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Baseball Builders Open Season With Doubleheader Sweep Of TNCC
HAMPTON, VA. - The Apprentice School baseball team opened its 2009 season with a doubleheader sweep of Thomas Nelson CC winning the opener 4-1 and taking the nightcap 20-7 at War Memorial Stadium.
In the opener, the Builders broke the game open with a three-run third inning behind a RBI double from Kyle Center and RBI singles from Bryce Beale and Ryan Wagner. Center was 3-for-4 with two RBIs to lead the Builders who had six hits in the contest. Junior Dallas Wagner picked up the victory throwing the last three innings and striking out five.
The second game saw both teams break out the hitting shoes combining for 23 hits and 27 runs. Apprentice School scored 18 of those runs in the first three innings as J.D. Drewry, Jonathan Dehoux and Kenny Eanes all drove in three runs in the contest. Dehoux also hit his first home run of the year in the fifth inning. Beale was 3-for-3 with four runs scoured and a double to lead a 12-hit Builder attack. Sophomore Coire Barnitz picked up the win throwing two innings and striking out four.
For the doubleheader, Beale was 4-for-6 with four runs scored and a double to lead the team. Center and Ryan Wagner were 3-for-5 each while Drewry was 2-for-5 with three RBIs.
Apprentice School will now play host to the Builder Invitational starting on Thursday at 3 pm as the Builders face Bloomsburg University.
