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Furman
Holds Edges College Of Charleston, 6-5
Lyne
Tames Cougar Bats To Secure Victory
May
22, 2009
GREENVILLE,
S.C. - Furman reliever Bobby Lyne pitched
four innings of shutout relief as the No. 8 seed Paladins knocked off the No. 5
seed College of Charleston Cougars, 6-5, in an elimination game at the 2009
Southern Conference Baseball Championship at Fluor Field.
With
the win, Furman (23-30) advances to face Western Carolina at 7 p.m. Frirday.
With the loss, College of Charleston falls to 35-22.
Lyne
(2-3) came into the game with no outs and the bases loaded in the top of the
fifth with the Cougars having already scored four runs to tie the game at 5-5.
The freshman forced a fly out before striking out Matt Mansilla. After Cole
Rakar singled to right field, Joash Brodin was thrown out at home by Will Miller to end
the threat.
Lyne
allowed only one hit while striking out three and walking one to earn the win.
CofC pitcher Curtis Dowling (1-2) suffered the loss after surrendering the
go-ahead run, which was unearned, in the bottom of the fifth.
Furman
scored what proved to be the winning run after Rose led off with a bunt single,
advanced to third on a pair of ground outs, and scored scored on a passed ball.
Leading
the way for the Paladins was Rose, who was 2-for-4 with and a home run and two
RBIs. In a losing effort, Cougars' designated hitter Ryan Daniels was 2-for-3
with three RBIs.
Furman
opened up the scoring in the third inning with a Will Miller home run
over the "Green Monster" in left field. Later in the inning, Rose
duplicated Miller's feat by sending a shot over the 30 foot-high wall, plating
two runs, to make it 3-0.
College
of Charleston produced one run in the top of the fourth when Daniels singled to
right field, scoring Brandon Sizemore.
The
Paladins, however, answered by plating two more runs in fourth on RBI doubles
by Campbell Lewis and J.B. Jenkins.
Nick Karow retired
the Cougars in order in the ninth to earn the save, his fourth of the season.
The
win was Furman's first at Fluor Field in nine attempts.
Furman
Can't Hold Off Elon, 10-8
Paladins
Give Up Four Runs In The Eighth
May
20, 2009
GREENVILLE,
S.C. - Elon's Mike Melillo hit a two-out, grand slam in the bottom of the
eighth inning to give No. 1 seed Elon its first lead of the game and a victory
over the No. 8 seed Furman Paladins, 10-8, in game three of the 2009 Southern
Conference Baseball Championship at Flour Field.
With
the win the Phoenix (38-14) advance in the winner's bracket where it will meet
the winner of the Western Carolina-College of Charleston game Thursday at 9
p.m. Furman (22-30) drops into the loser's bracket where they will meet the
Catamounts-Cougars loser on Thursday at 1 p.m.
Despite
trailing by four runs at two different points in the game, Elon rallied to load
the bases in the eighth when Melillo came to the plate. The grand slam was
Elon's seventh of the season.
Leading
the way for the Phoenix was Melillo with five RBIs, catcher Dallas Tarleton
with two RBIs and centerfielder Cory Harrilchak, who was 4-for-5 at the plate
with three runs scored. In a losing effort, designated hitter Reese Wade went
3-for-5 with three RBIs. Second baseman Marcus Rose was
2-for-5 with two RBIs, while third baseman J.B. Jenkins went
3-for-4 with an RBI.
The
two teams combined for 30 hits and 18 runs in the contest.
Jared
Kernodle (2-4) picked up the victory, while Furman`s Nick Karrow (1-1) was
saddled with the loss.
The
Paladins jumped on the Phoenix early, scoring two runs in the top of the first
. Wade singled to right field with two outs, scoring both catcher Matt
Hemmingway and first baseman Brian Harrison.
Elon
closed the gap to one in the bottom of the second when Melillo doubled to
right-center, scoring leftfielder Pat Irvine. The Phoenix missed out on another
scoring opportunity when Melillo tried to score, but was gunned out at home by
Furman centerfielder Campbell Lewis, after
first baseman Ryan Adams' single.
