BASEBALL: CIAA Tournament Day 1 Recap
BASEBALL: CIAA Tournament Day 1 Recap
April 21, 2011
PETERSBURG , Va. (April 21, 2011) — Second-seeded Saint
Augustine’s College (35-16) defeated third-ranked Winston
Salem-State, 3-2, in the opening game of the Central
Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) Baseball Championships
to advance to the semifinals on Friday.
The Falcons broke a 2-2 tie in the bottom of the seventh as
Rashad Ingram singled and stole second and third. As he swiped
third, an errant throw by the WSSU catcher sailed into left field,
allowing Ingram, the conference’s Player of the Year, to
score.
Saint Augustine’s had eight hits while pitcher Bran Stewart
allowed just three in the complete-game effort. He struck out eight
and walked four.
Chowan 4, Virginia State 3
No. 1 seed Chowan (30-14) withstood No. 4 Virginia State, 4-3,
behind a two RBI day by Justin Bagbey and a complete-game effort by
John DesChamps to advance to the semifinals with Saint Augustine's
College.
Bagbey delivered an RBI single in the bottom of the fourth with
two outs, breaking a 2-2 tie. In the fifth, the Hawks extended the
lead on single by William Ward. The host Trojans closed within one
in the eighth, but John DesChamps worked out of the jam.
DesChamps completed a complete game allowing seven hits and
striking out three. Hawks’ lead-off man Josh
Catalano went 3-for-5 with a double and two runs scored.
Winston-Salem State 15, Virginia State 6
The No. 3 Rams (28-18) erased a 3-run deficit with five-run sixth
and used a six-run seventh to defeat Virginia State
University, 15-6, in the loser’s bracket of the CIAA Baseball
Championships. Terrell Hickernell was 4-for-6 with three doubles,
three RBIs and two runs scored.
The Trojans’ (19-30) Howard Spencer hit the lone home run of
the day while teammate Cameron Cox was three-for four with a
double. Joseph Herbert picked up the win by pitching eight innings
and allowing six runs while striking out six.
Virginia State is eliminated while WSSU will face the loser of the
first semifinal between Saint Augustine's and Chowan.
Schedule for April
22
11 a.m. No. 2 Saint Augustine’s vs. No. 1 Chowan
2 p.m. Winston-Salem St. vs. Loser of Saint Augustine’s
College vs. Chowan
