Tuesday, March 25, 2008

 

WEBB LEADS PIONEERS TO 9-2 WIN OVER MONTEVALLO

 

Matt Webb                GREENEVILLE, Tenn. --- Matt Webb went 2-for-4 with a double and a home run to lead the Tusculum College baseball team to a 9-2 win over the University of Montevallo, Tuesday night at Pioneer Park.

 

                The Pioneers (22-10) win their third straight game and second this season over the Falcons (20-14).

 

                Tusculum finished with 10 hits on the night, while TC starter Eric Donahue (New Market, N.H.) pitched five shutout innings as he scattered three hits, walked one and posted five strikeouts to improve to 3-1 on the year.

 

                Maikol Gonzalez (Maracaibo, Venezuela) who was celebrating his birthday on Tuesday, went 2-for-3, while scoring a pair of runs, while Aaron Hudgins (Kingsport, Tenn.) also posted a 2-for-3 outing, including his fourth double of the season and a pair of stolen bases.

 

                Webb got things started in the first inning when he blasted a three-run homer over the left field wall to spot the Pioneers a 3-0 lead.  TC added another three spot in the third when Gonzalez led off with a walk and Webb drove him home with his fourth double of the season.  Brandon Behenna (Sharpsburg, Ga.) later answered with a two-run single, scoring Webb and Sean Cotten (Mooresville, N.C.) for a 6-0 Tusculum advantage.

 

                TC added a run in the fourth and two more in the fifth for a 9-0 lead.

 

                The Falcons got on the board in the sixth inning when Daniel Furuto (Birmingham, Ala.) and Dustin Rhodes (Starkville, Miss.) posted back-to-back singles.  After Jeffrey Reach (Birmingham, Ala.) drew a walk to load the bases, Chris Cooper (Madison, Ala.) drove in Furuto with his fly ball.  UM added the final scoring tally of the night, as Furuto drew a bases loaded walk in the top of the ninth for the final margin.

 

                Webb finished the night with four RBI with a walk and scored two runs.  Stephen Taylor (Clanton, Ala.) suffered the loss for Montevallo as he falls to 0-1 on the year.

 

                The two teams will meet again on Wednesday at 3:30 p.m. at Pioneer Park as Tusculum wraps up an 11-game home-stand.

 

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