DANVILLE, Ky. - Thanks to 10 strikeouts by
Marshall Coley and
Matt Munn and early runs by the offense, the University of the South baseball team has the 1-0 series lead in the Opening Round of the 2023 SAA Baseball Tournament with a 3-0 blanking of Centre College, Friday night from Gary Wright Field.
With the win, Sewanee posts a 20-win season for the second time in program history.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final Score: (7) Sewanee (20-20-1) 3, (2) Centre (26-15) 0
Sewanee leads best-of-three series, 1-0
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HOW IT HAPPENED
-After two quick outs to start the game, a
Hunter Herndon single followed by a
Will Yarbro triple made it 1-0 before the seats were warm.
-In the second, the Tigers tacked on, once again with two outs.
Mike Lewishall slashed a double to right field, and
Luke Short followed with a RBI single.
-In the seventh, the Tigers had the bases loaded when
Jadon Fetrow flew out to right for the sacrifice fly.
-On the mound, it was "Munny Time", as the sophomore struck out the first three batters he faced en route to retiring six of the first seven batters he faced.
-In the fifth, the Colonels started the frame with a leadoff triple by Teddy Holloway. During the next at-bat, with a 2-2 count, a pitch got away from
Owen Andress, and with Holloway breaking for the plate, Munn covered to tag him out for the first out of the inning.
-Munn finished out the game by retiring the final five batters he faced and 10 of the last 11.
SECOND TO TWENTY
-For the second time in program history, dating back over 100 seasons, the University of the South baseball team has eclipsed 20 wins in a season.
-With a win on Saturday, the Purple and White will match their program record of 21 set in 2019.
SEWANEE KEY STATISTICS
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Matt Munn (7-3) tossed another gem for Sewanee. After
Marshall Coley threw two no-hit innings to start the game, Munn stepped on the mound and scattered three hits and a walk across seven frames with nine punchouts.
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Blake Pou,
Owen Andress and
Mike Lewishall all had two hits for Sewanee, while
Will Yarbro had the RBI triple to start the game and added three walks.
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Jadon Fetrow and
Luke Short each also had an RBI in the win.
CENTRE KEY STATISTICS
-Dillion Di Iorio, Teddy Holloway and Aaron Lopez all had hits for the Colonels on Friday.
UP NEXT
Game two of the series will take place on Saturday at 1 p.m. ET/noon CT. If necessary, game three will occur following the conclusion of Saturday's first game of the day.
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