baseball

BASEBALL TIGERS FALL TO NORTH CAROLINA WESLEYAN, 11-3

Box Score

HAMPDEN-SYDNEY, VA (March 24, 2008)—Hampden-Sydney registered 11 hits in Monday's game against North Carolina Wesleyan, but the Tigers fell to the Bishops, 11-3, at Yank Bernier Field.  North Carolina Wesleyan scored 11 runs on 18 hits on the afternoon en route to victory, while the Tigers only managed three runs despite getting 11 hits.  With the loss, Hampden-Sydney drops to 10-17 on the season, while North Carolina Wesleyan improves to 19-8-1 overall. 

North Carolina Wesleyan took an early lead in the top of the third inning as the Bishops' Chris Pecora doubled to score two runs to help give the Bishops build a 3-0 advantage.  North Carolina Wesleyan would add two runs in the fifth and three runs in the sixth before the Tigers scored a single run as Todd Harrell (Chesapeake, VA/Nansemond-Suffolk) scored on a Zach Harrelson (Danville, VA/George Washington) single in the bottom of the sixth to cut the lead to seven runs, 8-1.  Trailing 9-1 heading into the bottom of the eighth inning, senior David Toney (Mechanicsville, VA/Lee-Davis) hit a two-run homer to cut the score to 9-3, but in the top of the ninth, the Bishops added two more runs to earn the 11-3 win.

Hampden-Sydney starter Adam Hodges (Rocky Mount, NC/Rocky Mount Academy) took the loss for the Tigers as he worked five innings, allowing five runs on nine hits.  Justin Diener earned the victory for North Carolina Wesleyan as the starter worked eight innings, allowing three runs on ten hits, while striking out eight.

Senior Todd Harrell and freshman Zach Harrelson led Hampden-Sydney at the plate as each went 2-for-4 on the afternoon.  Sophomores Nick Price (Sterling, VA/Potomac Falls) and Zack Zackowski (Oak Ridge, NC/Greenbriar Christian) went 1-for-1 on the afternoon, while junior Hall Toledano (Asheboro, NC/Asheboro) went 1-for-2.  Matt Smith led the Bishops at the plate, going 4-for-5 with three runs scored and one RBI.

Hampden-Sydney will return to action on Thursday, March 27, as the Tigers will welcome Christopher Newport University to Yank Bernier Field.  The first pitch for Thursday's game is scheduled for 3:30 pm.

-www.hsc.edu/athletics-

© Copyright 2007 H-SC | Site Index | E-mail a link | Hampden-Sydney College, Hampden-Sydney, VA 23943 | 434-223-6000 | webmaster@hsc.edu