DANVILLE, Ky. - The University of the South baseball team allowed two runs in the bottom half of the eighth, as Centre College took the series-opening victory, 3-1, Friday night from Gary Wright Field at Fishman Park.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final Score: Centre (21-8, 10-3) 3, Sewanee (14-15-1, 2-11) 1
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HOW IT HAPPENED
-After a lead-off walk by
Blake Pou to start the game,
Charlie Teel brought him home on an RBI single.
-In the bottom half of the frame, Sewanee skated past a lead-off single and error to keep the 1-0 lead.
-In the third, after back-to-back hitters reached for the Colonels,
Luke Bishop got Ben Prather to ground into an inning-ending double play to keep the lead in favor of the Purple Tigers.
-In the bottom of the fifth, after Centre tied the game on an RBI single, a caught stealing and a popout kept the game square at one run apiece.
-After clean innings in the sixth and seventh, Sewanee had a lead-off single, but the runner was later picked off for the third out to keep the game even.
-However, that pick-off shifted the momentum to the Centre dugout, as they scored the go-ahead runs in the bottom half of the eighth.
-Fortunately for the Tigers, they had the top of the order due up in the top of the ninth. After a lead-off free pass to Pou and a Centre pitching change, runners would eventually be on the corners with two outs. With the tying run at first and the go-ahead run at the plate, a groundout to second base ended the game and gave the Colonels the win.
SEWANEE KEY STATISTICS
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Charlie Teel led the Tigers with two of Sewanee's five hits, while
Blake Pou added a double and a run scored.
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Luke Bishop tossed five innings of six-hit, one-run ball to earn the no decision.
Cy Spencer faced the minimum in his two innings of work, allowing one hit.
CENTRE KEY STATISTICS
-Josh Cunningham was the table-setter for Centre in the lead-off spot, going 3-for-4 with an RBI.
-Despite Luc Morgan's 7.2-inning performance with 10 punchouts, Cam Tegge (1-0) finished the eighth inning, and with Centre taking the lead in the bottom half, he earned the victory in relief.
UP NEXT
Sewanee and Centre will wrap up the series with a doubleheader on Saturday in Kentucky, starting at 1 p.m. ET / noon CT.
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