Furman picked up a single run in the third when Wade picked up his third RBI of
the day with a single through the left side, plating Harrison.
In
the fourth, the Paladins added a trio of runs to push their lead to 6-1. Rose
singled up the middle driving in Jenkins. Later in the inning, Harrison hit a
sacrifice fly scoring left fielder Justin Holloway. Rose
then scored on a throwing error.
Elon
picked up a run in the bottom of the fourth when Tarleton hit the tournament's
first home run.
In
the fifth, the Paladins made it 7-2, as Rose drove in Will Miller on a
squeeze bunt.
Elon
chipped into the lead in the fifth with a pair of runs. Right fielder Justin
Hilt scored on a fielder's error and Harrilchak scored on a sacrifice fly from
SoCon Co-Player of the Year Chase Austin.
Jenkins
singled to right field to bring in Wade in the top of the sixth to make the
score, 8-4.
Elon
scored two more runs to draw to within two in the bottom of the seventh. A
Tarleton single drove in Harrilchak while Furman pitcher Stephen Gary walked
in Irvine.
May 19, 2009
FURMAN OPENS SOCON TOURNAMENT PLAY
AGAINST NO. 1 ELON
GREENVILLE, S.C. -- Furman opens 2009
Southern Conference Tournament play
on Wednesday when it takes on top-seed
and regular season champion Elon in
a 5:00 p.m. game at Fluor Field.
Furman (22-28, 10-20 SoCon), which last
week secured the eighth and final
seed to this year’s tournament, dropped
three games to Elon (37-14, 23-4
SoCon) during the regular season. The
Phoenix, ranked 22nd in this
week’s Baseball America poll, enter
tournament action having won 13 of
their last 14 games and 17 consecutive
conference contests.
Elon holds a 17-10 advantage in its
series with Furman. The Paladins,
however, won the last SoCon Tournament
clash with the Phoenix, taking a
6-3 second round decision en route to
the 2005 title.
Furman sports a 29-27 record in SoCon
Tournament play and has won two
championships (1991 & ‘05).
Last year the Paladins went 2-2 in
tournament action, defeating
Appalachian State twice and losing two
contests to the College of Charleston.
Wednesday’s game wil be broadcast by
Furman flagship station WOLT 103.3
FM and can also be accessed over the
internet through Stretch Audio at
www.furmanpaladins.com.
Fans at Fluor Field can also listen through
stadium transmitter at 105.9 FM.
Chuck Hussion, the “Voice of the
Paladins,” will call the play-by-play,
and former Paladin standout Clint
Hill is set to provide commentary.
The Paladins will start junior
right-hander Ian Parry (3-5, 4.90 ERA)
against the Phoenix. In his last
outing, the Naples, Fla., product hurled
a career high 7 1/3 innings and
recorded a career high 10 strikeouts in an
eventual 3-2 Paladin victory in 11 innings.
The winner of the Furman-Elon game will
face the winner of the Western
Carolina/College of Charleston of
Charleston game on Thursday at 9:00 p.m.
The 2009 SoCon Tournament opens at 9:00
a.m. Wednesday when No. 2 seed
Georgia Southern faces No. 7 seed
Davidson. No. 3 The Citadel and No. 6
Appalachian State play at 1:00 p.m.
Wednesday’s final game pits No. 4
Western Carolina vs. No. 5 College of
Charleston beginning at 9:00 p.m.
Single Day passes are $10, and and
All-Tournament pass, which includes
five meal vouchers, is available for
$85. Tickets can be purchased
through the Greenville Drive at 864-240-4528 or www.greenvilledrive.com
May 6, 2009
FURMAN-CLEMSON BASEBALL POSTPONED; RESCHEDULED FOR MONDAY AT 4:00 P.M.
GREENVILLE, S.C. -- Furman’s Wednesday baseball game against Clemson has been postponed due to stormy weather in the Upstate and rescheduled for Monday, May 11 at 4:00 p.m. at Fluor Field, Paladin head coach Ron Smith has announced.
Furman (21-23, 9-15 SoCon) will open a three-game Southern Conference series against The Citadel (28-18, 14-10 SoCon) on Thursday with a 7:00 p.m. contest at Latham Stadium. Friday’s game is a 3:00 p.m. start, and Sunday’s finale is set for 1:00 p.m.
