GREENSBORO, NC A dual RBI single by Ricky Orton sparked a four-run rally for UNC Greensboro in the third. After giving up just one run in the seventh, the Spartans broke a five game losing streak with a 9-1, Southern Conference victory over Davidson, Thursday afternoon at UNCG Baseball Stadium.
UNCG will go into the evening's finale with an overall record of 31-24 and are now 15-11 in the conference. Davidson dropped to 11-37 overall with a 3-23 league mark.
Mound starter Greg Martin (7-3) notched his seventh win of the season after throwing for 7.0 innings. While on the mound, the junior from Chapel Hill, NC retired a team high seven batters and gave up just three hits. Davidson's Zac Long (1-7) took the loss after giving up all four runs during UNCG's third inning rally.
At the plate, the Spartan sticks were led by sophomore centerfielder Corey Overholtzer who was 2-for-4 with three RBI and a double that bounded off of the centerfield wall. Senior designated hitter Greg Feltes set a new UNCG standard after getting hit by a pitch in three consecutive at-bats. He leads UNCG after being hit by 35 pitches. Davidson was led by Matt Webb who hit 2-for-4 with a run. He was the only Wildcat to garner more than a single hit.
After two and a half scoreless innings, the Spartans laid out their first attack on the Wildcats. A pair of singles and a hit batter put runners on the bases for senior first baseman Ricky Orton. Orton got a hold of a full count and drove it up the middle to bring around both Ray Quinones and Matt Gaski. In the next at-bat, senior second baseman singled up the middle to allowed Greg Feltes to come in from third. Orton scored the inning's final run off of a sacrifice fly to left field.
UNCG upped their lead to 5-0 as junior Pedro Leon was plated off of a wild pitch in the sixth.
The Wildcats put their first scratch on the board in the seventh as Webb scored off of a Danny Weiss double to center field.
The Spartans increased their advantage by four more with a pair of runs in the seventh and the eighth inning. Both runs in the seventh were drove in off of a left center double by Leon and Overholtzer brought in both in the eighth with a single through the right side.
Friday's game is slated for 7pm. Prior to the finale first pitch, the ball club will take a moment to recognize its 10 senior student-athletes.
2008 Southern Conference Baseball Tournament action will get underway Tuesday, May 20 in Charleston, SC. For complete tournament information visit www.SoConSports.com.
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UNC Greensboro 9, Davidson 1 (May 15, 2008 at Greensboro, NC)
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Davidson................... 000 000 100 - 1 4 0 (11-37, 3-23 SoCon)
UNC Greensboro...... 004 001 22X - 9 12 0 (31-24, 15-11 SoCon)
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Pitchers: Davidson - Long; Bass(3); DeMuro(6); Packey(7).
UNC Greensboro - Greg Martin; Rob Gilliam(8).
Win-Greg Martin(7-3)
Loss-Long(1-7)
Bass faced 3 batters in the 6th.
