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Photo by: Joe Harper/bgnphoto.com
Charlotte Blanks Owls on Friday
5/6/2022 6:43:00 PM | Baseball
Saturday's game moved up to 10 a.m.
Charlotte, NC: Charlotte stormed out to an early lead and exploded for seven runs after a rain delay on the way to a 13-0 win over Rice on Friday afternoon.
The Details: Due to the anticipation of strong storms in the Charlotte area later on Friday, game time was moved up to a noon first pitch. Charlotte's Cam Fisher slammed a two-out, three-run homer off Owls starter David Shaw in the bottom of the first to stake the 49ers to a quick 3-0 lead. Shaw held Charlotte off the scoreboard for the next two innings while the first band of predicted showers began to develop earlier than anticipated. Rice mounted its strongest challenge in the top of the fourth when Guy Garibay Jr. opened the inning with a single and one out later advanced to third on a single by Nathan Becker. Charlotte starter Hale Sims ended the threat with a strikeout and a ground out to preserve a 3-0 lead that then grew to 5-0 when a two-run homer by Jake Cunningham ended Shaw's day. Brandon Deskins struck out three in relief of Shaw to prevent any future in the fourth, but he did not return to the mound after a 46-minute rain delay. Charlotte added seven runs in the bottom of the fifth after the game resumed, blasting two more homers and a double.
Notable
The Details: Due to the anticipation of strong storms in the Charlotte area later on Friday, game time was moved up to a noon first pitch. Charlotte's Cam Fisher slammed a two-out, three-run homer off Owls starter David Shaw in the bottom of the first to stake the 49ers to a quick 3-0 lead. Shaw held Charlotte off the scoreboard for the next two innings while the first band of predicted showers began to develop earlier than anticipated. Rice mounted its strongest challenge in the top of the fourth when Guy Garibay Jr. opened the inning with a single and one out later advanced to third on a single by Nathan Becker. Charlotte starter Hale Sims ended the threat with a strikeout and a ground out to preserve a 3-0 lead that then grew to 5-0 when a two-run homer by Jake Cunningham ended Shaw's day. Brandon Deskins struck out three in relief of Shaw to prevent any future in the fourth, but he did not return to the mound after a 46-minute rain delay. Charlotte added seven runs in the bottom of the fifth after the game resumed, blasting two more homers and a double.
Notable
- Charlotte's four home runs were the most surrendered by the Owls since ODU did it in back-to-back games last season (4/16/17).
- Rice fell to 2-10 in series openers (1-4 on the road)
- Thomas Burbank worked a career-best 3.2 innings in relief to close out the game (3.2,3,1,1,1,4). His four strikeouts were his most as a reliever.
- Austin Bulman doubled in three at-bats and has now hit in 20 of 22 Conference games this season.
- Becker's single extended his hitting streak to a season-best six games and has now reached base in 32 of 34 starts this season.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Hale Sims (3-1)
L: Shaw, David (2-1)
Batting:
2B: Bulman, Austin 1
Base Running:
SB: Hoyle, Johnny 1
Batting:
2B: Drew Tyndall 1
HR: David McCabe 1 ; Cam Fisher 1 ; Jake Cunningham 1 ; Kaden Hopson 1
RBI: David McCabe 2 ; Cam Fisher 3 ; Jake Cunningham 4 ; Drew Tyndall 1 ; Kaden Hopson 3
Base Running:
RUNS: Nate Furman 2 ; David McCabe 1 ; Jack Dragum 1 ; Josh Madole 1 ; Cam Fisher 3 ; Will Butcher 1 ; Jake Cunningham 2 ; Drew Tyndall 1 ; Kaden Hopson 1
SB: Nate Furman 1 ; David McCabe 1 ; Cam Fisher 1
HBP: Nate Furman 1
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