GREENWOOD, S.C. - Jordan Owens collected five hits while Michael
Vesnesky and Brooks Reames homered, leading the Lander Bearcats to
a non-conference baseball double-header sweep over Carson-Newman
15-9 and 4-2 Thursday at Legion Field.
Lander scored 11 runs in the fifth inning of Game 1, completing a
rally from a five-run deficit on a cold, blustery afternoon that
turned into evening.
The Bearcats improved to 11-2 on the season while Carson-Newman
fell to 4-6.
The visiting Eagles jumped ahead with five unearned runs in the top
of the second inning of Game 1. Mason Guymon drew a bases-loaded
walk to score the game's first run and Aaron Vargas followed with a
grand slam, giving the Eagles a 5-0 lead.
Lander got back into the game with three runs in the bottom of the
third with Aaron Fludd and Devin Ridlehoover getting the rally
started with a single and walk, respectively. Robert Skinner belted
an RBI double, Bud Lanier reached on an infield single, Owens
singled home one run, and Reames added a run-scoring fielder's
choice.
Vesnesky led off the bottom of the fourth with his first collegiate
hit, a home run that pulled the Bearcats within 5-4.
Carson-Newman pushed its lead to four runs, 8-4, with three runs in
the top of the fifth, highlighted by Corey Lamson's two-run single.
But the Eagles' lead would be short-lived.
Lander scored its 11 runs in the bottom of the fifth on six hits
and five errors. Vesnesky and Fludd each drove in runs with
bases-loaded walks, several runs scored as a direct result of
errors, Owens had a sacrifice fly, and Reames capped the inning
with a three-run homer to left. Reames' first homer of the season
gave the Bearcats a 15-8 lead.
Carson-Newman scored the final run of Game 1 on Evan Patterson's
RBI double.
Brandon Farquhar (3-0) was the winning picher in relief for Lander
while D.J. Ferguson took the loss.
Leading hitters for the Bearcats in the opener were Owens, 3-for-3,
two RBI; Vesnesky, 2-for-3, two RBI and two runs; Reames, 1-for-4,
four RBI and two runs; Fludd, 1-for-3, RBI and two runs; Lanier,
2-for-5 with two runs; Ridlehoover, 0-for-4 but with two RBI and
two runs; and Skinner, 1-for-5 with an RBI and two runs.
Jeff Lockwood led the Eagles, going 2-for-3 with two runs and two
stolen bases. Lamson went 1-for-3 with two RBI and Vargas 1-for-4
with four RBI.
Lander carried its Game 1 momentum into the second game by scoring
three runs in the first on a series of two-out errors. The Bearcats
only had one hit in the inning, a single by Owens.
After Carson-Newman scored once in the top of the third on Derek
Long's RBI single, Lander increased its lead to 4-1 in the bottom
of the third. Ridlehoover and Skinner reached on bunt singles, and
Owens singled home the run with his fifth hit of the day.
The Eagles pulled within 4-2 in the fourth, scoring on a passed
ball.
But Game 2 would be much different from the opener as the Bearcats
were able to make the 4-2 lead stand up.
Darrin Tew (3-1) was the winning pitcher while Drew Elliott picked
up his third save of the season. Evan Faithfull took the loss for
Carson-Newman.
Owens was Lander's leading hitter in Game 2, going 2-for-3 with one
run and one RBI. Long led the Eagles, also going 2-for-3 with an
RBI.
-Lander Sports Information-
June 8, 2010
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