February 23, 2024

W&L Falls to Berry (Ga.), 7-4, at the D3 Showcase

Batting

Berry
2B: Joey Garcia; Garrett Lang
3B: Riley Uhls
HR: none
Washington and Lee
2B: Paul Ramseur; Andrew Thornton
3B: none
HR: none
full stats

KANNAPOLIS, N.C. - The Washington and Lee University baseball team dropped their first game of the D3 Showcase as they fell to Berry College (Ga.) 7-4 on Friday afternoon at Atrium Health Ballpark. 

HOW IT HAPPENED

  • The Vikings (5-1) offense got rolling quickly as Joey Garcia reached first on a bunt single before stealing second base. Nick Brunswick drove him in the next at-bat with a single through the right side of the infield to give Berry a one run lead. 
  • Berry would strike again in the top of the third inning as Charles Pulaski drew a walk before Garcia doubled to right center field. Pulaski came around to score on a Brunswick ground out, putting the Vikings up by two. 
  • After three scoreless innings, the Vikings scored three runs in the top of the seventh inning to extend their lead to five. Garrett Long kicked off the inning with a double before scoring on a throwing error by Brody Pasieka. Pulaski drove in Alex Knapp with a single before scoring on a Brunswick single through the middle of the infield. 
  • The Generals offense found their footing in the top of the eighth as Zach Senders drew a lead off walk before Paul Ramseur drove him home on a single through the middle of the infield. Jonathan French scored the second run of the inning as Jacob Jackson grounded out to first base, cutting the deficit to three.
  • Berry went back up by five runs in the top of the ninth as Uhls roped a two-RBI triple to right center field. 
  • W&L had two runners on with no outs in the bottom of the ninth as Andrew Thornton and Julian Domenech reached base on a walk and a hit by pitch. Ramseur drove both of them in with a double to center field to bring the score to 7-4 in favor of Berry. Tyler Cassidy closed out the game by striking out Jacob Jackson to earn the save and the win for the Vikings.  


W&L GAME NOTES

  • Evan Blair (0-1) earned a quality start in his second game of the season for the Blue and White. Blair pitched six innings, allowing two runs on six hits while striking out a career-high nine batters. 
  • Andrew Thornton (2-for-2) and Paul Ramseur (2-for-5) each recorded two hits this afternoon, both hitting doubles. Ramsuer and Jacob Jackson drove in one run for W&L. 


BERRY GAME NOTES

  • Charles Stephenson (1-1) earned the win for the Vikings, tossing seven shutout innings while only allowing three hits and striking out three batters.
  • Tyler Cassidy earned his first save of the season as allowed one hit while striking out two in his one inning of action. 
  • Joey Garcia went 3-for-5 at the plate with a double and an RBI, he also stole one base. 
  • Nick Brunswick and Riley Uhls each recorded two hits for Berry while both drove in two runs. 


UP NEXT

  • The Generals take on the University of Rochester tomorrow, Feb. 24 at 4 p.m. at the Atrium Health Ballpark. 
Nestled in the mountains of Virginia, Washington and Lee University is a proud member of NCAA Division III and the Old Dominion Athletic Conference. Founded in 1749, W&L is the ninth-oldest college in the United States and a top-ranked liberal arts university. With over 500 student-athletes in 24 varsity sports, the Generals have celebrated over 265 conference championships. Learn more about the Blue and White by visiting www.generalssports.com or on social media at @WLUGenerals.