The hits just keep on coming for Furman baseball. Every Paladin in the starting lineup had at least one hit Sunday as Furman piled up 15 total in a 10-6 win over Monmouth. The victory clinched the series win for the Paladins (5-2).
Furman starter Matthew Quarles took a no-hitter into the fifth inning before Monmouth's Ryan Bailey broke it up with a one-out home run that cut the Paladins' lead to 3-1.
Furman answered with its most prolific inning of what's been an heavy offensive season in the bottom of the inning. The Paladins sent 11 men to the plate and scored five runs to push their lead to 8-1. The big blow came on a three-run home run by ninth-place hitter Chadwick Word for his first collegiate homer.
The Hawks got back in it with two runs in the sixth and Dan Shea's three-run homer in the seventh cut Furman's lead to 8-6.
Landon Kay provided some insurance in the bottom of the seventh with a two-run homer. Furman relievers Nolan Mullen and Jake Crawford secured the victory with scoreless eighth and ninth innings, respectively.
Quarles (1-0) allowed just the one run and one hit in five innings for the win. He had four walks and seven strikeouts.
Sky Overton had three hits to lead Furman, while Kay, Crawford and Word each had two. After moving up to the leadoff spot in the lineup, Carter Grote scored three runs.
Through seven games this year, the Paladins have scored 59 runs, hit 12 homers and are batting .336 as a team. Meanwhile, Furman opponents are batting .236.
Furman will look to keep the momentum going this week with a pair of mid-week games. The Paladins travel to USC Upstate Tuesday for a 4 p.m. game, then host UNC Asheville Wednesday at 6 p.m.
*Video courtesy of Dan Scott.
No comments:
Post a Comment