University of Richmond Athletics
Friday, April 20
Pitt Field
3 PM
University of Richmond
19-17, 0
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Davidson
24-13, 0
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Davidson
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Richmond
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Photo by: Alex Edelman
Spiders Fall in Series Opener With Davidson Friday
04/20/2018 | Baseball
UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND, Va. – It was an Atlantic 10 showdown at Pitt Field on Friday afternoon. Despite outhitting the 'Cats, Richmond fell in the first game of the series, 6-2.
Kyle Adams got things started for the Spiders with a double to the right field corner to bring in Kyle Schmidt. Richmond capped off the second inning with an RBI single from Justin Cook for a 2-0 advantage.
Davidson scored four runs on four hits in the fifth to take a two-run lead, 4-2. The Spiders threatened in the bottom of the sixth as they loaded the bases on three singles in the inning; however, the runners were left stranded as the 'Cats maintained their lead. The 'Cats scratched across a run in the seventh to go ahead, 5-2. Davidson looked to add to their lead in the eighth, but a stellar play at the plate kept the Spiders within striking distance.
Adams and Cook hit back-to-back singles in the bottom of the eighth looking to spark a Spider rally. Both moved up a base on a wild pitch, but they were unable to chip away at Davidson's lead. Davidson added to their lead on a solo homer in the ninth, to go ahead, 6-2. The Spiders looked for opportunities but were unable to overcome the deficit.
The series is set to resume tomorrow at 1:00 p.m. The Spiders will also participate in their annual Lace Up 4 Pediatric Cancer game tomorrow to benefit Go4theGoal. A special pregame ceremony will take place at 12:30 p.m.
Kyle Adams got things started for the Spiders with a double to the right field corner to bring in Kyle Schmidt. Richmond capped off the second inning with an RBI single from Justin Cook for a 2-0 advantage.
Davidson scored four runs on four hits in the fifth to take a two-run lead, 4-2. The Spiders threatened in the bottom of the sixth as they loaded the bases on three singles in the inning; however, the runners were left stranded as the 'Cats maintained their lead. The 'Cats scratched across a run in the seventh to go ahead, 5-2. Davidson looked to add to their lead in the eighth, but a stellar play at the plate kept the Spiders within striking distance.
Adams and Cook hit back-to-back singles in the bottom of the eighth looking to spark a Spider rally. Both moved up a base on a wild pitch, but they were unable to chip away at Davidson's lead. Davidson added to their lead on a solo homer in the ninth, to go ahead, 6-2. The Spiders looked for opportunities but were unable to overcome the deficit.
The series is set to resume tomorrow at 1:00 p.m. The Spiders will also participate in their annual Lace Up 4 Pediatric Cancer game tomorrow to benefit Go4theGoal. A special pregame ceremony will take place at 12:30 p.m.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: BARRY, Allen (7-1)
L: Miller, Tim (2-3)
S: GORDON, Connor (1)
Batting:
2B: JONES, Eric 1 ; LEBEK, Justin 1
3B: BAZIN, Max 1
HR: CENTRACCHIO, Brett 1
RBI: JONES, Eric 1 ; CENTRACCHIO, Brett 2 ; LEBEK, Justin 3
Base Running:
RUNS: BORN, Andrew 1 ; JOHNSON, Cam 1 ; JONES, Eric 2 ; CENTRACCHIO, Brett 1 ; BAZIN, Max 1
SB: ACOSTA, Alec 1
HBP: ACOSTA, Alec 1 ; JONES, Eric 1
Batting:
2B: Bruhl, Sage 1 ; Schmidt, Kyle 1 ; Adams, Kyle 1
RBI: Adams, Kyle 1 ; Cook, Justin 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Schmidt, Kyle 1 ; Adams, Kyle 1
Game Leaders
AB
4
R
0
H
4
RBI
1
AB
4
R
1
H
3
RBI
0
AB
3
R
1
H
2
RBI
1
AB
5
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
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