Drillers win 9 – 6 over Daredevils

July 14, 2016 – Kill Devil Hills, NC

The Outer Banks Daredevils lost the ballgame after giving up the lead in the sixth inning Thursday, as Tidewater Drillers grabbed a 9-6 victory at TowneBank OBX Park.

Jack Downum (Chowan U) racked up three RBIs on two hits for Outer Banks Daredevils. He doubled in the first inning and singled in the eighth inning. Brent West (Urbanna U) also had a two hit night, going 2 – 5 with and RBI and a run scored.

Nate Matheson (Old Dominion U) got the win for Tidewater Drillers. He allowed four runs over five innings, striking out six, walking four and only gave up three hits. Logan Harrellson (Christopher Newport U) threw two innings of shut out relief, giving up no hits, no runs and struck out 4 Daredevil batters.

Tidewater Drillers’ Harry Brown (James Madison U), Alex Abbey (Christopher Newport U) and Matthew Roth (Radford U) combined for five hits and six RBIs.

Stephen Umphlett (Lenior CC) was charged with the loss. He lasted just one inning, walked one, struck out none, and allowed three runs. Daredevils starter Colby Rudis (Frederick CC) threw well in a no decision, striking out 4.

The top of the first saw the Tidewater Drillers take an early lead, 2-0, as Matthew Roth (Radford U) homered, scoring Alex Abbey (Christopher Newport U)after a single by Abbey got things started.

The Outer Banks Daredevils quickly matched the Drillers’ strong inning with a three-run inning of its own in the first. The Daredevils scored three on a hit batsmen, a line drive single by Adam Whitacre (Radford U), a wild pitch and a two-run double by Jack Downum (Chowan U).

The Drillers stayed on top until the final out after taking the lead in the sixth, scoring three runs on a fielder’s choice and a groundout by Alex Abbey (Christopher Newport).

Two runs in the bottom of the eighth helped the Daredevils close its deficit to 9-6. An RBI single by Jack Downum (Chowan U) and an RBI single by Damario Brown (Urbanna U) fueled the Daredevils’ comeback. And Ryan Creps (Canisius College) and Chris Childress (Urbanna U) both had hits and scored runs to help the Daredevils offense, but in the end, the Drillers 9 run night proved too much.

July 14, 2016 – OBX 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Tidewater Drillers 2 1 1 0 0 3 0 2 0 9 9 1
Outer Banks Daredevils 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 6 8 5

Box Scores

Tidewater Drillers
LINEUP AB R H RBI BB K
Grant Maiorana 3 0 1 2 1 1
Justin Hayes 4 1 0 1 0 0
Alex Abbey 4 3 2 1 0 1
Matthew Roth 5 1 2 2 0 1
Harry Brown 2 0 1 3 2 0
Austin Henry 5 0 0 0 0 2
Evan Baer 4 1 1 0 1 0
Jordan Mason 4 2 1 0 1 1
Kyle Butler 5 1 1 0 0 0
Robert Fitzwater
Nate Matheson
Logan Harrellson
Totals 36 9 9 9 5 6
Batting

HR: Matthew Roth
TB: Evan Baer, Harry Brown, Alex Abbey 2, Kyle Butler, Grant Maiorana, Matthew Roth5, Jordan Mason
RBI: Harry Brown 3, Alex Abbey, Grant Maiorana 2, Matthew Roth 2, Justin Hayes
SAC: Alex Abbey
SF: Harry Brown
ROE: Evan Baer, Alex Abbey, Kyle Butler, Austin Henry
FC: Harry Brown, Justin Hayes
HBP: Grant Maiorana, Justin Hayes
SB: Grant Maiorana

Totals

Team QAB: 19 (42.22%)
Evan Baer, Harry Brown 4, Alex Abbey 2, Kyle Butler 2, Grant Maiorana 2, Austin Henry 2, Matthew Roth 2, Jordan Mason 3, Justin Hayes

Team LOB: 9

Fielding

E: Nate Matheson
DP: Matthew Roth

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Outer Banks Daredevils
LINEUP AB R H RBI BB K
Ryan Creps 4 1 1 0 0 3
Adam Whitacre 4 2 1 0 1 1
Chris Childress 4 1 1 0 1 2
Brent West 5 1 2 1 0 0
Eamonn Collins 3 1 0 0 2 0
Jack Downum 4 0 2 3 0 1
Damario Brown 3 0 1 1 0 0
Kaleb Foltz 4 0 0 0 0 2
Brian Remaley 3 0 0 0 1 2
Josh Brooks
Colby Rudis
Stephen Umphlett
Jay Golliday
Quentin Rohrbaugh
Totals 34 6 8 5 5 11
Batting

