Box Score
Box score
FOREST CITY, N.C. - A five-run fourth inning was enough for
top-seeded Catawba to put the game out of reach as the regular
season co-champion Indians knocked off sixth-seeded Anderson
University baseball, 11-2, in the opening round of the 2014 Food
Lion South Atlantic Conference Tournament Thursday afternoon at
McNair Field.
With the setback, the Trojans will have to make their run at
their first conference tournament championship through the
consolation bracket, which begins on Friday at noon against an
opponent yet to be determined. Top-seeded Catawba advances to the
championship bracket semifinals.
Junior shortstop Brett Cash equaled a season-high with three
hits on the day, including his ninth double of the season and an
RBI single in the eighth inning. With his three-hit performance,
Cash raised his average above .300 for the first time since April
11.
Fellow middle infielder, sophomore second baseman Kyle Bailey,
recorded two singles and scored once for his 36th run scored on the
year. With the multi-hit game, the middle infield combined for five
of Anderson's nine hits for the contest.
Junior right-hander Landon Beck earned the start for the day and
tossed five complete innings and struck out six Catawba hitters.
Beck reached 90 punch-outs for the season, but allowed five earned
runs in the decisive fifth inning and received his sixth loss of
the year.
Catawba posted double figure hits against the Trojans for the
third time this season, pounding out 15 for the day. The top of the
Indian lineup consisting of Blake Houston, Paul Kronenfeld and
Keaton Hawks each tallied two hits apiece and combined for six RBI
and five runs scored. At the bottom of the order, catcher Jon
Wallace and third baseman Cameron Beard recorded three hits a piece
while combining for three runs scored.
The Trojans will be back in action at noon on Friday when they
face the loser of Game Two between second-seeded Wingate and
fifth-seeded Tusculum. First pitch from McNair Field is scheduled
for noon.