Sunday,
Game 1:
In
game one the Tornados fell behind early to the visiting Pioneers and could not
quite find their way back, falling at home 6-3.
The
Pioneers got on the scoreboard first, pushing across two runs in the top of the
second on a Marc Hyndsman
single to right center field, which plated Carlos
Rivera and Christian Rosa.
In
their next at bat, Tusculum doubled up their run total, as designated hitter Eric Conley had a single to right
center to score two and put the Pioneers up 4-0 after 2.5 innings played.
BC
did not go away, as the Tornados scored three runs in the bottom of the fifth
to cut into the Tusculum lead. After the first two hitters made outs, Zac Williams hit a line-drive single up
the middle. Senior outfielder Luke
Lovelace followed with a single back up the middle to put two BC runners on
with two outs in the inning. Right-fielder Adam Arrowood then doubled to right
center field to plate both Williams and Lovelace and put the Tornados on the
board. With Arrowood
on second, catcher Seth Corliss
singled down the right field line to score Arrowood
and cut the
Tusculum
extended its lead as the Pioneers added two more runs in the top of the seventh
on two hits, a walk, a hit-batsman and a sacrifice fly to go ahead 6-3, which
would prove to be the final score.
Boo Morrow (5-0) recorded the victory, as
the right-hander went five innings allowing three runs on five hits with four
strikeouts. TC reliever Tio McLean picked up his second save,
giving up only two hits while striking out one in the final two innings of
play.
BC
hurler Spencer Linn (1-5) was
saddled with the loss, as the junior gave up six runs, four of which were
earned, on eight hits while striking out four, while going all seven innings on
the mound.
Arrowood led the Tornados at the plate,
going 2-for-3 with a double, two RBI and one run scored. Corliss was 2-for-4
with a RBI, while fellow senior Lovelace was 1-for-4 with a run scored.
For
Tusculum at the dish, Conley was 2-for-2 with a three RBI and a walk, while
Rivera was 2-for-4 with two runs scored. Hyndsman
finished 1-for-3 with two RBI.
Game 2:
Game
two of the twin bill on Sunday afternoon proved to be a pitcher's duel between
BC starter Shane Galloway and
The
two pitchers went head-to-head, shutting down the opposing team's offense for
most of the game.
The
lone run of the game came off the bat of Rosa, as the left-fielder hit a solo
homerun over the left field wall in the top of the third to give Tusculum the 1-0
lead. The solo shot proved to be enough
for the Pioneers.
Donahue
(5-1) got the win, as he pitched 5.1 scoreless innings while allowing just four
hits. Galens
picked up his second save of 2008, as he threw the final 1.2 innings, striking
out four of the five batters he faced.
Galloway
(3-5) was saddled with the loss despite an outstanding effort on the
mound. The left-hander gave up one run on six hits while striking out
three hitters in seven innings of work.
BC's
Lovelace was 2-3 at the plate, while catcher Josh Miller and centerfielder Brice
Warner were each 1-for-3 for the
game.
For
the Pioneer's, Rosa was 1-for-2 with the solo homer, his ninth of the year.
Second-baseman Maikol Gonzalez was 2-for-3 with a stolen
base, extending his hitting streak to 17 games.
Tusculum
returns home Tuesday to host Milligan for a 6 p.m. game at
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