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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |