WILLIAMSBURG, Va. - The
William and Mary baseball team scored three runs in the opening inning of play
as it cruised past Penn, 8-2, in game one (7 innings) of its doubleheader on
Saturday afternoon at Plumeri Park. The
victory extends W&M's winning-streak to five and overall record to 6-3,
while the Quakers fall to 0-2 on the season.
Senior RHP John Farrell (3-0) earned the victory after
surrendering just two earned runs on six hits, while posting five strikeouts in
all seven innings of work.
At the plate, freshman catcher Ryan Hissey went 3-for-4 with
three RBIs and two runs scored. The West
Chester, Pa., native connected on his first collegiate home run in the bottom
of the sixth as the Tribe has now recorded three home runs on the season. Senior shortstop Ryan Williams drove in two
runs and scored a pair of runs, while senior designated Jackson Shaver tallied
an RBI. Sophomore third baseman Michael
Katz finished the afternoon with an RBI, a run scored and a hit.
The Green and Gold plated a trio of runs in the opening
frame as it raced out to the early advantage.
With two outs, Katz's single to center field pushed across junior second baseman Ryan Lindemuth for
the Tribe's first run of the afternoon.
Shaw followed Katz with another single through the middle of the infield
and with runners on first and second, Williams' single to left field drove in
Katz and Shaw as the Tribe commanded the three-run advantage after an inning of play.
Penn trimmed the deficit to a run, 3-2, after it pushed across
a pair of runs in the top half of the third.
After the Quakers plated its first run of the contest, Michael Vilardo's
two-out double to left field drove in Connor Betbeze for the Quakers' second
run of the affair.
W&M responded in the bottom half with two runs as it
extended its lead to 5-2. Williams got
things going as the Fairfax, Va., native reached base after being hit by Penn's
RHP Connor Cuff. Hissey followed with a
double to right field, which plated Williams from first base. Shaver pushed across W&M's fifth run of
the day after the Williamsburg, Va., native belted a single to center field,
which plated Hissey.
In the bottom of the fourth, the Tribe tacked on another run
as Lindemuth's single to left field eventually
plated senior center fielder Ryan Brown after an error on the Penn left fielder.
The Tribe added two insurance runs in the bottom half of the
sixth. With Williams on first, who
reached base after being hit by another pitch, Hissey's two-run home run over
the right field fence gave the Green and Gold the prevailing 8-2 margin.
Tribe baseball returns to action this afternoon at
approximately 3:00 p.m. as it takes on Penn in game two of its
doubleheader. Fans can follow the action
online at TribeAthletics.com with live audio and stats.
