Tidewater Drillers defeat Greenbrier Knights 3 – 2

July 23, 2016 – Norfolk, VA

Greenbrier Knights wasn’t able to come back from the big hole it dug itself into against Tidewater Drillers, and Greenbrier Knights lost 3-2 to Tidewater Drillers after falling behind by two runs in the second inning at Norfolk State University’s Marty Miller Field.

Greenbrier Knights scored on a groundout by Spencer Willis (Virginia Wesleyan College) in the third inning and an error in the eighth inning. Despite its efforts, Greenbrier Knights couldn’t get over the hump.

Jack Jett (Old Dominion U) shut down Greenbrier Knights while he was on the mound. Greenbrier Knights managed just two hits off of Jett, who allowed no earned runs, walked none and struck out five during his 2 2/3 innings of work.

Jack Maccagnan (Randolph Macon College) got the win for Tidewater Drillers. He allowed one run over five innings. Maccagnan struck out four, walked none and gave up five hits.

Trey Celata (Hampden-Sydney College) was the game’s losing pitcher. He lasted just six innings, walked one, struck out two, and allowed three runs.

Tidewater Drillers closer Matthew Roth (Radford U) put away the final four outs to record the save.

The lead stayed with Tidewater Drillers after the second, when it scored two runs on a two-run single by Austin Henry (Christopher Newport U).

July 23, 2016 – NSU 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Tidewater Drillers 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 8 2
Greenbrier Knights 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 8 1

Box Scores

Tidewater Drillers
Lineup AB R H RBI BB K
Kyle Battle 4 0 2 0 0 1
Sam Watson 3 0 1 0 0 1
Alex Abbey 3 0 0 0 1 0
Matthew Roth 4 0 0 0 0 0
Vinny Pasquitinno 4 1 1 0 0 1
Justin Hayes 4 2 2 0 0 1
Jarrett Mustain 4 0 1 1 0 1
Austin Henry 3 0 1 2 1 2
Colton Wynn 3 0 0 0 1 0
Jack Maccagnan
Jack Jett
Totals 32 3 8 3 3 7
Batting

2B: Jarrett Mustain
TB: Vinny Pasquitinno, Austin Henry, Jarrett Mustain 2, Kyle Battle 2, Sam Watson, Justin Hayes 2
RBI: Austin Henry 2, Jarrett Mustain
ROE: Vinny Pasquitinno
FC: Matthew Roth
HBP: Sam Watson
GIDP: Alex Abbey, Colton Wynn
SB: Jarrett Mustain, Kyle Battle 2, Sam Watson
PIK: Vinny Pasquitinno, Kyle Battle

Totals

Team QAB: 7 (19.44%)
Alex Abbey, Vinny Pasquitinno, Austin Henry, Jarrett Mustain, Kyle Battle 2, Colton Wynn

Team LOB: 7

Fielding

E: Austin Henry 2

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Greenbrier Knights
Lineup AB R H RBI BB K
Sam Neal 4 0 3 0 0 0
Drew Kasiski 4 1 1 0 0 0
Spencer Willis 4 0 1 1 0 1
Lawton Ruiz 4 0 0 0 0 1
Brady Battenfield 4 0 1 0 0 0
Toby Buchanan 4 0 1 0 0 2
TJ Wynkoop 4 0 0 0 0 3
Jake Fletcher 4 0 0 0 0 3
Bryce Jones 3 1 1 0 0 1
Garrett Wente
Joshua King
Trey Celata
Totals 35 2 8 1 0 11
Batting

2B: Bryce Jones
TB: Toby Buchanan, Sam Neal 3, Bryce Jones 2, Spencer Willis, Brady Battenfield, Drew Kasiski
RBI: Spencer Willis
ROE: Lawton Ruiz, Spencer Willis
FC: Brady Battenfield
SB: Sam Neal, Brady Battenfield 2
CS: Toby Buchanan, Sam Neal

Totals

Team QAB: 15 (42.86%)
Lawton Ruiz 2, Toby Buchanan 2, Sam Neal 3, Bryce Jones, Spencer Willis 3, Brady Battenfield, Drew Kasiski 3

Team LOB: 6

Fielding

E: Toby Buchanan
DP: Toby Buchanan 2

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Tidewater Drillers
Pitching IP #P S% H R ER K BB HR
Jack Maccagnan – W 5.0 61 .623 5 1 1 4 0 0
Jack Jett 2.2 28 .750 2 1 0 5 0 0
Matthew Roth – S 1.1 12 .833 1 0 0 2 0 0
Totals 9.0 101 .683 8 2 1 11 0 0
Pitching

W: Jack Maccagnan
SV: Matthew Roth
Pitches-Strikes: Jack Maccagnan 61-38, Jack Jett 28-21, Matthew Roth 12-10
Groundouts-Flyouts: Jack Maccagnan 3-6, Jack Jett 1-2, Matthew Roth 1-0
First pitch strikes-Batters faced: Jack Maccagnan 9-20, Jack Jett 4-10, Matthew Roth 5-5

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Greenbrier Knights
Pitching IP #P S% H R ER K BB HR
Trey Celata – L 6.0 60 .750 8 3 3 2 1 0
Joshua King 2.0 26 .654 0 0 0 3 2 0
Garrett Wente 1.0 8 .875 0 0 0 2 0 0
Totals 9.0 94 .734 8 3 3 7 3 0
Pitching

L: Trey Celata
HBP: Trey Celata
Pitches-Strikes: Garrett Wente 8-7, Joshua King 26-17, Trey Celata 60-45
Groundouts-Flyouts: Garrett Wente 1-0, Joshua King 2-1, Trey Celata 6-5
First pitch strikes-Batters faced: Garrett Wente 2-3, Joshua King 7-8, Trey Celata23-25

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