WILLIAMSBURG, Va. – The Towson University baseball team scored four runs in the ninth inning and brought the go-ahead run on base before falling, 8-7, to William & Mary in the first game of a doubleheader Friday afternoon at Plumeri Park.
Game Information
Score: William & Mary 8, Towson 7
Records: Towson (6-21, 3-4 CAA), William & Mary (12-19, 2-5 CAA)
Series: WM leads 1-0
Location: Plumeri Park (Williamsburg, Va.)
Key Plays
- The Tribe used a three-run homer in the third inning as part of a four-run inning.
- WM put more distance in the fifth on their third home run of the game.
- The Tribe drew a bases-loaded walk in the eighth for what turned out to be the winning run.
How it Happened
- The Tribe opened the scoring in the second inning with a solo home run from Hunter Smith.
- WM added to its lead in the third on a three-run homer from Colin Lipke.
- Towson got the offense going in the fourth as Noah Cabrera doubled to left and scored when Trey Martinez followed with a double into the corner in left field.
- Dirk Masters drove in the second run of the inning with a single to left center.
- WM got the two runs back in the fifth on a two-run home run from Zach Pearson.
- The Tribe scored what turned out to be the game-winning run on a bases-loaded walk in the eighth.
- The Tigers scored again in the ninth as Logan Burke doubled into the left-field corner and scored on a Colin Gimblet single to left center.
- Mark Grunberg followed with a RBI double to left center and Craig Alleyne drove in two runs with a pinch-hit double to left center.
- With two outs, Masters singled off the glove of the pitcher to score the fifth run of the inning.
- Wade Strain (5) came in to get the final two outs to earn the save.
- David Marriggi (1-4) took the loss after giving up seven runs on eight hits over six innings or work.
- Bodie Sheehan (2-3) allowed two runs on seven hits over six innings to pick up the victory.
Inside the Boxscore
- The Tigers lost the series opener for the eighth-straight weekend this season.
- Richie Palacios doubled in each of his first two at-bats to raise his season total to 10.
- Towson got multi-hit games from Palacios, Martinez and Masters.
- Masters finished 3-for-5 with a pair of RBIs.
- Colin Gimblet drew a walk in the seventh to extend his streak of reaching safely to 16 games.
- Seven of the 12 hits in the game were doubles.
- The Tigers stranded eight runners in scoring position.
On Deck
The teams will play the second game of the doubleheader approximately 30 minutes after the completion of the first game.