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Photo by: Beverly Schaefer
Hernandez's Career Day Helps Princeton Earn Split At UNC Greensboro
March 11, 2017 | Baseball
GREENSBORO, N.C. – Nick Hernandez had a career day as he helped the Princeton Tigers earn a split in a doubleheader vs. the UNC Greensboro Spartans at UNCG Baseball Stadium on Saturday. The Spartans won game one, 6-1, while the Tigers earned a 10-5 decision in the nightcap.
UNC Greensboro 6, Princeton 1
The Spartans put together the game's first scoring chance in their first at-bat. Two walks and a single loaded the bases with one out, but Princeton's starter, James Proctor, got a pop up and ground out to end the threat. The Tigers had their first runner in scoring position in the second inning, but back-to-back ground outs completed the at-bat.
Princeton finally got the scoring started in the sixth inning. After a fielding error loaded the bases with two out, another error from the Spartans allowed yesterday's hero, Ramzi Haddad, to touch home. A RBI single from UNC Greensboro's Austin Embler tied the game in the bottom of the stanza.
The Spartans took the lead in the seventh inning with a three-spot. After a sacrifice fly gave the home team the lead, a two-run double from Michael Gross added insurance tallies. A two-run triple from Cesar Trejo in the eighth completed the scoring for the Spartans.
Proctor went six innings for the second straight start. He allowed one run and scattered four hits. Bryce Hensley went eight innings for the Spartans and struck out 13 in the win.
Princeton 10, UNC Greensboro 5
Hernandez had a career-high four hits along with three RBI to jump start the Tigers' offense. Chris Davis and Asher Lee-Tyson also amassed multi-hit games while Davis and Max West each scored three times. Ben Gross struck out six hitters in six innings of work to score his first career victory.
Hernandez began his stellar performance in game two with an RBI single in the Tigers' first at-bat. In the next inning, Princeton's four-run outing put it up, 5-0. After Cody Phillips was hit by a pitch, Max West doubled him home. Following a single from Lee-Tyson, Davis lined a RBI single through the right side. Two hitters later, Hernandez came through with a two-out two-run single.
The Spartans scored their first run on a sacrifice fly in the third inning. Danny Baer hit his second career home run in the next half frame to put the Tigers in front, 7-1. The two teams exchanged runs in the fifth which included a run-producing triple from Lee-Tyson.
A passed ball gave Princeton its eighth run of the game in the top of the seventh. A two-run single by UNC Greensboro's Andrew Moritz got the Spartans made the score 9-4 in their half of the stanza.
Haddad's RBI groundout finished out Princeton's offensive output. UNC Greensboro had three straight singles in the ninth to climb within five, but two fly outs ended the game.
The Tigers will go for the series victory tomorrow with Keelan Smithers on the mound. First pitch is set for 1 p.m.
UNC Greensboro 6, Princeton 1
The Spartans put together the game's first scoring chance in their first at-bat. Two walks and a single loaded the bases with one out, but Princeton's starter, James Proctor, got a pop up and ground out to end the threat. The Tigers had their first runner in scoring position in the second inning, but back-to-back ground outs completed the at-bat.
Princeton finally got the scoring started in the sixth inning. After a fielding error loaded the bases with two out, another error from the Spartans allowed yesterday's hero, Ramzi Haddad, to touch home. A RBI single from UNC Greensboro's Austin Embler tied the game in the bottom of the stanza.
The Spartans took the lead in the seventh inning with a three-spot. After a sacrifice fly gave the home team the lead, a two-run double from Michael Gross added insurance tallies. A two-run triple from Cesar Trejo in the eighth completed the scoring for the Spartans.
Proctor went six innings for the second straight start. He allowed one run and scattered four hits. Bryce Hensley went eight innings for the Spartans and struck out 13 in the win.
Princeton 10, UNC Greensboro 5
Hernandez had a career-high four hits along with three RBI to jump start the Tigers' offense. Chris Davis and Asher Lee-Tyson also amassed multi-hit games while Davis and Max West each scored three times. Ben Gross struck out six hitters in six innings of work to score his first career victory.
Hernandez began his stellar performance in game two with an RBI single in the Tigers' first at-bat. In the next inning, Princeton's four-run outing put it up, 5-0. After Cody Phillips was hit by a pitch, Max West doubled him home. Following a single from Lee-Tyson, Davis lined a RBI single through the right side. Two hitters later, Hernandez came through with a two-out two-run single.
The Spartans scored their first run on a sacrifice fly in the third inning. Danny Baer hit his second career home run in the next half frame to put the Tigers in front, 7-1. The two teams exchanged runs in the fifth which included a run-producing triple from Lee-Tyson.
A passed ball gave Princeton its eighth run of the game in the top of the seventh. A two-run single by UNC Greensboro's Andrew Moritz got the Spartans made the score 9-4 in their half of the stanza.
Haddad's RBI groundout finished out Princeton's offensive output. UNC Greensboro had three straight singles in the ninth to climb within five, but two fly outs ended the game.
The Tigers will go for the series victory tomorrow with Keelan Smithers on the mound. First pitch is set for 1 p.m.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Hensley (2-2)
L: Gnazzo, Andrew (0-2)
Batting:
2B: Harding, David 1 ; Haddad, Ramzi 1 ; Flynn, Joseph 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Haddad, Ramzi 1
HBP: Haddad, Ramzi 1
Batting:
2B: Goss 1
3B: Trejo 1
RBI: Embler 1 ; Trejo 2 ; Webster 1 ; Goss 2
SH: Moritz 1
SF: Webster 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Shelton 1 ; Moritz 2 ; Trejo 1 ; Jacobs 1 ; Clinch 1
SB: Moritz 1 ; Clinch 1
HBP: Goss 1 ; Clinch 1
Game Leaders
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H
1
RBI
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AB
4
R
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H
1
RBI
0
AB
2
R
0
H
0
RBI
0
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