Princeton University Athletics
Princeton University
UNC-Wilmington
Baseball Claims First Win Of Season Over Old Dominion
March 14, 2003 | Baseball
March 14, 2003
Box Score
Wilson, N.C. - The Princeton baseball earned its first win of the season this afternoon by the score of 12-4 over Old Dominion. The Tigers win came after a 4-2 loss earlier in the day to UNC-Wilmington. The Tigers are now 1-5 and meet Oklahoma State tomorrow afternoon.
Princeton scored 12 runs on eight hits in the Old Dominion game. David Boehle picked up the win following six innings of work in which he allowed five hits and one earned run. Boehle is now 1-1 on the season. The Tigers used two four-runs innings to put the game out of reach.
Tiger freshman Stephen Wendell had a single, a double and drove in four runs to lead Princeton to the win. He got the Tigers off to a 1-0 lead with an RBI groundout in the top of the first, then singled home a run in the Tigers' four-run fourth, and doubled home two more in the four-run rally in the top of the sixth. Complete details of the game will be updated soon. In the day's first game, UNC-Wilmington erased a 2-1 Tiger lead in the bottom of the seventh inning to earn a 4-2 win. Down 1-0 in the sixth, Princeton scored twice to take the lead. The inning began with Eric Fitzgerald being hit by a pitch. He advanced to second on a single from Steve Young. Fitzgerald advanced to third when B.J. Szymanski flied out to right field. Fitzgerald scored after tagging up a Adam Balkan fly out. Young then scored on an RBI single by Jon Miller.
The lead was shortlived however and UNC-Wilmington scored three times to claim the win. Ryan Quillian suffered the loss for the Tigers despite surrendering only four hits.