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Elon Gm 2 Final
4
Towson TOWSON 13-38, 6-14 CAA
16
Winner Elon ELON 30-21, 12-8 CAA
Towson TOWSON
13-38, 6-14 CAA
4
Final
16
Elon ELON
30-21, 12-8 CAA
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Towson TOWSON 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 4 6 1
Elon ELON 4 2 0 2 1 0 7 0 X 16 10 1

W: Kirby, George (9-2) L: Adams, Michael (3-7)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Tigers Fall to Phoenix

ELON, N.C. – Elon scored six runs in the first two innings and the Towson University baseball team was not able to recover in falling, 16-4, to the Phoenix Saturday evening.
 
Game Information
Score: Elon 16, Towson 4
Records: Towson (13-38, 6-14 CAA), Elon (30-21, 11-8 CAA)
Series: Elon leads 2-0
Location: Latham Park (Elon, N.C.)
 
Key Plays
  • With the bases loaded and two outs in the first inning, Garrett Stonehouse cleared the bases with a double to right center to make it a 4-0 lead after one inning.
  • The Phoenix scored nine of their 16 runs with two outs.
 
How it Happened
  • The Phoenix got the scoring going early as they pushed across four runs in the first inning thanks to a bases-clearing double from Garrett Stonehouse.
  • The Tigers got a run back in the second after Noah Cabrera singled to center and went to third on a failed pickoff attempt. Tristan Howerton followed with a single to right to score Cabrera.
  • Elon answered back in the home-half of the second as a walk and a single came in to score on a two-run double from Ryne Ogren.
  • Trailing 8-1 in the fifth, Richie Palacios walked and Mark Grunberg singled to start the inning.  After both runners moved up on a groundout, Colin Gimblet scored Palacios with a sacrifice fly to center.
  • Richard Miller followed with a single up the middle that scored Grunberg from second.
  • Cabrera helped the Tigers score again in the sixth as he was hit by a pitch and scored from second on a Charlie Watters single to center.
  • Elon put the game away in the seventh as they scored seven runs in the inning.
  • Michael Adams (3-7) took the loss after giving up eight runs on six hits over four innings.
  • George Kirby (9-2) allowed four runs, three earned, on five hits over five innings to pick up the victory.
 
Inside the Box Score
  • The Tigers got six hits from six different players in the lineup.
  • Noah Cabrera singled and scored two runs.
  • Richie Palacios drew his 46th walk of the season and came around to score his 53th run of the season, both highs in the CAA.
  •  Jake Pecilunas allowed just one hit and struck out two over 1.1 scoreless innings. He also picked off his third runner of the season.
 
On Deck
The teams close out the series Sunday afternoon at 1:30 p.m.
 
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