2B: Jack Downum
TB: Brent West 2, Damario Brown, Ryan Creps, Adam Whitacre, Chris Childress, Jack Downum 3
RBI: Brent West, Damario Brown, Jack Downum 3
HBP: Damario Brown, Ryan Creps
GIDP: Jack Downum
SB: Brian Remaley

Totals

Team QAB: 20 (48.78%)
Eamonn Collins 2, Brent West 3, Damario Brown 2, Ryan Creps 2, Adam Whitacre 4, Chris Childress 2, Brian Remaley 2, Jack Downum 2, Kaleb Foltz

Team LOB: 9

Fielding

E: Eamonn Collins, Damario Brown 2, Ryan Creps, Kaleb Foltz
DP: Quentin Rohrbaugh

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Tidewater Drillers
PITCHING IP #P S% H R ER K BB HR
Nate Matheson 5.0 87 .540 3 4 3 6 4 0
Logan Harrellson 2.0 28 .714 0 0 0 4 0 0
Robert Fitzwater 2.0 34 .529 5 2 2 1 1 0
Totals 9.0 149 .570 8 6 5 11 5 0
Pitching

W: Nate Matheson
HBP: Nate Matheson 2
WP: Nate Matheson
Pitches-Strikes: Robert Fitzwater 34-18, Nate Matheson 87-47, Logan Harrellson 28-20
Groundouts-Flyouts: Robert Fitzwater 5-0, Nate Matheson 6-2, Logan Harrellson 1-1
First pitch strikes-Batters faced: Robert Fitzwater 5-12, Nate Matheson 12-23, Logan Harrellson 4-6

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Outer Banks Daredevils
PITCHING IP #P S% H R ER K BB HR
Colby Rudis 5.0 92 .630 6 4 4 4 2 1
Stephen Umphlett 1.0 17 .529 2 3 3 0 1 0
Josh Brooks 2.0 24 .583 1 2 0 1 1 0
Quentin Rohrbaugh 1.0 15 .400 0 0 0 1 1 0
Totals 9.0 148 .588 9 9 7 6 5 1
Pitching

L: Stephen Umphlett
HBP: Josh Brooks, Stephen Umphlett
WP: Colby Rudis
Pitches-Strikes: Josh Brooks 24-14, Colby Rudis 92-58, Stephen Umphlett 17-9, Quentin Rohrbaugh 15-6
Groundouts-Flyouts: Josh Brooks 1-3, Colby Rudis 5-5, Stephen Umphlett 1-1, Quentin Rohrbaugh 0-1
First pitch strikes-Batters faced: Josh Brooks 7-11, Colby Rudis 15-24, Stephen Umphlett 6-7, Quentin Rohrbaugh 0-3

Key
  • AB: At bats
  • R: Runs scored
  • H: Hits
  • RBI: Runs batted in
  • BB: Base on balls (walks)
  • K: Strikeouts
  • 2B: Doubles
  • 3B: Triples
  • HR: Home runs
  • Grand slam: Grand slam home runs
  • TB: Total bases
  • RBI: Runs batted in
  • SAC: Sacrifice hits & bunts
  • SF: Sacrifice flies
  • ROE: Reached on error
  • FC: Hit into fielder’s choice
  • HBP: Hit by pitch
  • CI: Batter advances on catcher’s interference
  • GIDP: Hit into double play
  • GITP: Hit into triple play
  • SB: Stolen bases
  • CS: Caught stealing
  • PIK: Picked off
  • QAB: Quality at bats (any one of: 3 pitches after 2 strikes, 6+ pitch ABs, XBH, HHB, BB, SAC Bunt, SAC Fly)
  • QAB%: Quality at bats per plate appearance
  • LOB: Runners left on base at the end of an inning
  • E: Errors
  • DP: Double Plays
  • TP: Triple Plays
  • IP: Innings Pitched
  • #P: Total pitches
  • S%: Strike percentage
  • H: Hits allowed
  • R: Runs allowed
  • ER: Earned runs allowed
  • K: Strikeouts
  • BB: Base on balls (walks)
  • HR: Home runs allowed
  • W: Wins
  • L: Losses
  • SV: Saves
  • BS: Blown saves
  • HBP: Hit batters
  • WP: Wild pitches
  • BK: Balks