiders baseball team will continue its three-game series at La Salle on Saturday afternoon. First pitch is scheduled for 1 p.m.

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