BASEBALL: NEITHER SNOW....

CU WORKS THROUGH CHANGING WEATHER FOR THREE WEEKEND WINS

Playing in conditions that were both winter- and spring-like, Concord's baseball team won three of four games in its non-conference series against Notre Dame College (OH) last weekend at Linda K. Epling Stadium in Beckley.

The Mountain Lions split a seven-inning doubleheader on Saturday, winning the first game 15-0 and dropping the nightcap 4-1.  Concord came back to sweep Sunday's seven-inning twinbill Sunday, 6-5 and 5-2, with the first game lasting eight innings.

Ryan Weatherholtz Pitch, narrow view
SATURDAY, GAME ONE
BOXSCORE / PLAY-BY-PLAY
Under cloudy, snowy skies, CU scored single runs in the 1st and 3rd innings, bookending a four-run rally in the 2nd.  Concord broke the game open with a nine-run outburst in the 6th, sending 15 batters to the plate.  Five different Mountain Lions had run-scoring hits in that inning, with Ian Humphrey starting and ending the rally with RBI singles.
Humphrey and Keith Morrisroe each rapped out three hits to lead the Concord offense.  Josh Wenger, Bret Blevins and T.J. Brockway each added two safeties to Concord's 15-hit attack.
While the CU offense was rolling, starting pitcher Ryan Weatherholtz kept the Falcons in check.  The sophomore righthander scattered seven hits in six shutout innings, walking one and striking out three and inducing 11 ground ball outs.

SATURDAY, GAME TWO
BOXSCORE / PLAY-BY-PLAY
The contest started as a pitchers' duel between CU's Tyler Zimm and NDC's Andrew Hyde.  The Falcons scratched out an unearned run in the top of the 3rd, and broke through with three runs against the Concord bullpen in the 6th.
The Mountain Lions got on the board on Elisha Hill's RBI double in the bottom of the 7th.
Hyde allowed two hits in six innings, while Zimm gave up just three hits and one unearned run in 4.3 innings.

SUNDAY, GAME ONE
BOXSCORE / PLAY-BY-PLAY
Under pleasant, sunny conditions Notre Dame took a 5-0 lead into the bottom of the 6th before Concord staged a thrilling comeback.  The Mountain Lions scored three times in the 6th, on an RBI single by Wenger and a two-run single by Ryan Johnston.
Keith Morrisroe Catches Popup 271 x 235
CU was down to its last out in the 7th when Blevins came through with a two-run double that tied the score at 5-5 and sent contest to extra innings.
Concord reliever Will Zuspan retired the Falcons in order in the top of the 8th.
In the bottom of the inning, CU worked the base loaded, and Clayton Dellinger drew a walk to bring in the winning run.
Wenger and Blevins each had two hits to pace the CU lineup.

SUNDAY, GAME TWO
BOXSCORE / PLAY-BY-PLAY
Concord took the first lead on Jerrod Groves' run-scoring groundout in the bottom of the 3rd.  Notre Dame tied the game in the 4th, but CU answered with Humphrey's two-run single in the bottom of the inning for a 3-1 lead.
The Falcons scored another run in the 5th, but Brockway's two-run double in the bottom of the inning gave CU some breathing room and closed out the scoring.
CU starting pitcher Mike Wood got the win after scattering five hits in 5.3 innings.  The freshman from Tazewell, VA walked three and struck out six in his first collegiate victory. 
Brockway had three hits to pace the Mountain Lions' offense.


Up next for Concord is a three-game non-conference series against Shippensburg University (PA) -- ranked 8th in this week's NCBWA Atlantic Region poll -- next weekend at Anderson Field.  The Mountain Lions and Raiders will play a seven-inning doubleheader on Saturday, March 3 and a single nine-inning game on Sunday, March 4.  First pitch both days is scheduled for Noon.




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