Sunday,
March 18, 2001
EAGLES
HOLD ON FOR AN 8-6 VICTORY OVER BLUE HOSE IN SAC BASEBALL
ACTION
CLINTON,
SC — Carson-Newman’s junior pitcher Matt Huskey (Knoxville, TN) pitched eight solid innings to lead the
Eagles to a 8-6 victory over Presbyterian College in South
Atlantic Conference baseball action Sunday afternoon.
Huskey improved to 2-5 on
the season after going eight innings allowing six runs on nine
hits while striking out 11 Blue Hose batters. Eagles’ relief
pitcher sophomore Ryan West (Urbana, OH) picked up his second save of the season
coming in to pitch a hitless ninth inning.
The Eagles jumped out to a
3-0 lead in the second inning highlighted by a two-run homer
by senior first baseman Larry
Ballard (China Grove, NC). PC responded with a three-run
fourth inning as Blue Hose sophomore first baseman Matt
Warren (Lexington, SC) hit a two-run homer to tie the
game at 3-3.
Carson-Newman broke the tie
in the sixth inning with three runs to take a 6-3 lead. The
Eagles were able to take advantage of two Blue Hose errors to
retake the lead. PC cut the lead to 6-4 with Warren’s second
homer of the game, a solo shot.
The seventh inning saw the
Eagles push the lead to 7-4 on a RBI-single by senior
shortstop Kevin Bolden (Talbott, TN). The Blue Hose once again fought back and
scored two runs in the bottom of the inning to cut the lead to
7-6 on a RBI-single by senior centerfielder Chris
Turco (Marietta, GA). The Eagles put the game out of
reach in the top of the ninth with a RBI-single by junior
designated hitter Jason Linebarger (Belmont, NC).
PC’s starting pitcher
sophomore Kurt
Hitzeman (Americus, GA) took the loss to drop to 3-4
on the season after going six innings allowing six runs, three
earned on seven hits. At the plate, the Blue Hose were led by
Warren who went two-for-three with three RBI’s and two
homers while Turco went two-for-five.
Carson-Newman was led at
the plate by Ballard who went two-for-four with three RBI’s
and Bolden who went two-for-three with two RBI’s.
Carson-Newman improves to
11-17 overall and 3-5 in the SAC while Presbyterian falls to
17-16 and 4-4 in the league.