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Josh Vitus 2021 action WCU
Mark Olencki
3
Winner Wofford WOF 17-11, 6-4 SoCon
2
ETSU ETSU 15-13, 5-5 SoCon
Winner
Wofford WOF
17-11, 6-4 SoCon
3
Final
2
ETSU ETSU
15-13, 5-5 SoCon
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Wofford WOF 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 3 5 0
ETSU ETSU 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 5 4

W: Rhadans, Dalton (4-0) L: Joseph Acosta (0-1)

Game Recap: Baseball | | Media Relations

Baseball Wins 3-2 In Ten Innings At ETSU

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. – The Wofford College baseball team scored on an error in the top of the tenth inning to pick up a 3-2 win over East Tennessee State on Saturday afternoon at Thomas Stadium. The Terriers scored in the fifth inning and the Bucs had a 2-1 lead in the sixth. Wofford tied the game in the seventh and in the tenth inning the Terriers took advantage of four errors to score the winning run.
 
Wofford is 17-11 overall and 6-4 in the Southern Conference, while East Tennessee State is 15-13 with a 5-5 mark in league play. Both teams had five hits in the game, which was the first of a three-game weekend series between the schools.
 
NOTABLES
  • The game was the second of the season to go to extra innings and Wofford is 2-0 in those games.
  • It was the eighth game to be decided by one run, with the Terriers 6-2 on the season.
  • Five different players had hits for the Terriers, with Brennen Dorighi having the lone RBI. Sean Kearney had three of the five hits for the Bucs.
  • Wofford pitcher Hayes Heinecke threw the first inning and Josh Vitus went the next 4.1 innings with two runs allowed on two hits, along with six strikeouts. Dalton Rhadans (4-0) threw the last 4.2 innings without allowing a run on three hits and six strikeouts.
  • ETSU starter Hunter Loyd went 7.0 innings with two runs allowed on four hits with five strikeouts. Joseph Acosta (0-1) threw the final three innings with one unearned run allowed on one hit.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • After four scoreless innings, Zeb Roos led off the fifth with a single and he moved to second on a sacrifice bunt. Cameron Gill added an infield single to put runners on the corners. A wild pitch scored Roos for a 1-0 lead.
  • Wofford left one runner on base in the sixth and ETSU led off the bottom of the sixth with a ground rule double. A walk and an intentional walk had the bases loaded with one out. A strikeout was followed by a double for a 2-1 lead.
  • With two outs in the top of the seventh, Cameron Gill walked and then scored on a double to right field by Brennen Dorighi to tie the game at 2-2.
  • In the bottom of the eighth, the Bucs had two runners on base when a strikeout ended the scoring chance.
  • Wofford was retired in order in the top of the ninth. With one out, the Bucs had a walk and a single but both runners were stranded.
  • Jake Renwick led off the tenth by reaching on a throwing error. On a throw to first, an error allowed Renwick to move to third base and he scored on a second throwing error on the play for a 3-2 lead. Matty Brown reached on an error and Nolen Hester singled but both were left on base.
  • The Bucs were retired in order in the bottom of the tenth on two fly balls and a strikeout to end the game.
 
QUOTABLE
Infielder Jack Renwick – "Today was a big win and a great way to start the series. Coming in we wanted to get our style of play out on the field. It was a close game late and we found a way to scrap our way to some runs. From there our pitching staff took care of business and closed the door."
Pitcher Josh Vitus – "In a good way and a bad way I've been in that same situation before (coming out of the pen earlier than expected). That definitely helped me keep my emotions under control. Also, the way catcher Cameron Gill and the rest of the defense played it made things easy on me."
 
UP NEXT
The two teams will play a doubleheader on Sunday beginning at 1:00 p.m. to conclude the series.
 
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