Box Score SEWANEE, Tenn. –
Zach Fortman posted two hits and scored two runs and
Tyler Pinson collected two RBIs, but Centre plated two runs in the bottom of the seventh in a 6-4 victory over Sewanee in the first of a three-game series in baseball action Friday night in Danville, Ky.
The two teams finish the series Saturday with a Noon CT doubleheader.
The Tigers (18-15, 4-9 SAA) fell behind 3-0 but scored twice in the fourth inning and two more runs in the sixth, knotting the contest at four. Fortman plated a run with a single and Pinson's first sacrifice fly accounted for the run in the fourth. Another Pinson sac fly and a two-out RBI single by
Owen Andress in the sixth tied the game.
The Colonels (22-7, 8-5) regained the lead in the seventh thanks to a leadoff single by JT Weisberg and a double to deep leftcenter from Ben Prather, plating a run. Prather went to third on the throw to the plate and scored on a sac fly by Ayden Lohr for a 6-4 advantage.
Matt Munn struggled a little early but kept his team in the contest, giving up four runs on seven hits in six innings of work. He walked three and struck out 12, striking out the side in the fourth and sixth innings.
Henry Collins (1-3) suffered the loss, allowing two runs on two hits in two innings.
Centre starter Harrison Cowdrey tossed 5.2 innings, giving up four runs (three earned) on five hits. He walked two and struck out seven. Zach Heavern (6-0) picked up the win with 3.1 innings of scoreless relief, walking one and striking out four.
The Colonels struck first in the game with a two-out triple by Chase Austin and an RBI single from Baylor Woodall in the second inning. Centre loaded the bases with a pair of walks before Prather struck out to end the inning.
The home team added two more runs in the third, starting with a leadoff homer from Lohr. Evan Weyler and Graham Johnson both singled with one out, putting runners on the corners, and Weyler came across on a wild pitch.
The Tigers got back into the game in the fourth after a leadoff double from
Charlie Teel. Fortman's RBI single to left plated Teel and
Will Jennewein's chopper down the first base line was thrown away by Cowdrey, with the ball getting away, allowing Fortman to take third on the play. Pinson followed with a sacrifice fly, pulling Sewanee within, 3-2.
Lohr was in the middle of another run for the Colonels in the fifth inning, leading off with a single and stealing second. He went to third on a groundout and scored on a two-out single from Johnson, just past a diving Fortman up the middle, extending the Centre edge to 4-2.
The Tigers evened the contest in the sixth with a leadoff double down the leftfield line by Fortman. Jennewein was hit and Fortman stole third before Pinson's sac fly down the rightfield line. Jennewein took second on the sac fly and went to third on a groundout by
Alden Wright before a two-out RBI single to left from Andress.
