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Tuesday, 01 May 2007 18:18 |
LEXINGTON, Va. ó Virginia Military Institute defeated UNC Asheville 5-3 in baseball last Sunday for its 31st victory of the season, establishing a school record for single-season wins for the fourth time in five seasons. The Keydets are 31-14, 7-8.
Edmund Locklear and Steve Burnich each registered two hits for UNCA (18-30, 8-10). Chris Nigro (2-4) took the loss, allowing five runs (four earned) in 6-2/3 innings.
In other recent Bulldogsí baseball action:
ï Behind a season-high 22-hit bombardment, the Bulldogs captured a 15-4
win over VMI on Saturday in Lexington. For the third time this season,
Kevin Mattison led off the game with a home run, his fourth of the
year. He finished 3-for-6 and extended his hitting streak to 17 games,
as UNCA improved to 18-30, 8-0. Meanwhile, UNCAís Graham Baughn (5-4)
needed only 100 pitches to hurl his third complete game of his career,
allowing seven hits and giving up four runs, three earned, while
striking out three.
ï Eddie Van Esí two-run home run in the bottom of the ninth inning
lifted VMI to a 5-4 victory over UNCA last Friday night at Lexington,
Va. Ben Buchanan (4-6), who came in to pitch the bottom of the ninth,
got the loss for UNCA (17-30, 7-9). The loss was the Bulldogsí seventh
straight defeat. Five of the seven have been one-run loss. UNCA is 4-9
in one run games and has lost 10 games in their opponents last at bats.
ï The Bulldogs left the bases full in the top of the ninth inning to
lose 7-4 to Elon University last Wednesday night in Elon. At the plate,
UNCA was led by Kevin Mattison, who finished 2-for-5, with a home run
and a triple, extending his hitting streak to 15 consecutive games.
Josh Lett (0-5) took the loss for the Bulldogs (17-29).
ï Appalachian State University rallied to beat UNCA 12-11 on a
bases-loaded single by David Rubenstein in the bottom of the ninth
inning on April 24 in Boone. UNCA was led by Elliott Arrington, who
finished 2-for-4 with five RBI; and Rob Vernon, who smacked a two-run
home run.
ï High Point University smashed 16 hits to fuel a 7-3 victory over UNCA
in Big South Conference play on April 22 at McCormick Field in
Asheville. High Point (23-20, 9-6) began the game with a home run by
Robby Kuzdale. The Bulldogs were led by Arrington, who went 3-for-5,
including a double. A balk by UNCA pitcher Michael Bogaert (2-5), who
took the loss, enabled High Point to take a 4-3 lead that it never
relinquished.
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