EMORY, Va. – The Bluefield State College Baseball Team (17-23) grabbed a pair of wins against Emory & Henry College (8-24) on Wednesday. The Big Blue pounded out a 20-0 win in game one and completed the sweep with a 5-1 win in game two. BSC takes the season series with E&H, 3-1.
The Basics
GAME ONE – Bluefield State 20, Emory & Henry 0 (seven innings)
GAME TWO – Bluefield State 5, Emory & Henry 1 (seven innings)
LOCATION – Emory, Virginia
VENUE – Porterfield/DeVault Field
RECORDS – Emory & Henry (8-24); Bluefield State (17-23)
Game One – Bluefield State 20, Emory & Henry 0 (seven innings)
Bluefield State got things going in the second inning as Roman Moore hit a RBI single to left field. The Big Blue made it a 3-0 game after three.
In the fourth, BSC added four runs highlighted by a solo home run by Taylor Tibbs. Another six came across in the fifth with Cole Cote and Ty Sizemore combining four five runs on their two round-trippers.
An additional three runs for the Big Blue in the sixth made it 15-0 as they capped the scoring in the seventh for a 20-0 win.
Austin Stambaugh threw a two-hit shutout with six strikeouts and two walks. E&H senior Koty Proctor (Archdale, N.C.) suffered the loss, allowing six earned runs on five hits in 3.2 innings.
Game Two – Bluefield State 5, Emory & Henry 1 (seven innings)
Bluefield State went ahead 1-0 in the second as Tibbs singled up the middle. In the fourth, the Wasps tied the contest, 1-1 as fifth-year designated hitter Will Reagan (Albany, Ga.) drilled a solo home run to left-center.
In the fifth, the Big Blue took a 3-1 lead as Garret Hladilek plated a pair with a single through the left side. Sizemore notched his second home run of the afternoon in the sixth as Cote hit a RBI single in the seventh for the final 5-1 margin.
BSC's Zach Powell earned the complete-game win, scattering one run on three hits with four strikeouts. Wasp freshman Brandon Fury (Greensboro, N.C.) allowed three runs on five hits in 4.1 innings of work as he was settled with the loss.
Up Next
Emory & Henry will host former Old Dominion Athletic Conference rival Hampden-Sydney College in a pair of seven-inning games on Saturday at noon. The Wasps will honor their four seniors prior to the start of game one.
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