The Paladins are currently in eighth place in the Southern Conference standings, a game and a half ahead of both Samford (9-18 SoCon) and Wofford (7-16 SoCon). Eight teams qualify for the SoCon Tournament, scheduled for May 20-24 at Flour Field.
May 3, 2009
HARRISON, MILLER POWER FURMAN PAST GEORGIA SOUTHERN, 12-7
STATESBORO, GA. -- Brian Harrison homered twice and delivered a two-run single in four-run seventh inning rally to propel Furman to a 12-7 come-from-behind victory over Georgia Southern in the rubber game of a key Southern Conference baseball series Sunday afternoon at J.I. Clements Stadium.
Trailing 6-3, the Paladins (21-23, 9-15 SoCon) struck for four runs in the seventh to take a 7-6 lead. Justin Holloway’s RBI double plated the frame’s first run, and Harrison followed with a two-run single to center field to tie the game. After taking second on the throw home, he scored the go-ahead run on a Matt Hemingway single.
Furman blew the game open with a five-run ninth highlighted by a one-out solo home run by Harrison and three-run blast by Will Miller to center field that made it 12-6.
Nick Karow allowed a run in the bottom of the ninth before nailing down the victory for the Paladins, who increased their hold on eighth place in the SoCon standings by a game and half over both Samford and Wofford, both of whom lost Sunday. Furman, which holds the advantage in any tiebreaker with Samford by virtue of its series win over the Bulldogs earlier this year, has six conference games remaining, including three each against The Citadel and UNC Greensboro — all at Latham Stadium. The league’s top eight teams qualify for the SoCon Tournament, scheduled for May 20-24 at Greenville Fluor Field.
“We’re vey pleased with the way we battled back after being down and winning the game,” said Furman head coach Ron Smith. “We got good starting pitching, and our relievers pitched very well and gave us the opportunity to turn the game around with our bats, which again came through for us.”
The win marked the second come-from-behind performance for the Paladins on the weekend. In the first game of Saturday’s doubleheader, Furman trailed 5-2 before erupting for eight runs in the eighth inning on the way to an 11-7 victory. The triumph also gave the Paladins their fourth straight series decision over the Eagles. In all Furman has won 11 of its last 14 games versus Georgia Southern and five of last six meetings in Statesboro.
The Paladins banged out 18 hits in the contest, led by Harrison, who went 3-for-5 with four RBI and three runs scored. The sophomore third baseman from Hilton Head, S.C., who also belted a solo home run in the fourth, now has 12 roundtrippers on the campaign, the most by a Paladin since Dominic Franchini hit 12 in 2002.
Hemingway and Campbell Lewis also went 3-for-5 at the plate, and Miller posted a 2-for-4 effort with three RBI.
Spencer Hale (6-2) was credited with the victory after coming on in relief in the fifth. The senior right-hander surrendered a run in the sixth but was the beneficiary of Furman’s four-run seventh. He recorded an out in the seventh before giving way to Stephen Gary. Marc DeDecker then retired Georgia Southern in order in the eighth. In all Furman’s bullpen allowed only two runs on three hits over the final 4 and 1/3 innings.
The loss went to Snow (3-2), who yielded a run on two hits in the seventh, including Hemingway’s RBI single that put the Paladins ahead for good. Furman touched up Georgia Southern starter Drew Murray for 11 hits and six runs in six-plus innings of work.
The Paladins’ next game is Wednesday against Clemson at Fluor Field. First pitch is set for 7:00 p.m.
April 25, 2009
FURMAN OUTLASTS WESTERN CAROLINA, 11-10, IN 15 INNINGS
GREENVILLE, S.C. -- Furman’s Campbell Lewis scored on throwing error in the bottom of the 15th inning to deliver a 11-10 victory over Western Carolina in Southern Conference baseball action Saturday evening at Latham Stadium.
