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Trent Gast-Woodard
Towson Athletics
14
Winner Richmond RICH 14-6
6
Towson University TOWSON 10-21
Winner
Richmond RICH
14-6
14
Final
6
Towson University TOWSON
10-21
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Richmond RICH 3 0 2 3 0 0 6 0 0 14 15 1
Towson University TOWSON 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 9 4

W: Eli Kimbell (1-0) L: Reeser, Kody (1-3)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Gast-Woodard, Becerra Multi-Hit in Towson Baseball Defeat vs. Richmond

TOWSON, Md. – The Towson University baseball team scored five runs in the opening inning against Richmond but could not hold the advantage in a 14-6 defeat at home.
 
Towson (10-21) rallied for five runs in the opening inning, capped by a Trent Gast-Woodard double off the right field corner.  Richmond (14-6) countered with multiple runs in each the third, fourth and seventh innings for the victory.
 
Key Stats:
  • Trent Gast-Woodard reached base in all three plate appearances, going 2-for-2 with a two-run double, a single and a walk.  Danny Becerra was 2-for-5 in the leadoff spot, scoring a run.
  • On the mound, starting pitcher Danny Madden had a no decision, going three innings with five runs, four earned, and three strikeouts.  Reliever Kody Reeser (1-3) got the loss after pitching the fourth with three unearned runs and a trio of strikeouts.
  • For Richmond, Jared Sprague-Lott hit a three-run home run, finishing 3-for-4 with five RBI and a walk.  Starter Colby Wyatt did not get a decision, going four innings with five runs and three strikeouts.  The next reliever, Eli Kimbell (1-0), got the victory, throwing two scoreless with four strikeouts.
How It Happened:
  • Richmond got two hits and three free passes in the top of the first, resulting in three runs.
  • Towson responded in a big way in the bottom of the first.  With one on and one out, Billy Godrick belted a ball down the right field line for a double, scoring Danny Becerra.  Noah Cabrera had a bunt single to short, then Javon Fields walked to load the bases.  Bryce Frederick reached on an error to bring in a run and keep the bases loaded.  Next pitch, Trent Gast-Woodard hit a ball off the right-field corner fence for a two-run double, giving Towson the lead 5-3.
  • Danny Madden pitched a scoreless second inning, but in the top of third, Richmond walked the bases loaded, using a fielder's choice error and sacrifice fly to plate two and tie the game at 5-5.
  • Richmond added three more runs in the top of the fourth, reaching on three consecutive batters capped by a reach on error for a run, then a two-run single by Jared Sprague-Lott made it 8-5 Spiders.
  • Austin Weber threw a scoreless sixth, but the Spiders put on six more in the seventh to lead 14-5.
  • Towson tried a final rally in the ninth, with Jake Lysaght leading off with a walk, then Becerra singling to put runners on the corners.  Matt Arceo lined a single through the left side to score Lysaght, but Towson could not get closer and fell 14-6.
Inside the Numbers:
  • Noah Cabrera increased his hitting streak to seven games, going 1-for-5 with a run scored.  Javon Fields had his six-game hitting streak snapped, but has reached base his last seven games.
Next Game:
Towson heads to Shirley Povich Field in Bethesda for its next game, playing at Georgetown on Wednesday, April 14th at 6 p.m.
 
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