Date: Thursday, April 10, 2008
Contact: Chris Kilcoyne, Sports Information Director
(804) 752-7387, christopherkilcoyne@rmc.edu
Four R-MC Pitchers Hurl Yellow Jackets to a 4-2 Win over
No. 11 Christopher Newport
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ASHLAND, VA - Four Randolph-Macon pitchers combined to allow
just five Christopher Newport hits as the Yellow Jackets scored a
4-2 victory over its regional rival on Thursday afternoon in
Ashland.
Kurt Brietmeyer started and went the first five innings for
R-MC, surrendering four hits and two runs, while striking out three
to improve his record to 3-1 on the season.
Matt Tiller, Nick Simons and Dillion Sheads combined to allow
just one hit over the final four innings, setting down 11 of the
final 12 Captains to come to the plate. Sheads struck out the final
CNU batter to record his second save of the season.
CNU (20-8), which is ranked 11th in the nation in the
latest ABCA poll, pushed across the first run of
the game when Mike Giarrizzi singled to open the game and moved to
second on an Alex Owen single. Giarrizzi stole third and came home
when Jacket catcher Jay Lichter's throw sailed into left field.
R-MC (18-11) struck back in the third inning, loading the bases
then tying the game on an RBI single by Greg Meleski. Sacrifice fly
RBIs by Charlie Hartt and Mike Wallace plated a pair of runs,
giving the Jackets a 3-1 advantage.
The Captains made the score 3-2 in the fourth on a two-out RBI
double off the bat of Michael Romett that plated Parker Neal. That
would be as close as CNU would get as Ryan Dickerson scored Bruno
Gora in R-MC's next at bat to put the Yellow Jackets up 4-2.
Christopher Newport starter David Acosta took the loss, dropping
his record to 2-1 on the season. Acosta went 3.2 innings, giving up
four runs on seven hits.
Randolph-Macon returns to action on Saturday when it travels to
Washington & Lee University for a 1:00 ODAC doubleheader.
-Yellow
Jackets-
