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Augusta Baseball Tops Emory & Henry, 8-2, In Rain-Shortened Affair

Augusta Baseball Tops Emory & Henry, 8-2, In Rain-Shortened Affair

Pitching

Win: S. Davis (1-0)
Loss: Jacob Winstead (0-1)

Batting

Emory & Henry
2B: Triston Hensley; Anthony Umbach
3B: none
HR: Tyler Bradley
Augusta
2B: D. Wanat; J. Haynes 2
3B: none
HR: K. LaRoche
full stats
Posted: Mar 06, 2024

AUGUSTA, Ga. – The Augusta University Baseball Team (11-9) defeated Emory & Henry College (3-15) in non-conference play Wednesday afternoon. The Jaguars tallied four runs in two separate innings to earn the 8-2 win. The game was called after eight innings due to inclement weather in the area. 

The Basics
FINAL SCORE – Augusta 8, Emory & Henry 2 (Eight Innings)
LOCATION – Augusta, Georgia
VENUE – Jaguars Field
RECORDS – Emory & Henry (3-15, 1-8 SAC); Augusta (11-9, 2-1 Peach Belt)

How It Happened
Fifth-year outfielder Tyler Bradley (Bessemer City, N.C.) got the afternoon started with a bang in the top of the first inning as he launched a solo home run over the fence in center to give the Wasps an early 1-0 advantage. The Jaguars got on the board in the bottom of the fourth inning as they scored four runs on just one hit, a pair of walks and a hit batter to take a 4-1 lead.

E&H responded in the top of the fifth inning. Fifth-year second baseman Noah Mazza (Plainfield, Ill.) and senior third baseman Jared Foley (Sparta, N.C.) recorded back-to-back singles to lead off the inning and both moved up on a sacrifice bunt from senior outfielder Matt Hill (Pineville, N.C.). Senior designated hitter Caeden Howell (Roaring River, N.C.) delivered a sacrifice fly to plate Mazza and trim the deficit to 4-2. Augusta immediately answered back with a pair of runs in both the bottom of the fifth and seventh innings to balloon the margin out to its final score at 8-2. 

Samuel Davis was the winning pitcher for the Jaguars after allowing three hits and one run over four innings of work. Junior righty Jacob Winstead (Salem, Ore.) took the loss for Emory & Henry after allowing four runs and one hit without recording an out. Bradley led the offense with a pair of hits, one of which was the long ball. Mazza also posted a pair of base knocks while Howell had the other RBI.

Up Next
The Wasps return home to Porterfield/DeVault Field on Friday, March 8 for the 2024 SAC home opener against Catawba College. First pitch is scheduled for 2:00 p.m..

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