Salem completes sweep of Mudcats

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The Salem Sox shot out to an 8-0 lead on Sunday, hanging on for an 8-3 victory to sweep their three-game series over the Carolina Mudcats. Keith Couch became the fifth Salem starter to earn a victory in the last five games, delivering another sterling performance to perpetuate the consistency of the starting rotation. Salem’s…

EMU falls on Senior Day

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Thursday’s Senior Recognition was perfect on many levels, all except for the final outcome.  After getting rained out on Wednesday, Eastern Mennonite’s baseball men honored their five seniors under beautiful skies, but then visiting Washington and Lee stole the show by handing the Royals a 9-3 loss. Senior starter Andy Richter (Perkasie, PA/Christopher Dock) was…

Richmond shuts out Curve, 1-0

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Johnny Monell’s fourth-inning home run was the difference as the Richmond Flying Squirrels (5-5) turned the tables on the Altoona Curve (4-4), posting a 1-0 shutout in front of 7,759 at The Diamond on Saturday night. Left-hander Mike Kickham for Richmond and right-hander Brandon Cumpton engaged in a spirited pitchers duel in the early portion…

Richmond drops season opener

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The Richmond Flying Squirrels (0-1) ninth-inning rally was turned back, as the New Britain Rock Cats (1-0) claimed a, 3-2, season-opening victory in front of 4,653 at New Britain Stadium on Thursday night. The Rock Cats struck first against Squirrels’ starter Justin Fitzgerald in the bottom of the first inning.  Darin Mastroianni opened the night…

EMU 17, Southern Virginia 13

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How do you break a losing skid during which you averaged a respectable five runs per game?  Scoring 17 times should do the trick.  Eastern Mennonite did that Thursday, taking over with an eight-run sixth inning en route to a 17-13 victory over Southern Virginia. The Royals committed three errors in the top of the…

EMU loses opener to Greensboro

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Taking on a team that has already beaten many of your conference rivals is no easy task, and the Royals ran into that predicament Friday afternoon when they hosted Greensboro College.  Eastern Mennonite played well, but an eight-run fifth inning cost the men in a 12-6 loss at home. Although the Pride were not getting…