Two Wins, One Trip: Jefferson Baseball Shines at Fulton-Montgomery
Jefferson Baseball Sweeps Fulton-Montgomery
Game 1 Report:
The Cannoneers look to continue their winning streak in their matchup against the Raiders of Fulton Montgomery. Game 1 started very quiet and slow for the Cannoneers going 5 scoreless innings to start the day. The Raiders take an early lead in the bottom of the 1st with a rbi double making the score 1-0. Bottom of the 2nd, the Raiders extend their lead 3-0 with 2 rbi singles. Quiet game for both teams until the top of the 6th when the Cannoneers finally strike back. #22 Omari Williams scores on a wild pitch making the score 3-1 Raiders. #11 Nick Spivery scores due to a walk being issued closing the gap 3-2 Raiders. Top of the 7th the Cannoneers come alive with #22 Omari Williams hitting a rbi single to tie the game up 3-3. The Cannoneers take the lead with #4 Ryan Murnane knocking a rbi double and advancing to third on an error making the score 4-3 Cannoneers. #4 Ryan Murnane scores on another wild pitch making the game 5-3 Cannoneers. #2 Oiram Williams hits a rbi double to bring in another run making the score 6-3. The Cannoneers extend their lead with #7 Nathan Eccleston hitting a 2 run homer to secure the lead of 8-3 going into the bottom of the 7th. The Raiders did put 2 more runs on the board with a 2 rbi single. Cannoneer pitcher #8 Richard Via picks up his first collegiate win allowing only 3 hits and 2 runs. The Cannoneers had 6 hits with no errors with a final score of 8-5.
Game 2 Report:
The Cannoneers look to sweep the Raiders and extend their winning streak once more in game 2. The Raiders take another early lead with a home run making the score 1-0 in the bottom of the 1st. Top of the 2nd the Cannoneers answer with #2 OiramWilliams hitting a rbi double tying the game 1-1. #7 Nathan Eccleston strikes again with a rbi single giving the Cannoneers the 2-1 lead. Top of the 4th, #4 Ryan Murnane starts off the inning with a triple to get into scoring position with 0 outs. #6 Daniel Storey knocks a rbi double to extend the Cannoneers lead 4-1. #0 Ancel Rossell gets a rbi single to make the score 5-1. Bottom of the 4th, the Raiders picked up 3 more runs with a 3 runhomer making the score 5-4. Top of the 6th, #7 Nathan Eccleston gets another rbi single to extend the Cannoneer lead 6-4. #28 Yuliano Lopez hits a rbi single to bring in another run making the game 7-4. Top of the 7th, #2 Oiram Williams hits a rbi single to bring in a run to make the game 8-4. #7 Nathan Eccleston strikes yet again with another rbi single to bring in another rungiving the Cannoneers the 9-4 lead. Cannoneer pitcher #21 Tyler Sovie picks up 3 more strikeouts allowing 4 runs and 9 hits. #13 Bryce Fordemwalt allows only 1 hit and 0 runs. #7 Nathan Eccleston with 3 hits and 3 rbis going 4-4. The Cannoneers had 10 hits with only 1 error with a final score of 9-4.
