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Baseball Drops Midweek Game 12-1 at Furman
04.25.2017 | Baseball
GREENVILLE, S.C. – The UNC Asheville baseball team played the final game of the month of April Tuesday evening, dropping a 12-1 decision at Furman.
The game at Latham Stadium against the Paladins was the last game for the Bulldogs before they break for exams. The Bulldogs will now be off for six days.
Furman (19-20), which has now won eight-straight games, edged out to a 1-0 lead in the first inning with UNC Asheville (17-24) tying the score up in the top of the third when Tanner Bush raced home off a single to right-center field by Danny Wilson. Earlier in the inning, Bush knocked his fourth double in the last three games.
From there, the Paladins took control, scoring five runs in the fourth, four in the sixth and two final runs in the seventh to claim the midweek tilt.
In total, six different Bulldogs notched hits, including Carmine Pagano, Wilson, Justin Woods, Brandon Lankford, Derek Smith and Bush.
Wilson (0-1) started the game on the mound for the Bulldogs, pitching 3.2 innings before giving way to Austin Fahr, Jesse Juday, Ryan Tapp and Nick Boyles. Trent Alley (1-0) pitched the first six innings for Furman, giving up the one run while striking out four.
BULLDOG BITES
BUSH'S EXTRA-BASE KNOCKS: Tanner Bush hit his fourth double in three games Tuesday evening. He also had two Saturday at Campbell and one on Sunday in the series finale.
UP NEXT
The game against the Paladins was the last game in the month of April for UNC Asheville. The Bulldogs will take the next six days off to study for exams before hosting Appalachian State on Tuesday, May 2, at 6 p.m.
QUOTABLES
"We ran into a hot team tonight that hit everything we threw at them. Sometimes you have to tip your cap and just move on." – Scott Friedholm
The game at Latham Stadium against the Paladins was the last game for the Bulldogs before they break for exams. The Bulldogs will now be off for six days.
Furman (19-20), which has now won eight-straight games, edged out to a 1-0 lead in the first inning with UNC Asheville (17-24) tying the score up in the top of the third when Tanner Bush raced home off a single to right-center field by Danny Wilson. Earlier in the inning, Bush knocked his fourth double in the last three games.
From there, the Paladins took control, scoring five runs in the fourth, four in the sixth and two final runs in the seventh to claim the midweek tilt.
In total, six different Bulldogs notched hits, including Carmine Pagano, Wilson, Justin Woods, Brandon Lankford, Derek Smith and Bush.
Wilson (0-1) started the game on the mound for the Bulldogs, pitching 3.2 innings before giving way to Austin Fahr, Jesse Juday, Ryan Tapp and Nick Boyles. Trent Alley (1-0) pitched the first six innings for Furman, giving up the one run while striking out four.
BULLDOG BITES
BUSH'S EXTRA-BASE KNOCKS: Tanner Bush hit his fourth double in three games Tuesday evening. He also had two Saturday at Campbell and one on Sunday in the series finale.
UP NEXT
The game against the Paladins was the last game in the month of April for UNC Asheville. The Bulldogs will take the next six days off to study for exams before hosting Appalachian State on Tuesday, May 2, at 6 p.m.
QUOTABLES
"We ran into a hot team tonight that hit everything we threw at them. Sometimes you have to tip your cap and just move on." – Scott Friedholm
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Alley (1-0)
L: Wilson, Danny (0-1)

Batting:
2B: Bush, Tanner 1
RBI: Wilson, Danny 1
SH: Pagano, Carmine 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Bush, Tanner 1

Batting:
2B: Grote 1 ; Whitehead 1 ; Costa 1
HR: Grote 1 ; Overton 1 ; Kay 1
RBI: Richards 1 ; Grote 3 ; Overton 3 ; Elmy 1 ; Kay 2 ; Crawford 2
SH: S. Griffith 1
SF: Crawford 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Richards 2 ; Grote 2 ; Overton 2 ; Kay 1 ; S. Griffith 1 ; Whitehead 1 ; Costa 1 ; Crawford 2
SB: Overton 1 ; Kay 1
HBP: S. Griffith 1
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