UVa. rallies in 11th to nip W&M
Freshman Mike Papi (Tunkhannock, Pa.) hit a two-run walk-off single in the 11th inning to propel the Virginia baseball team to a 6-5 victory over William and Mary Tuesday in front of 2,598 fans at Davenport Field. UVa (2-1-1) also rallied from a 4-0 deficit in the eighth inning to send the game to extra innings.
William & Mary (2-2) scored a run on a UVa error in the top of the 11th, but Virginia came back in the bottom of the inning. Chris Taylor (Jr., Virginia Beach, Va.) hit a leadoff single and Mitchell Shifflett (So., Midlothian, Va.) walked. Stephen Bruno (Jr., Audubon, N.J.) laid down a sacrifice bunt to move both runners in scoring position, and Papi ripped the 3-2 pitch over the drawn-in infield into right field, with Shifflett touching home plate with his left hand just before the tag of catcher Chris Forsten. Continue reading “UVa. rallies in 11th to nip W&M” »
Tribe outlasts Richmond
Freshman shortstop Mike Small had three hits and three RBI and senior RF Mike Mergenthaler launched his first career grand-slam home run, but a 10th inning homer from Jonathan Slattery was the difference as William & Mary beat Richmond, 9-8, Wednesday at Pitt Field.
Slattery stroked his first home run of the season – a game-winning solo shot over the left-center field fence with one out in the 10th, after Richmond tied the game in the seventh at 8-8 thanks to Phil Ruzbarsky’s sacrifice fly. Continue reading “Tribe outlasts Richmond” »
Tribe holds off NSU rally
William & Mary jumped out to a 4-0 lead, then held off a late-inning charge from host Norfolk State to take a 6-5 victory on Wednesday afternoon at Marty L. Miller Field.
The Tribe (11-13) led 4-0 after the top of the fourth, but NSU (7-14) rallied to get within 6-5 in the later innings. The Tribe win wasn’t secure until W&M reliever Brett Koehler dodged a bases-loaded jam in the bottom of the ninth. Continue reading “Tribe holds off NSU rally” »
William and Mary beats Duke, 7-4
Jonathan Slattery tagged three doubles, scored twice and drove in two RBI to lead William & Mary past Duke 7-4 on Wednesday afternoon at Plumeri Park and end the Blue Devils’ four-game winning streak.
Slattery doubled and scored in his first two at bats and then came through with a two-out, two-strike double in the bottom of the eighth that increased the William & Mary lead to three runs. The Tribe (4-11) finished with five doubles for the game and scored four of their runs with two outs. Continue reading “William and Mary beats Duke, 7-4” »
