![Baseball Drops 5-2 Game to Centre College](/sports/bsb/2010-11/photos/Cohn_Fielding.jpg?max_width=450)
Emory University senior Andrew Cohn drove in a
pair of runs, but it was all the offense the Eagles would produce
in the game, as the baseball team fell 5-2 to Centre College on
Wednesday at Chappell Park.
The loss drops Emory’s record to 15-9 on the season, while
Centre improved to 7-13 on the year with the win.
Centre jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the game with an unearned run on
an RBI groundout, but the Eagles would answer back in the bottom of
the frame on Cohn’s first RBI single of the day.
After a solo home run from starting pitcher Cory Crowdis put Centre
up 2-1 in the third, Emory responded again, as Cohn singled in
Andrew DeYoung on a fielder’s choice to knot
the game at two runs apiece.
The Eagles bats would go quiet after scoring the second run,
picking up just three hits the rest of the game. Meanwhile,
the Colonels scored the go-ahead run in the fourth inning, and two
more insurance runs in the seventh, to secure the victory.
Emory threatened in the sixth inning, as sophomore Daniel
Iturrey tripled high off the right centerfield wall,
narrowly missing a home run that would have tied the game at
three. However, he was stranded at third to end the
inning.
The Eagles also got the tying run to the plate in the eighth
inning, after back-to-back two out singles from Patrick
Riebsame and Jonathan Reilly, but would
be unable to score either runner.
Freshman Brandon Hannon ended the day 0-for-2, as
his 11-game hitting streak came to a close. Meanwhile,
Riebsame extended his hitting streak to 11 games, matching Hannon
and Reilly for the longest this season by an Eagle.
Starting pitcher Matt McMahon took the loss for
Emory, allowing three runs (two earned) on five hits over four
innings pitched, dropping to 2-2 on the year. Andy Hagerman
earned the win for Centre to improve to 2-1 on the season, while
Adam Hoyt notched his third save of the campaign.
The Eagles will try to rebound on Friday, as Emory will open a
three-game home-away-home series against Piedmont College, hosting
the Lions at 3:00 PM.