Lewis’ game winning run in the four hour and 34-minute contest came after he led off the 15th with a walk and advanced to second on a sacrifice bunt attempt by Aaron Thompkins, which Western Carolina misplayed for an error. Furman’s Will Miller then laid down a sacrifice bunt attempt to Catamount pitcher Mike Tavernier, whose throw to third base for the force play sailed over the glove of Tyler Kirkpatrick and down the right field line, allowing Lewis to score.
With the win Furman improves to 19-21 on the season and 7-13 in SoCon play. Western Carolina falls to 24-17 overall and 12-7 in SoCon action. The two teams play the rubber game of the series Sunday at 1:00 p.m.
Stephen Gary (2-0) earned the victory after working the final two innings, allowing four hits and a run. The loss went to Mike Tavernier (3-4), Western Carolina’s projected Sunday starter. Furman’s triumph was made possible after the Paladins escaped a bases loaded, no-out situation in the top of the 15th. Three straight singles by Matt Johns, Rembert Rollison, and Tyler Kirkpatrick off Gary filled the bases, but the Greenwood, S.C., product rallied to retire Johns on a force play at the plate for the first out. The freshman left-hander then struck out Mitchell Hatley, and closed out the Catamounts by fanning Nick Liles.
Twice Western Carolina took one-run leads in the 13th and 14th innings, but both times Furman responded to tie the game. In the Catamount 13th, Logan Bland’s RBI grounder put WCU up 9-8, but Miller answered with a solo home run off Brandon Johnson with one out in the Furman 13th to tie the contest.
In the 14th Brent Greer deposited a Gary two-out pitch over the left center field fence for a 10-9 advantage, but the Paladins again answered with their own versions of long ball when Brian Harrison blasted a towering one-out, solo shot, his 10th of the season, to left to knot it at 10-10.
Western Carolina forced extra innings after mounting a furious comeback from an 8-2 deficit. After an RBI double by Greer in the sixth made it 8-3, Liles cranked a two-run home run in a four-run seventh that cut the Furman lead to 8-7. Rollison then belted a two-out, solo home run in the eighth off Paladin reliever Spencer Hale to tie the game.
Furman’s bullpen struggles in the sixth, seventh, and eighth spoiled an impressive start by junior right-hander Kevin Gaid, who departed after five innings with the 8-2 advantage. Only nine months removed from Tommy John surgery, Gaid allowed two runs on five hits and a walk in only his fourth appearance and second start of the season.
Furman touched up Catamount starter Corey Martin for six runs, five of which were earned, over the first 4 1/3 innnings.
A two-run single by Matt Hemingway in the third keyed a four-run frame and helped give Furman a 4-2 lead.
In the fifth the Paladins combined three hits with a pair of Catamount errors to plate four more runs, which pushed the advantage to 8-2.
Western Carolina doubled up Furman in hits, 22-11, but six errors by WCU led to three unearned runs, including the game winner. Lewis, Marcus Rose, Justin Holloway, and Reese Wade paced the Paladins with two hits apiece.
Greer, meanwhile, had the big night for Western Carolina, going 5-for-7 with and home run and two RBI. Rollins registered a 4-for-6 performance and scored a pair of runs for the Catamounts.
FURMAN CLIPS CHARLESTON SOUTHERN, 6-5
GREENVILLE, S.C. -- J.B. Jenkins homered and drove in a pair of runs to lift Furman to a 6-5 victory over Charleston Southern in baseball action Wednesday evening at Latham Stadium.
Jenkins, a sophomore making a rare start at third base, led off the second inning with a solo home run to left field and in the third delivered a sacrifice fly in a 2-2 game to give Furman the lead, which it never relinquished. The win completed the two-game season sweep for Furman (18-20) over Charleston Southern (13-28).
The Buccaneers were paced by sophomore outfielder Tyler Thornburg, who belted three home runs to highlight a 4-for-4 performance that included four RBI and three runs scored. Thornburg’s final round tripper of the contest, a towerinng blast down the left field line off Paladin closer Nick Karow, came with two outs in the ninth inning, but Karow regrouped to retire Kory Morian on a ground out to end the game. The save was the second in four days for Karow and third of the season for the Paladin junior right-hander, who missed nearly six weeks of action due to a strained rotator cuff.
