WILLIAMSBURG, Va. – The William & Mary baseball team battled through rainy conditions to rally past Campbell, 5-2, for its seventh-consecutive win on Friday night. The Tribe (10-1) used a five-run burst in the sixth inning to overcome a two-run deficit against the Camels (8-5).
CU broke the scoreless tie in the top of the fourth inning. Back-to-back doubles set the table for the two-run frame. Collin Wolf pushed across the first run behind a RBI grounder to shortstop. Spencer Packard then sent a sacrifice fly to center field for an early 2-0 lead.
However, the Tribe caught fire in the bottom of the sixth with a five-run rally to erase the deficit. Freshman
Jack Cone laced a leadoff double down the right line before senior
Kyle Wrighte drew a one-out walk. A double steal set up senior
Hunter Smith for a two-RBI single up the middle. After back-to-back walks, rookie
Hunter Hart drove a bases-clearing double to right center for the 5-2 advantage.
Sophomores
Justin Pearson and
Randy Prosperi and junior
Chris Farrell combined for three shutout innings out of the bullpen. Junior
Wade Strain (2-0) gained the win after lasting six innings with three strikeouts, four hits and two runs. Farrell pitched the final inning and struck out a pair to earn his second save.
Tribe Standouts
Hart spotlighted the offensive production after finishing 2-for-4 with a double and three RBI. Smith added two more RBI behind his base hit. Cone also doubled. drew a walk and stole two bases, while freshman
Matt Thomas and junior
Matthew Trehub walked twice.
Notes
2013 was the last time the Tribe fashioned a seven-game winning streak – the best regular season in program history … Hart recorded a season-high in RBI (3) … W&M improved its home record to 5-1 … Farrell has earned a save in back-to-back appearances and is yet to surrender a run … Rookie
Phil Conti made his second straight start at third base … Strain logged six innings in back-to-back starts … Smith extended his on-base streak to 11-consecutive games … The Tribe improved to 9-7 against Campbell … W&M is unbeaten at 4-0 against the Big South this year and now 44-31 in all-time history.
Up Next
The three-game series continues tomorrow with a 2 pm first pitch.
