HAMPTON, VA. -- In a battle between the last two U.S.
Collegiate Athletic Association National Champions, the Apprentice
School bounced back from Saturday's doubleheader sweep to sweep a
pair from Briarcliffe College on Sunday 11-9 and 6-4 at War
Memorial Stadium.
The first game saw the Seahawks jump out to a 7-1 advantage
before the Builders pushed a pair across in the third and four more
in the fourth and fifth innings. In the fourth, sophomore
Jonathan DeHoux stroked a three-run home run to left field and two
batters later junior Kyle Center smashed a solo home run to left
which put the Builders down 9-6. Junior Bryce Beale and
DeHoux had run-scoring singles in the fifth and both scored on
Center's two-run single which put the Builders up 11-9.
Freshman Justin Griffey came in and pitched 4.1 innings of
relief to earn his first victory as he struck out three and allowed
four hits. Beale was 3-for-4 with three runs scored, while
DeHoux was 3-for-4 with four runs driven in and Center was 3-for-3
with three RBIs.
The nightcap saw the Builders trail 3-0 into the bottom of the
third and cut that deficit to 3-2 behind a pair of bases loaded
walks to Center and junior J.D. Drewry. Following a run from
Briarcliffe in the top of the fifth, the Builders took the lead
with three in their half. Two of those scored on a throwing
error which tied the score 4-all and freshman Ryan Wagner's
sacrifice fly scored freshman Dory Fields with the eventual winning
run. The Builders scored an insurance run in the sixth as
Beale's one-out single to left field scored sophomore James Denny.
Freshman Greg Tilman pitched 2.1 innings of hitless relief to
earn his first victory. Beale closed out a solid day with
another 3-for-4 performance with a pair of runs scored and one
driven in.
Next up for the Builders will be their annual Builder
Invitational starting on Thursday afternoon at 3 pm when they face
Bloomsburg University at War Memorial Stadium.
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Game 1
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Briarcliffe College
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5
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9
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9
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Apprentice School
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1
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4
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11
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12
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WP: Griffey (1-0); LP: Kim (0-1). Standouts: Briarcliffe,
Raschen 2-4 (2-run home run in 4th), Rodriguez 2-4 (2RBIs), Reyes
2-3 (2RBIs); Apprentice, Denny 2-4 (3 runs, 2 doubles), Beale 3-4
(3 runs), DeHoux 3-4 (3 runs, 4RBIs, 3-run home run in 4th),
Center 3-3 (3RBIs, solo home run in 4th, 2-run single in 5th)
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Game 2
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Briarcliffe
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8
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Apprentice
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WP: Tilman (1-0); LP: Doht (0-1). Standouts: Briarcliffe,
Raschen 2-4 (2RBIs); Apprentice, Beale 3-4 (2 runs). Records:
Briarcliffe 2-2, Apprentice School 2-2.