Starting pitcher J.P. Goldsberry (3-4) was credited with the win. After a shaky first inning that saw him yield the first of Thornburg’s three home runs, a two-run shot to left field, the senior right-hander settled down to throw shutout ball over the next three frames. In all he worked four innings, allowing five hits, two runs, and a walk while recording a career high six strikeouts.
The loss went to Brandon Roberts (1-2), who yielded seven hits and four runs over four innings. He walked three and fanned one. Charleston Southern banged out 12 hits to Furman’s 10. Marcus Rose and Campbell Lewis both delievered a pair of doubles in the contest.
Leading 3-2 after three frames, the Paladins’ made it 4-2 in the fourth on Matt Hemginway’s two-out RBI single to right center field. Both teams scratched for single runs in the fifth and sixth innings and Furman maintained its 6-4 advantage until Thornburg’s solo clout in the ninth.
Furman remains at home heading into the weekend when it opens a three-game Southern Conference series against Western Carolina on Friday night. First pitch is set for 7:00 p.m.
April 21, 2009
LEWIS WALK-OFF HOME RUN LIFTS FURMAN PAST GARDNER-WEBB, 4-3
GREENVILLE, S.C. -- Campbell Lewis belted a leadoff walk-off home run in the ninth inning to give Furman a 4-3 victory over Gardner-Webb in baseball action Tuesday evening at Latham Stadium.
Lewis’ shot to left field off Bulldog reliever Taylor Brooks marked his second walk-off home run of the season and third of his career. It also gave Furman (17-20) the two-game regular season sweep of Gardner-Webb (20-16).
The Paladins ninth-inning long ball made a winner of Spencer Hale (5-2), who came on in the eighth with one out and two runners on. The senior right-hander diffused the threat with a fly ball to right field and strikeout to end the inning, and in the ninth retired the Bulldogs in order.
Brooks (0-3) took the loss for the Bulldogs. Lewis had three of Furman’s seven hits with a 3-for-4 performance. Marcus Rose went 2-for-3, scored two runs, and stole five bases, including a theft of home in fifth that gave the Paladins a 3-2 lead. Gardner-Webb tied it in the seventh on Daniel Cooke’s RBI single through the left side scored Brock Miller from second base. Miller paced the Bulldogs’ 10-hit attack by going 3-for-5 and scoring two runs.
Paladin starting pitcher Marc allowed a pair of runs in the first but settled down to post the longest outing of his Paladin career. The junior right-hander worked six innings, allowing seven hits, two runs, and a walk while striking out two. Matt Hemingway delivered a solo home run in the second, his sixth of the season, to tie the game at 2-2.
Furman returns to action on Wednesday when it entertains Charleston Southern in a 6:00 p.m. game at Latham Stadium.
FURMAN TRIMS WOFFORD, 4-3
SPARTANBURG, S.C. -- Matt Hemingway’s two-out RBI single in the ninth inning broke open a tie game and lifted Furman to a 4-3 victory over Wofford in the Southern Conference series finale Sunday afternoon at Russell C. King Stadium.
Hemingway’s decisive hit came after Brian Harrison drew a two-out walk off Wofford closer Michael Gilmartin. Harrison then stole second and came around to score on Hemingway’s single to right field.
Nick Karow, making only his second appearance since being sidelined with a strained rotator cuff on March 8, retired the Terriers in order in the ninth to notch his second save of the season.
Furman improves to 16-20 overall and 6-12 in SoCon play while Wofford falls to 16-18 overall and 7-10 in league action. The win went to Spencer Hale (4-2), who retired the final two batters in the eighth inning. Gilmartin (2-2) absorbed the loss after coming on in the ninth.
Furman led 2-1 in the fifth before Wofford’s Landon Bennett and Jake Williams consecutive solo home runs to give the Terriers a 3-2 lead.
The Paladins tied the game in the eighth with a hit, two stolen bases, and three walks, including a bases loaded pass by Aaron Thompkins that forced in Harrison, who opened the frame with a single.
Furman, which out-hit Wofford, 9-6, was paced at the plate by Marcus Rose and Campbell Lewis with two hits apiece. The Paladins also swiped a season high seven bases, including two by Rose and Harrison. Williams went 3-for-4 for the Terriers.
