HAMPTON, VA. - Senior Alan Riley lined a two-out single to
left-center that scored pinch-runner Josh Harrell with the winning
run in the bottom of the ninth as the Apprentice School defeated
Division II Indiana University-Pennsylvania 10-9 on Friday
afternoon.
The Crimson Hawks opened the scoring taking advantage of four
Builder errors in the first two innings to take a 3-0 lead.
Apprentice School scored a run in the bottom of the third as Ryan
Wagner doubled to centerfield, advanced to third on a ground out
and scored on a wild pitch.
Indiana University-PA scored a run in the fifth and another in
the sixth to take a 5-1 lead before the Builders started to
rally. Riley singled in Jonathan Dehoux in the sixth to cut
the deficit to 5-2. Eric Polk followed with a two-run single
scoring Riley and Dory Fields to cut the deficit to 5-4.
In the seventh, the Builders scored three more as J.D. Drewry
drove in two with a single that gave the Builders their first lead
at 6-5. Fields scored Drewry on a triple to center to push
the Builders ahead 7-5. IU-P responded with a pair in the top
of the eighth to tie the game scoring one on an error and the other
in a Jamie Smith double that scored Shawn Schwarz to tie the game
7-all.
Apprentice School answered in its half of the eighth as Riley
started with a single and advanced to second on a sacrifice bunt
from Polk. Kenny Eanes laced a single to left field scoring
Riley for an 8-7 advantage. Once again the Crimson Hawks
answered with a pair in the top of the ninth on a RBI single from
T.J. Nichols and a sacrifice fly from Schwarz to put them up 9-8.
In the bottom of the ninth after two outs, Fields singled to
right field moving Drewry to third who had walked. Kyle
Center singled to left to score Drewry tying the game at
9-all. He took second on the throw home and Harrell, who came
into run for Fields, advanced to third. Riley then followed
with a single to left-center scoring Harrell for the win.
Fields, Center and Riley had three hits apiece for the Builders
(12-7). Riley added two runs scored and a pair of RBIs.
Freshman Greg Tillman came in to pitch the last three innings to
earn his third win of the season. Eanes went 2-for-4 to aid in the
Builders' 16-hit attack.
These teams will meet twice more this weekend starting at 10 am
on Saturday morning. Maritime College (NY) joins the mix this
weekend and will take on the Builders at 4 pm Saturday completing
the round-robin schedule.
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WP: Tillman (3-1); LP: Welch (0-1). Standouts: IU-P,
Bingham 3-3 (2 runs), Schwarz 3-4 (3 runs, double); Apprentice,
Fields 3-4 (triple, RBI), Center 3-5 (double, RBI), Riley 3-5 (2
runs, 2RBIs, GW-RBI in 9th), Eanes 2-4; Polk 1-3 (2-run
single in sixth), Drewry 1-4 (2-run single in
7th). Records: IU-P 10-4, Apprentice 12-7.
