WILLIAMSBURG, Va. – The William & Mary baseball team battled closely with Quinnipiac for most of the afternoon, but the Bobcats pulled away late to take the series lid-lifter, 6-1, on Friday. The Tribe (1-5) yielded nine hits to the Bobcats (1-3) in the last four innings, after allowing just three in the first five.
Both teams went scoreless through the first four stanzas, before junior
Zach Pearson doubled, and made it home on a grounder and fly out in the fifth inning. However, the Bobcats answered with back-to-back one-run frames in the sixth and seventh.
Quinnipiac then gained separation with a three-run eighth inning. The Bobcats used two doubles and singles each to build a 5-1 advantage. QU tacked on an insurance run in the ninth as Ian Ostberg led off with a single, stole second and scored after two wild pitches.
Tribe Standouts
Junior
Bodie Sheehan (0-1) was charged with the loss, but that doesn't take away from his impressive effort. Sheehan scattered seven hits and conceded just two runs (both earned), while striking out a season-high eight batters. Pearson doubled for the third time this season,while rookie
Matt McDermott platted W&M's run and stole a base.
Inside the Numbers
- Bobcats' starter Taylor Luciani retired the Tribe side in order three times through eight innings. Luciani also received the win after giving up only one run on three hits.
- QU was just 2-for-9 (.222) with runners in scoring position, but W&M was 0-for-6.
- Both teams did well in leading off as the Tribe went 4-for-9 (.444), while the Bobcats were 3-for-9 (.333).
- W&M surrendered four extra base hits.
- Quinnipiac finished 2-for-3 in catching runners stealing a base.
Notes
Sheehan went seven innings in both his starts this year…senior
Charlie Fletcher has appeared in four of the first six games and now ties fourth all-time at W&M (80)…Pearson and sophomore
Patrick Ryan kept their hitting streak alive, now at six-consecutive games with a base hit…The Tribe suffered its first loss to the Bobcats in all-time series history at 5-1…McDermott and senior
Ryan Hall have reached base safely in three-straight games…Junior
Owen Socher recorded a base hit in three of his last four games.
Up Next
The Green and Gold will seek to even the weekend series tomorrow (Feb. 24) at 2 pm.
