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BREVARD, N.C. --- The Tusculum baseball team swept a
non-conference doubleheader at Brevard Sunday afternoon at Gil Coan
Field. The Pioneers (30-11) won the opener 6-3, while Eric
Donahue and Mat Galens combined on a
four-hit shutout as the TC prevailed 1-0 in the night-cap.
Game 1: Tusculum 6, Brevard 3
In game one the Tornados fell behind early to the visiting
Pioneers and could not quite find their way back, falling at home
6-3.
The Pioneers got on the scoreboard first, pushing across two runs
in the top of the second on a Marc Hyndsman single
to right center field, which plated Carlos Rivera
and Christian Rosa.
In their next at bat, Tusculum doubled up their run total, as
designated hitter Eric Conley had a single to
right center to score two and put the Pioneers up 4-0 after 2.5
innings played.
BC did not go away, as the Tornados scored three runs in the
bottom of the fifth to cut into the Tusculum lead. After the first
two hitters made outs, Zac Williams hit a
line-drive single up the middle. Senior outfielder Luke
Lovelace followed with a single back up the middle to put
two BC runners on with two outs in the inning. Right-fielder Adam
Arrowood then doubled to right center field to plate both Williams
and Lovelace and put the Tornados on the board. With Arrowood on
second, catcher Seth Corliss singled down the
right field line to score Arrowood and cut the Tusculum lead to one
at 4-3.
Tusculum extended its lead as the Pioneers added two more runs in
the top of the seventh on two hits, a walk, a hit-batsman and a
sacrifice fly to go ahead 6-3, which would prove to be the final
score.
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Boo Morrow (5-0) recorded the victory, as the right-hander
went five innings allowing three runs on five hits with four
strikeouts. TC reliever Tio McLean picked up his
second save, giving up only two hits while striking out one in the
final two innings of play.
BC hurler Spencer Linn (1-5) was saddled with the
loss, as the junior gave up six runs, four of which were earned, on
eight hits while striking out four, while going all seven innings
on the mound.
Arrowood led the Tornados at the plate, going 2-for-3 with a
double, two RBI and one run scored. Corliss was 2-for-4 with a RBI,
while fellow senior Lovelace was 1-for-4 with a run scored.
For Tusculum at the dish, Conley was 2-for-2 with a three RBI and
a walk, while Rivera was 2-for-4 with two runs scored. Hyndsman
finished 1-for-3 with two RBI.
Game 2: Tusculum 1, Brevard 0
Game two of the twin bill on Sunday afternoon proved to be a
pitcher's duel between BC starter Shane Galloway
and Tusculum's Donahue.
The two pitchers went head-to-head, shutting down the opposing
team's offense for most of the game.
The lone run of the game came off the bat of Rosa, as the
left-fielder hit a solo homerun over the left field wall in the top
of the third to give Tusculum the 1-0 lead. The solo shot proved to
be enough for the Pioneers.
Donahue (5-1) got the win, as he pitched 5.1 scoreless innings
while allowing just four hits. Galens picked up his second save of
2008, as he threw the final 1.2 innings, striking out four of the
five batters he faced.
Galloway (3-5) was saddled with the loss despite an outstanding
effort on