Paladin starter Barry Benton yielded three runs on five hits and four walks while strking out three. Furman returns to action on Tuesday when it entertains Gardner-Webb in a 7:00 p.m. game.
LEWIS, PALADINS BELT PRESBYTERIAN, 16-6
CLINTON, S.C. -- Campbell Lewis went 3-for-4 with four RBI and scored four runs to power Furman to a 16-6 win over Presbyterian in baseball action Wednesday afternoon at the PC Baseball Complex.
Lewis, a senior outfielder from Atlanta, Ga., delivered an RBI single in a seven-run Furman second inning, connected on a three-run home run in the fifth, walked and scored in the sixth, and finished off his performance in the eighth with a double and run.
The victory gave Furman (15-18) the three-game season sweep of Presbyterian (5-28) and marked the Paladins’ first contest in Clinton since 1964.
Matt Hemingway doubled and scored twice and also drove in a pair of runs, and Marcus Rose went 3-for-3, stole two bases, and scored two runs Justin Holloway also crossed the plate three runs and collected a pair of hits for the Paladins, who banged out 16 hits in the contest.
J.P. Goldsberry (2-4) used the strong run support to earn the victory, going five innings and allowing eight hits and three runs. He walked one and fanned two.
Furman’s early inning offensive came at the expense of Presbyterian starting and losing pitcher Anrew Foushee (1-5), who was charged with all seven runs in 1 2/3 innings of work.
Lewis got the Paladins’ seven-run seventh started with an RBI single to right field that scored Will Miller. Rose then stroked a two-out RBI single into right center field, and Reese Wade delivered a two-run single to make it 4-0. Hemingway kept the inning going with a two-run double to left field, and Chris Cowart capped the frame with an RBI single to center to score Hemingway.
Furman tallied a run in the fourth and three more in the fifth on Lewis’ three-run blast to left field to make it 11-0.
PC got on the board with three runs in the fifth, highlighted by a two-run home run by Ryan Combs. The Paladins put the game away with four runs in the sixth, which included a two-run single by Nick Karow.
Furman returns to action this weekend when it opens a three-game Southern Conference series at Wofford on Friday. First pitch is set for 7:00 p.m.
FURMAN SWEEPS PC IN TUESDAY DOUBLEHEADER: 6-5, 8-5
GREENVILLE, S.C. -- Will Owens belted a leadoff home run in the fifth inning to propel Furman to an 8-5 victory over Presbyterian in game two of a Tuesday doubleheader at Latham Stadium, giving the Paladins a doubleheader sweep following a 6-5 win in the first game.
Furman, now 13-16 on the season, will play at UNC Asheville on Wednesday at 7:00 p.m. at McCormick Park. Presbyterian drops to 5-23 on the campaign.
Owens, a freshman infielder from Greer and Riverside High School, drilled a 3-2 pitch from PC’s Micah Black over the left fence to lead off the fifth inning to hand Furman a 6-5 lead. The Paladins then tacked on two more runs on RBI singles by Will Miller and Campbell Lewis to stretch the advantage to 8-5.
Furman reliever Jay Friedman (1-2), who came on in the fifth with Furman leading 5-4, gave up a game tying solo home run to Cory Lyda in the fifth but rallied to retire the Blue Hose in order in the sixth and seventh to secure the victory.
Miller had three of Furman’s eight hits and four RBI in the nightcap, including a two-run home run in the second that staked the Paladins to a 2-1 lead. The freshman outfielder later added an RBI double fourth.
Brian Harrison, who homered in both contests, drilled a two-run shot in the third inning to put Furman ahead 4-1 before PC rallied for three runs an inning later, highlighted by Gabe Grammer’s RBI triple, to tie the game at 4-4.
In game one Harrison’s leadoff home run in the Furman seventh forged a 5-5 tie, and the Paladins won the game when Aaron Thompkins, who was running from first base with two outs and the bases loaded, beat PC shortstop Andrew Williams to second to avoid an inning ending force play following a ground ball off Will Owens’ bat.
Furman’s comeback erased a 5-1 Blue Hose made possible by a three-run, fifth double by Nate Horton and earlier solo home runs by Jesse Harmon and Zac Rhinesmith.
