CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The Concord University baseball team went 1-1 Sunday afternoon against the University of Charleston in Mountain East Conference play at Appalachian Power Park as UC took game one, 12-3, before Concord came back to win game two, 6-4.
After the split, Concord is 23-22 overall and 16-12 in the MEC. Meanwhile, Charleston is 27-19 on the season and 15-13 against conference competition.
Game 1: Charleston 12 – Concord 3
The Golden Eagles scored eight runs in their first three at-bats to take control of the game.
Junior catcher
Paul Williams reached on an infield single in the fifth inning to plate freshman infielder
Nathan Neff.
The other two runs for the Mountain Lions came on a two-run, seventh-inning home run from sophomore catcher
Jordan Clark that also scored sophomore outfielder
Evan Webb. The home run was Clark's 12
th of the season.
Neff had two of Concord's six hits in game one as he reached base in all three plate appearances.
Freshman pitcher
Joseph Lowder (3-4) was tagged with the loss on the mound.
Game 2: Concord 6 – Charleston 4
CU erased a 4-1 deficit in the seventh by plating four runs to ensure a doubleheader split between the two teams.
Just like in game one Saturday, Concord scored first as Williams brought home freshman outfielder
Ryan Fralin in the third inning. CU's lead would only hold until the bottom half when Charleston plated a single run.
The Golden Eagles added three runs in the fourth to take control of the game.
And Concord's deficit remained three until the seventh inning.
Clark started the rally with a lead-off home run, his 13
th of the season. After a flyout, sophomore infielder
Brett Simmons and Fralin reached base in back-to-back plate appearances and advanced on a wild pitch. The extra base allowed Neff's groundout to score Simmons from third and narrow the deficit to 4-3 with two outs.
Williams dropped a single into center field to tie the game, scoring Fralin on the play. Junior infielder
Chad Frazier kept the line moving with his own single, allowing sophomore infielder
Trevor Wiersma to provide the go-ahead RBI with a single through the right side that plated Williams.
Neff gave the Mountain Lions a much-needed insurance run in the eighth as his single scored freshman infielder
Jakob Divers. Divers got aboard after a bunt single with one out and moved to second on a Simmons' walk.
Redshirt freshman pitcher
Cody Dooley was stellar out of the bullpen for Concord as he improved to 2-1 on the season. Dooley tossed the final five innings for the Mountain Lions, allowing just three hits and striking out three.
Of Concord's six runs, three of them were scored with two outs in an inning.
Fralin, Neff, Wiersma and Williams all had two hits while Neff and Williams added two RBI at the top of the Concord lineup.
Every Concord starter had at least one base knock in Concord's 13-hit output.
Senior pitcher
Nate Werner tossed the first four innings for CU as he gave up four runs.
Clark's game two home run ties for him for sixth on the all-time single-season list at Concord.
The Mountain Lions will welcome UVa.-Wise to Anderson Field 1:00 p.m. Friday to start the final series of the regular season. Before the game, seniors
Eli Flynn,
Joey Lacek,
Austin Southcott and Werner will be recognized.
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