University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
UNC Asheville
UNC Greensboro
Spartans Slip Past Bulldogs 7-6
05.13.2009 | Baseball
GREENSBORO, N.C.?Corey Overholtzer delivered a two-out bases loaded single that broke a 5-5 tie in the bottom of the eighth inning to lead UNC Greensboro to a 7-6 victory over UNC Asheville Wednesday night.
UNC Asheville (8-40) scored five runs in the second inning to grab a 5-1 lead. Taylor Wohlwend had a strong pitching performance throwing six innings allowing four runs (one earned) on seven hits. He walked one and struck out four. Kevin Weidenbacher led the offense going 2-for-4. Jordan Lurie and Austin Graham each had two RBI. Graham hit his second home run of the year in the five run second inning.
Trailing by two runs, the Bulldogs loaded the bases with no one out in the top of the ninth. Greensboro (18-28)reliever Warren Slack (4-0) got Justin Schumer to hit into a double play and Danny Baatz to ground out leaving the tying run on third base. It is the second time during the current six game losing streak that Asheville has left the tying run on third base in the ninth inning.
UNC Greensboro scored an unearned run in the first inning, a pair of unearned runs in the third, and single runs in the sixth and seventh innings to tie the game. In the eighth, Trevor Edwards led off with a single to right field. Edwards went 3-for-4 in the game. Pinch runner Eric Temple stole second base. Michael Wall's bunt single placed runners on the corners. Grier Harrington (1-2) struck out the next two batters before walking Brent O'Berry to load the bases. Overholtzer who went 3-for-5 in the game, hit the first pitch he saw from Harrington back up the middle to score Temple and Wall for the Spartans second lead of the game.
Asheville took the lead in the top of the second inning scoring five times after two were out. Cody Buch doubled in front of Graham's second home run of the year to put Asheville up 2-1. Catlin Carter reached on an error, Johnny Eaker laid down a bunt single, and Weidenbacher walked to load the bases. Carter scored on a passed ball in front of a two-RBI single by Lurie to make the score 5-1.
The Bulldogs return home on Thursday to begin a three-game series against Presbyterian. First pitch of all three games in the series will be 3 p.m. at Greenwood Field. All games can be heard on uncabulldogs.com.
