GAME-ENDING, BASES LOADED DOUBLE PLAY PRESERVES NCCU BASEBALL SWEEP OF ST. AUGUSTINE'S
March 27, 2007
DURHAM, NC – North Carolina Central
University turned a game-ending, bases loaded double play to hold
on to an 8-7 game two victory and preserve a doubleheader sweep of
conference foe Saint Augustine's College on Tuesday (March 27)
inside the Durham Bulls Athletic Park.
After cruising to a 16-6 win in the first
contest, NCCU trailed 5-3 heading into the bottom of the fourth
inning of the nightcap. The Eagles then scored five unanswered runs
during the next three innings, including a two-out RBI single by
junior Robert Landis (Winston-Salem, N.C.) in the bottom of the
sixth, to go ahead 8-5.
With two outs in the top of the seventh
and final inning, St. Augustine's scored on a wild pitch and an
infield error to pull to within 8-7. The Falcons loaded the bases
after NCCU relief pitcher Gene Suarez (Fayetteville, N.C.) hit SAC
shortstop Kevin Johnson with a pitch. Moments later, NCCU second
baseman Kurt Wilson (Atlanta, Ga.) flipped the ground ball to
shortstop Justin Goodson, who slid his foot across second base and
fired to first baseman Tye Gray (Waldorp, Md.) for the final out
and the victory.
After earning the game one victory on
the mound, Landis hit 4-for-4 as a designated hitter in game two
with four singles, two runs batted in and a run scored. NCCU
sophomore pitcher Marcus Moore (Fayetteville, N.C.) won game two
with five strikeouts in six innings of work, while Suarez picked up
his second save of the season.
In the opener, NCCU's Goodson and senior
Marcus Mack (Fayetteville, N.C.) each had two hits and three runs
batted in, while sophomore center fielder Oliver Jenkins added two
hits and three runs scored for the Eagles.
In the doubleheader, St. Augustine's junior catcher/pitcher Justin Vias went 5-for-8 at the plate with four RBI and three runs scored, including a two-run home run in the first inning of game one.
