March 14, 2018

Spalding Scores Two Runs In Bottom of the Ninth Topping Ramapo, 6-5

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Batting

Ramapo
2B: Connor Walsh; Vincenzo Sita; Ryan Macnaughton
3B: none
HR: none
Spalding
2B: none
3B: K. Stevens
HR: none
full stats

AUBURNDALE, Fla. – Quenton Brownlee lifted a sacrifice fly into right field allowing Blake Benz to tag and race home as the Golden Eagles topped Ramapo, 6-5, in walk-off fashion Wednesday at the RussMatt Invitational in Auburndale, Fla.

THE BASICS

SCORE: Spalding 6 – Ramapo 4

LOCATION: Lake Myrtle Park Main, Auburndale, Fla.

RECORDS: Spalding 11-3, Ramapo 5-4

HIGHLIGHTS

  • Spalding got on the scoreboard in the second inning when Eric Meyer singled through the left side driving in Matt Harper and Kyle Stevens.
  • SU added a third run in the second inning when Dillon Sievert singled up the middle scoring Meyer from third.
  • Kyle Stevens tripled in the bottom of the third brining Harper around from second to put SU ahead 4-0.
  • The Golden Eagles trailed 5-4 in the bottom of the ninth following five unanswered Ramapo runs. Garrett Wilson reached on an error to lead off the inning, moved to second on a Sievert bunt and Clay Kelly singled up the middle allowing Wilson to advance home to tie it, 5-5. Following the single, Coach Downs pinch ran the speedy freshman Blake Benz for Kelly. Joe Hatcher followed with a single up the middle sending Benz to third and Quenton Brownlee sent a ball into right field allowing Benz to race home for game winning run.

STAT LEADERS

  • Clay Kelly went 2-for-5 including the game tying RBI.
  • Kyle Stevens finished the game 2-for-4 with a triple, one RBI and a run scored.
  • In his first start as a Golden Eagle, Eric Meyer went 1-for-4 with a RBI and a run scored.
  • Dillon Sievert reached base four times, going 1-for-1 with one RBI and reached three times on balls.
  • Reliever Peyton Hood (1-0) came in to earn the win allowing one run, on two hits, while striking out one batter in 1.1 innings pitched.

FOR THE FOES

  • Vincenzo Sita led Roadrunner hitters going 3-for-5 with two RBI and a run scored.
  • Kevin Foulds (0-2) took the loss giving up two runs, one earned, on two hits, in two-thirds of an inning pitched.

UP NEXT

  • The Golden Eagles conclude their Florida trip taking on No. 1 ranked UMass Boston Thursday at 1:00 pm EST in Auburndale, Fla.