Nick Karow’s pinch-hit two-run double down the right field line in the sixth ignited Furman’s comeback, and Marcus Rose followed with double down the left field line to score Karow and pull the Paladins to within a run, 5-4.
Harrison’s leadoff home run to left center field in the sixth tied the game at 5-5.
Harrison, Rose, Matt Hemingway, and Andrew Cadger had two hits each for the Paladins in the first game of the twin bill. Lyda paced PC’s nine-hit attack with a 2-for-4 performance.
Junior right-handed pitcher Kevin Gaid made his first start of the season for Furman in game one, approximately 10 months after undergoing Tommy John surgery. He allowed five hits and a run in three innings of work, throwing 41 pitches.
Furman’s game two starter was freshman right-hander Mike Waller, who allowed a run on two hits in an inning of work in his collegiate debut.
April 3, 2009
FURMAN TRIMS APPALACHIAN STATE, 5-3
GREENVILLE, S.C. -- Ian Parry pitched six innings of solid ball to lift Furman to a 5-3 win over Appalachian State in the opener of a three-game Southern Conference baseball series Friday evening at Latham Stadium.
In earning the victory and recording the longest outing of his career, Parry (2-3), a junior right-hander, allowed six hits, three runs, and a walk while striking out six before departing with a 4-3 lead.
Furman (11-14, 5-8 SoCon) tacked on a run in the bottom of the sixth and then got shutout work from relievers Jay Friedman and Spencer Hale over the final three frames to notch the victory.
The loss snapped a three-game winning streak for Appalachian State (11-16, 3-11 SoCon).
The two teams play game two of the series Saturday afternoon beginning at 5:00 p.m.
Furman, which tallied an 11-8 advantage in hits, stranded 13 base runners in the contest, including 12 over the first six innings, but the Paladins never trailed. Reese Wade went 3-for-4 and drove in two runs, and Connor Lind also had three hits for the Paladins.
Rand Smith paced Appalachian State with a 3-for-4 performance that included a home run and two doubles.
The Paladins took a 1-0 lead in the first after Mountaineer starting and losing pitcher Matt Andress (1-4) hit Reese Wade with the bases loaded. Andress limited the damage, however, by striking out Will Miller and retiring Justin Holloway on a infield fly.
The Paladins used three hits and an Appalachian State error to score three unearned runs in the third. A Justin Holloway RBI double down the right field line made it 2-0, and Rob Fondu delivered a two-out, two-run single that plated two more runs for a 4-0 Paladin advantage.
Appalachian State got off the deck in the fourth with an Isaac Harrow two-run home run to left field, and the Mountaineers made it 4-3 in the sixth after Rand Smith led off with a line drive home run to left center field.
A Wade RBI in the Furman sixth gave the Paladins a 5-3 lead.
In the seventh Paladin reliever Jay Friedman allowed a leadoff single before striking out Jason Wallace and inducing Jeremy Dowdy to hit into the Mountaineers’ third double play of the contest.
FURMAN BASEBALL RADIO SCHEDULE ANNOUNCED; NEXT FOUR GAMES TO BE BROADCAST
GREENVILLE, S.C. -- Furman¹s next four baseball games, including Wednesday¹s 7:00 p.m. contest against South Carolina at Greenville¹s Fluor Field At The West End, will be broadcast on radio, it has been announced.
Chuck Hussion, the ³Voice of the Paladins², will call the play-by-play, and joining him with commentary will be former Paladin standout Clint Hill.
In addition to Wednesday¹s clash with South Carolina, the Paladins¹ three-game Southern Conference road series against Elon this weekend will also be broadcast, as will three other regular season games, including Furman¹s April 1 contest at South Carolina, the May 6 game against Clemson at Fluor Field, and the May 7 home game against The Citadel.
All games will be carried by WOLT-FM 103.3 FM and be available over the internet via Stretch Audio at
www.furmanpaladins.com. In addition, fans at the game venue can tune in via the stadium transmitter at 105.9 FM. Each broadcast will begin with a pre-game show 10 minutes prior to first pitch.