WISE, Va. – The University of Virginia's College at Wise Baseball Team (13-20) opened up an 11-1 lead through six innings of play on its way to an 11-7 victory over Emory & Henry College (8-24) Tuesday afternoon in a non-conference matchup between the two Southwest Virginia schools.
The Basics
FINAL SCORE – UVA Wise 11, Emory & Henry 7
LOCATION – Wise, Virginia
VENUE – Stallard Field
RECORDS – Emory & Henry (8-24, 2-10 SAC); UVA Wise (13-20, 3-9 SAC)
How It Happened
The Cavaliers opened the game with three runs in the bottom of the first highlighted by D'Sean Prinkleton's RBI single to centerfield. Wise made it a 5-0 contest through two with RBI base knocks by Nick Badgett and D.J. Dickson.
In the top of the third, fifth-year shortstop Mason Lyda (Mills River, N.C.) put Emory & Henry on the board with a solo home run to center. UVA Wise answered with two in the bottom of the third to push the margin to 7-1 and added another pair in the fourth as Prinkleton and Cole Harness each tagged solo shots to left for a 9-1 advantage.
Wise scored single runs in the fifth and sixth to extend the lead to 11-1. E&H began to mount a comeback in the top of the seventh with a single to right field by junior designated hitter Cole Cunningham (Wake Forest, N.C.). The Wasps plated three in the eighth, highlighted by a two-run double down the right field line by senior centerfielder Tyler Bradley (Bessemer City, N.C.) to make it an 11-5 contest.
In the ninth, E&H got a run on a bases-loaded sacrifice fly by Lyda. The Wasps capped the scoring when senior right fielder Christian Schmidt (Fuquay-Varina, N.C.) scored on a throwing error after senior catcher Camden Bailey (Sterling, Ill.) stole second for the final 11-7 margin.
Jake Taylor earned the win for Wise in a declared staff day as he allowed just one hit on two strikeouts in two innings. E&H fifth-year right-hander Michael Owen (Charlotte, N.C.) suffered the loss, permitting six earned runs on nine hits despite striking out three in three innings of work.
Up Next
Emory & Henry returns home on Friday to host No. 11 Newberry College in a three-game South Atlantic Conference series. First pitch is scheduled for 3:00 p.m.
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