Tuesday, February 05, 2008
Contact: Chris Kilcoyne
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Methodist Uses Big Innings to Top Randolph-Macon Baseball 12-2
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FAYETTEVILLE, NC - Methodist University's Seth Kivett went 4-for-4 with a homerun and six RBIs as the Monarchs opened up their 2008 baseball campaign with a 12-2 victory over Randolph-Macon College Saturday afternoon in Fayetteville, N.C.

R-MC (0-2) got on the board in the first inning when Mike Wallace led off with a walk and stole second before Kevin Davis drew a walk of his own. After Greg Meleski moved the runners over with a ground out, Charlie Hartt loaded the bases when he was hit by MU starter Chris Toth. Toth then walked a run in when he issued a free pass to the next batter Jeff Beck.

Toth was replaced by Fred Geisinger and he promptly got the Monarchs out of further trouble when he forced an inning ending double play off the bat of Adam Carpenter

The Jackets doubled their lead when JC Conway led off the second inning with a double and came home on a one out single by Jimmy Piscopo. That would be the last run of the day for R-MC as Geisinger settled down and ended up tossing 5.2 innings of relief, allowing five hits, just one run and striking out five to pick up the win.

Kivett tied the game in the third inning with a one out, two run homerun and Billy Quinn added a two out RBI single that same inning to give MU all the runs they would need on the day. The Monarchs padded their lead with a five run sixth inning and four run seventh inning.

Randolph-Macon will return to action on Sunday when it will close out its series with Methodist at 2:00 p.m.

-Yellow Jackets-