Baseball Release (2006) - Lynchburg Baseball Pulls Out 3-2 Thriller Over Guilford - Guilford College
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LYNCHBURG BASEBALL PULLS OUT 3-2 THRILLER OVER GUILFORD COLLEGE SUNDAY
LYNCHBURG, VA (3/5/06) --
Sophomore first baseman Jon Crews ended the game in dramatic fashion, driving a
2-2 fast ball off the right field wall, scoring two runs and giving the Hornet
baseball team a 3-2 come-from-behind victory over Old Dominion Athletic
Conference (ODAC) rival Guilford College Sunday from Fox Field.
Guilford jumped out on top early, scoring two
runs in the second inning on a pair of RBI singles. That was all they would get
off Hornet starter Eric Fitzsimmons, who tossed a complete game, scattering just
five hits.
Lynchburg chipped away in the fourth inning,
getting a sacrifice fly from Crews, who drove in all three Hornets runs on the
day. In the ninth, Guilford starter Logan Collier walked lead-off man
Eric O'Brien and Josh Walker beat out a sacrifice bunt, with both runners
advancing on an overthrow. After an intentional walk, Crews ended the game,
scoring O'Brien and Walker with the tying and winning runs, respectively.
Steven Scott was the only player with
multiple-hits for either team, going 2-3, and Walker finished 1-4 with two runs
scored.
Collier went the entire way for Guilford
(8-3/1-1 ODAC), allowing just two earned runs on five hits, striking out six.
Lynchburg (5-3/1-1 ODAC) continues its eight-game
home stand on Tuesday when Methodist College comes to Fox Field for a 1 p.m.
contest.
-Story courtesy of Lynchburg Sports Information.
Lynchburg 3, Guilford 2 (Mar 05, 2006 at Lynchburg, VA)
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Guilford............... 020 000 000 - 2 5 3 (8-3, 1-1 ODAC)
Lynchburg........... 000 100 002 - 3 5 1 (5-3, 1-1 ODAC)
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Pitchers: Guilford - Logan Collier. Lynchburg - Eric Fitzsimmons.
Win-Eric Fitzsimmons(1-1) Loss-Logan Collier(1-1) T-1:59 A-143