University of Richmond Athletics
Tuesday, April 10
Pitt Field
3 PM
University of Richmond
17-14
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Spiders Fall in Midweek Action to Liberty, 6-5
04/10/2018 | Baseball
UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND, Va. – The Spiders fell in midweek action to in-state rival Liberty, 6-5.
The Spiders struck first on a two-run single from D.J. Lee and a Flame miscue to grab a 3-0 advantage in the first. Liberty responded with a pair of runs and cut Richmond's lead to one, 3-2.
Behind an Anthony Forte triple and an RBI single from Vinny Capra, the Spiders took a 5-2 advantage heading to the third. With Forte's triple, he has now broken into the single season top-10 with four.
Collin Lowe was efficient in his four innings of work. The right-hander allowed just one hit and matched his career-best strikeouts with five.
Liberty got one back in the fifth with a solo homer from D.J. Artis. The Flames tacked on two in the sixth to tie it up at 5-5. Liberty continued to rally and grabbed a one-run lead, 6-5 in the seventh. The Spiders continued to look for opportunities, but the Flames held on.
The Spiders are set to return to Atlantic 10 action this weekend for a three-game set at George Washington. The series begins on Friday at 3PM.
The Spiders struck first on a two-run single from D.J. Lee and a Flame miscue to grab a 3-0 advantage in the first. Liberty responded with a pair of runs and cut Richmond's lead to one, 3-2.
Behind an Anthony Forte triple and an RBI single from Vinny Capra, the Spiders took a 5-2 advantage heading to the third. With Forte's triple, he has now broken into the single season top-10 with four.
Collin Lowe was efficient in his four innings of work. The right-hander allowed just one hit and matched his career-best strikeouts with five.
Liberty got one back in the fifth with a solo homer from D.J. Artis. The Flames tacked on two in the sixth to tie it up at 5-5. Liberty continued to rally and grabbed a one-run lead, 6-5 in the seventh. The Spiders continued to look for opportunities, but the Flames held on.
The Spiders are set to return to Atlantic 10 action this weekend for a three-game set at George Washington. The series begins on Friday at 3PM.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: HAND, M. (1-0)
L: Lamb, Jacob (3-1)
Batting:
2B: MCDYRE, T. 1
HR: ARTIS, D.J. 1
RBI: ARTIS, D.J. 1 ; EMBRY, J. 1 ; KARRAKER, A. 1 ; GALAZIN, T. 1
SF: EMBRY, J. 1 ; GALAZIN, T. 1
Base Running:
RUNS: ARTIS, D.J. 1 ; MCDYRE, T. 1 ; ALLEN, D. 1 ; MATHIEU, L. 2 ; EMBRY, J. 1
SB: KARRAKER, A. 1
Batting:
3B: Forte, Anthony 1
RBI: Capra, Vinny 1 ; Lee, D.J. 2 ; Forte, Anthony 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Capra, Vinny 1 ; Adams, Kyle 1 ; Plantier, Tyler 1 ; Miller, Tim 1 ; Forte, Anthony 1
SB: Lee, D.J. 2
HBP: Lee, D.J. 1
Game Leaders
AB
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RBI
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RBI
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AB
4
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H
1
RBI
0
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