HAMPTON, VA. - Sophomore James Denny and senior Alan Riley had
two hits apiece for Apprentice School as they lost 3-1 on Thursday
night to Virginia Wesleyan College.
The Marlins opened the scoring in the fourth inning after two
outs when Hilton Ianiciello was hit by a pitch and scored on a
double from Ozz Dhramapitaksook. In the fifth, Max Axelrod
and Kevin Nally started with singles and Axelrod scored on an
errant pickoff throw. Nally scored on a RBI groundout by Mike
Marion for a 3-0 Marlins lead.
Apprentice School scratched a run across in the bottom of the
sixth. With one out, freshman Dory Fields singled and
advanced to second on a single by junior Kyle Center. Senior
Alan Riley scored Fields with a single to right field.
Sophomore Nick Pisula picked up the win for the Marlins throwing
the first five innings and striking out nine. Senior Joe
Tugwell took the loss for the Builders throwing 7.1 innings and
allowing eight hits.
Apprentice School returns to action on Monday in Danville
against Danville Community College in a noon doubleheader.
VIRGINIA WESLEYAN 3, APPRENTICE SCHOOL 1
Va. Wesleyan 000 120 000 - 3 10 0
Apprentice 000 001
000 - 1 8 2
WP: Pisula (1-0); LP: Tugwell (4-3); S: Deanes (3).
Standouts: VWC, Nally 2-3, Dhramapitaskook 3-4 (double, RBI),
Axelrod 2-4; Apprentice, Denny 2-5, Riley 2-3 (RBI). Records:
Va. Wesleyan 18-11-1; Apprentice 19-15.
