Wright State University
3-4
Gardner-Webb
3-6
Baseball Drops Tough 9-8 Decision at Gardner-Webb
2/28/2017 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
The Wright State baseball team led 8-2 heading into the bottom of the seventh, only to see Gardner-Webb rally with seven runs in its final three at bats to pull out a 9-8 decision Tuesday afternoon at John H. Moss Stadium.
The Bulldogs opened the scoring with a run in the first before the Raiders tied it in the top of the third with an unearned run.
Gardner-Webb went back in front with a run of its own in the third and it stayed that way until WSU came to bat in the top of the fifth, a frame that saw Wright State score six runs. A Zach Weatherford plated the first two runs and a JD RBI single made it 4-2. Seth Gray later added a two-run double and Alex Alders drove in the final run with a double of his own.
The Raiders then extended the lead to 8-2 with a run in the seventh as Orr drove in Matt Morrow.
The Bulldogs started their comeback with four runs in their half of the seventh, tied the score at 8-8 with two more in the eighth and tallied the game-winner in the bottom of the ninth.
WSU's 2-5 hitters (Weatherford, Orr, Gray and Alders) each had two hits while Weatherford, Orr and Gray each drove in two. Adrian Marquez scored twice.
Wright State (3-4) wraps up the two-game set with Gardner-Webb on Wednesday at 3:00. The game was originally set for 5:00, but was moved up due to thunderstorms in the forecast.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: DEVINE, Cooper (1-1)
L: Kreuzer, Daniel (0-1)
Batting:
2B: Orr, JD 1 ; Gray, Seth 2 ; Alders, Alex 1
3B: Weatherford, Zach 1
RBI: Weatherford, Zach 2 ; Orr, JD 2 ; Gray, Seth 2 ; Alders, Alex 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Morrow, Matt 1 ; Weatherford, Zach 1 ; Orr, JD 1 ; Gray, Seth 1 ; Snyder, Gabe 1 ; Marquez, Adrian 2 ; Whatley, Kevin 1
CS: Weatherford, Zach 1 ; Whatley, Kevin 1
HBP: Gray, Seth 1 ; Marquez, Adrian 1
Batting:
2B: FOX, Mason 1 ; THACKER, Collin 1 ; KAESMEYER, Luke 1
HR: SULLIVAN, Danny 1 ; REDMOND, Chandler 1 ; TRICK, Paul 1
RBI: THACKER, Collin 2 ; SULLIVAN, Danny 2 ; REDMOND, Chandler 1 ; KAESMEYER, Luke 1 ; TRICK, Paul 2
Base Running:
RUNS: HOWARD, Corey 1 ; FOX, Mason 2 ; SULLIVAN, Danny 1 ; REDMOND, Chandler 2 ; DUGAN, Mickey 1 ; KAESMEYER, Luke 1 ; TRICK, Paul 1
SB: DUGAN, Mickey 1
HBP: HOWARD, Corey 1
