SEWANEE, Tenn. - The University of the South baseball program opened it's 2021 season by silencing the bats of Covenant College to a 2-0 victory Friday afternoon from Montgomery Field. Along with the shutout, Jake Pendergraft and Logan Martin recorded 14 of the 27 outs via the strikeout as the duo tossed a combined no-hitter.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final Score: Sewanee (1-0) 2, Covenant (9-6) 0
Winning Pitcher: Logan Martin (1-0)
Losing Pitcher: Adam Carver (1-3)
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HOW IT HAPPENED
-Sewanee baseball is the oldest sport on the Domain, with results as far back as the 1875 season. However, after not playing for a little over a calendar year after what 2020 was, the 100-plus year history of the program saw another curveball on Friday.
-Pitchers Jake Pendergraft and Logan Martin recorded a no-hitter, punching out half the batters in the game.
-Pendergraft started the game for Sewanee, tossing three shutout innings. After recording the first four outs of the game, including three straight swinging strikeouts, the sophomore ran into trouble after giving up a free pass and a Sewanee fielding error. After a flyout to right and a double steal, the Cary, N.C. native left the runners there, as he posted his fourth strikeout to end the frame.
-Martin entered the contest in the fourth inning. After Josh Harvey reached base on catcher's interference, and a flyout, Harvey would steal both second and third. However, the Scots would leave another runner 90 feet away after back-to-back called third strikes.
-Sewanee responded and struck first. After a Jadon Fetrow walk and a Jack Roode single, Braxton Swanson would later bring home the first run with an RBI groundout.
-Despite Covenant recording a walk in the fifth, sixth and seventh innings, including back-to-back innings where they led off with a free pass, the runners were stranded on base.
-The Tigers tacked on an insurance run in the bottom half of the seventh. Jake Woolard recorded a sacrifice fly to score Tyler Dunbar, who led off the frame with a line drive base knock to left.
-Despite the lead-off walk in the top of the seventh, Martin retired the last nine batters he faced, including striking out the side in the eighth.
SEWANEE KEY STATISTICS
-Jake Pendergraft and Logan Martin recorded the no-no for Sewanee, punching out 14 batters. Martin (1-0), went six scoreless innings and fanned nine batters. Between the two hurlers, they recorded 80 strikes out of the 139 that they threw, posting a 57.5% strike rate.
-Braxton Swanson recorded two of Sewanee's six hits in the win and drove in a run.
COVENANT KEY STATISTICS
-The Scots recorded five stolen bases in the game, led by Josh Harvey and Hunter Christian with two each.
-Adam Carver (1-3) posted seven strikeouts in seven frames, but he suffered the loss.
UP NEXT
Games two and three of the season-opening four-game series happen Saturday afternoon in a doubleheader.
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