BASEBALL: BUSTING OUT

HUMPHREY'S 7 RBIs, WEATHERHOLTZ'S COMPLETE GAME LEAD CU TO BLOWOUT WIN

Ryan Weatherholtz pitch
Concord's baseball team returned to the win column in a big way Friday afternoon, rolling past Ohio Valley 18-3 in a WVIAC South Division matchup at Bennett-Stump Field in Parkersburg, WV.

The Mountain Lions erupted for 22 hits – 12 for extra bases -- and scored at least two runs in five innings, including a game-breaking six-run rally in the 8th.

Ian Humphrey (on cover) led the CU offense by going 4-6 with a double, a home run and seven RBIs.  Randy Beard (below right) went 4-6 with a pair of doubles, three runs scored and a stolen base.

Starting pitcher Ryan Weatherholtz (left) benefitted from the run support, scattering ten hits and striking out nine in his third complete-game victory of the season.

The Mountain Lions took the game's first lead in the top of the 2nd, helped by a pair of errors on Fighting Scots 3B Tyler Proctor.  The first was a two-base miscue off the bat of Ryan Johnston; the second allowed Devin Smith to reach base and put Johnston at third.  Beard followed with an RBI single to put CU ahead 1-0.

Concord moved 3-0 in the 4th on RBI singles from Humphrey and Jerrod Groves.  Ohio Valley got within 3-2 with a pair of runs in the 5th, but then the Mountain Lions' offense found another gear.

Randy Beard AB
T.J. Brockway's two-run home run in the top of the 6th extended CU's lead to 5-2.  In the 7th, Concord got an RBI double from Johnston, an RBI single from Smith and a two-run single from Humphrey to extend the advantage to 9-2.

Concord sent ten batters to the plate in the 8th to blow the game open.  Humphrey's two-run single highlighted the six-run rally, which also featured an RBI double from Beard and run-scoring singles from Johnston, Groves and Keith Morrisroe.

CU put the finishing touches on the outcome with three runs in the 9th, on Joel Gattoni's solo home run and a two-run shot from Humphrey.

Brockway and Johnston would finish with three hits each, while Groves and Bret Blevins added two apiece.


Concord (13-22, 9-11) will wrap up its three-game series at Ohio Valley with a seven-inning doubleheader tomorrow – Saturday, April 7.  First pitch is scheduled for 12:00 pm.









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