July 25, 2016 – Kill Devil Hills, NC.
Six first-inning runs helped the Outer Banks Daredevils to a 6-2 win over the Tidewater Drillers at TowneBank OBX Park on Monday.
The Daredevils scored in the first on a wild pitch, an RBI single by Adam Whitacre (Radford U), an RBI double by Brent West (Urbanna U), a groundout by Damario Brown (Urbanna U), and a two-run single by Kyle Vidano (Averett U). The Daredevils were led by Kyle Vidano’s hitting. Kyle Vidano (Averett U) went 2-3 and drove in one.
Bailey Lipscomb (Chowan U) put together a nice outing. The Drillers managed just three hits off of Lipscomb, who allowed one earned run, walked three and struck out five during his five innings of work and picking up the win.
Daredevils reliever Colby Rudis (Frederick CC) got the hold with 2 innings of one run ball, and Eamonn Collins (Tusculum College) picked up the save for the Daredevils in his two innings of shut out ball.
Nate Matheson (Christopher Newport U) took the loss for the Drillers. He allowed six runs in three innings, walked four and struck out six. Jack Jett (Old Dominion U) held the Daredevils hitless over two innings, allowed no earned runs, walked two and struck out two, and Robert Fitzwater (Patrick Henry CC) worked three innings, giving up no runs, on 3 hits with 4 strike outs.
A solo home run by Harry Brown (James Madison U) put the Drillers on the board in the top of the second, and an RBI single by Alex Abbey (Christopher Newport U) drove in Jordan Mason (Christopher Newport U) in the 7th inning, but in it was not enough to overcome the Daredevils big first inning.
| July 25, 2016 – OBX | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Tidewater Drillers | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Outer Banks Daredevils | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 6 | 7 | 2 |
Box Scores
Tidewater Drillers
| LINEUP | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grant Maiorana | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Jordan Mason | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matthew Roth | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Alex Abbey | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Harry Brown | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Austin Henry | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Kyle Butler | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Evan Baer | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Tyler Hatcher | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Robert Fitzwater | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Jack Jett | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Nate Matheson | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Totals | 33 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 13 |
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Outer Banks Daredevils
| LINEUP | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Creps | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jay Golliday | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Ryan Williams | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Chris Childress | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Adam Whitacre | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Brent West | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Damario Brown | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Jack Downum | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Kyle Vidano | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Bailey Lipscomb | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Colby Rudis | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Eamonn Collins | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Totals | 27 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 12 |
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Tidewater Drillers
| PITCHING | IP | #P | S% | H | R | ER | K | BB | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nate Matheson | 3.0 | 74 | .541 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
| Jack Jett | 2.0 | 24 | .458 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Robert Fitzwater | 3.0 | 53 | .509 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 151 | .517 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 0 |
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Outer Banks Daredevils
| PITCHING | IP | #P | S% | H | R | ER | K | BB | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bailey Lipscomb | 5.0 | 85 | .565 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| Colby Rudis | 2.0 | 44 | .591 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Eamonn Collins | 2.0 | 38 | .553 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 167 | .569 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 1 |