2008 Woodie Awards
Baseball: Minutemen drop 2-of-3 Charlotte
Eli Rosenswaike, Collegian Staff
Issue date: 4/22/08 Section: Sports
UMass starter Bryan Leigh allowed seven runs (four earned) in 3 1/3 innings, but it was reliever Charlie Benson (nine runs in 1 2/3 innings) who took the majority of the damage.
Charlotte led 9-0 after the top of the fourth inning. UMass answered with five runs in the bottom of the inning (all unearned), but the 49ers scored six runs in both the sixth and ninth innings to completely pull away. Nine different players for Charlotte had at least two hits, including five with three or more.
"That is a very good offensive team; they capitalized on all the mistakes our pitchers made this weekend," Garrity said after Sunday's game. "It was tough to stop them; once they got going it was like a hit parade. But we got better pitching and found a way to stop them [Sunday]."
On Friday UMass starter Mitchell Clegg was roughed up early, allowing seven runs in the first two innings. He finished with 10 runs allowed (eight earned) in 4 1/3 innings. Charlotte starter Joe Yermal went all nine innings for the complete game.
Much like they did on Saturday, nine different 49ers had at least two hits on Friday.
UMass returns to action for a non-conference game against Central Connecticut State today at home. The Minutemen are 20-7 in the career series, including an 11-7 victory last season.
Game notes
Charlotte finished the series with 50 runs, 65 hits and 96 total baserunners in 27 innings. … The 49ers had 25 extra-base hits, including nine home runs, 14 doubles and two triples. … Charlotte scored runs in 16 different innings, including three or more in half of them. … Saturday's 24-6 loss could have been even worse for UMass, as the 49ers left 18 men on base - an average of two per inning.
Eli Rosenswaike can be reached at erosensw@dailycollegian.com.
Charlotte led 9-0 after the top of the fourth inning. UMass answered with five runs in the bottom of the inning (all unearned), but the 49ers scored six runs in both the sixth and ninth innings to completely pull away. Nine different players for Charlotte had at least two hits, including five with three or more.
"That is a very good offensive team; they capitalized on all the mistakes our pitchers made this weekend," Garrity said after Sunday's game. "It was tough to stop them; once they got going it was like a hit parade. But we got better pitching and found a way to stop them [Sunday]."
On Friday UMass starter Mitchell Clegg was roughed up early, allowing seven runs in the first two innings. He finished with 10 runs allowed (eight earned) in 4 1/3 innings. Charlotte starter Joe Yermal went all nine innings for the complete game.
Much like they did on Saturday, nine different 49ers had at least two hits on Friday.
UMass returns to action for a non-conference game against Central Connecticut State today at home. The Minutemen are 20-7 in the career series, including an 11-7 victory last season.
Game notes
Charlotte finished the series with 50 runs, 65 hits and 96 total baserunners in 27 innings. … The 49ers had 25 extra-base hits, including nine home runs, 14 doubles and two triples. … Charlotte scored runs in 16 different innings, including three or more in half of them. … Saturday's 24-6 loss could have been even worse for UMass, as the 49ers left 18 men on base - an average of two per inning.
Eli Rosenswaike can be reached at erosensw@dailycollegian.com.
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