BRIDGEWATER, Va. – Senior captain
Ryan Clawson/Moseley had five hits and four RBIs in game one, and sophomore
Justin Woodall/Mechanicsville pitched a complete game, five-hit shutout with nine strikeouts in game two, to lead Hampden-Sydney College to an Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) baseball doubleheader sweep on the road at Bridgewater College on Sunday in Bridgewater. Sophomore
Owen Tappy/Charlotte, NC gained the pitching win in the 12-5 opener against the host Eagles (10-11, 9-10 ODAC), while Woodall enjoyed his first collegiate complete game and tied his career-high in strikeouts to earn the mound win in the 4-0 nightcap for the visiting Tigers (16-10, 11-9), who have won 10 of their last 12 games overall. With the game two victory, H-SC head coach
Jeff Kinne has become the College's all-time winningest coach with 359 career wins with the Tigers.
In game one, H-SC scored 12 runs on 16 hits with three errors … scoring one run in the first inning, two runs in the third, two runs in the fifth, one run in the sixth and six runs in the seventh. BC scored five runs on seven hits with six errors … scoring one run in the second inning, one run in the third and three runs in the fourth.
In the first, freshman
Lucas Burnette/Hurt (3-5) doubled to right field with one out and promptly scored when Clawson (5-6, 4 RBIs) followed with an RBI double to left center field. In the third, Burnette and Clawson each reached base via singles—Clawson while bunting—and both crossed the plate on a two-run single by sophomore captain
Ryan Boyce/Suffolk (2-5, 3 RBIs). In the fifth, junior
Max Lipscomb/Virginia Beach (2-6, 2 RBIs) doubled to left field and scored with one out on a run-scoring single by Boyce, and Burnette singled and scored on an RBI ground ball by senior captain
Nick Grohowski/Chesterfield (1-5, 2 RBIs). In the sixth, freshman
Trent Jones/Virginia Beach (0-3) reached on an error and scored with two outs on an RBI single by Clawson.
In the seventh, sophomore
Jay Beavers/Alexandria (1-4) singled with one out and scored on an RBI single by freshman
Cameron Shields/Scottsville (1-3, RBI). Lipscomb followed with a two-run single that plated Tappy (1-4) and Jones, who had each drawn walks, and both Shields and Lipscomb crossed the plate on a two-run single by Clawson. Clawson would later score on an RBI single by Grohowski.
Tappy (5-1) pitched 7.0 innings in relief for the win, scattering five hits and four runs, one earned, with seven strikeouts and one walk. Junior
Trenton Tiller/Powhatan had started and pitched the first inning, allowing one hit and one run, earned, with one strikeout and one walk. Freshman
Bryce Hartman/Herndon tossed the final scoreless inning, yielding one hit with no strikeout and no walks.
In game two, H-SC scored four runs on nine hits with no errors … scoring one run in the first inning, one run in the second and two runs in the sixth. BC had five hits with one error.
In the first, Lipscomb (2-5) singled to open the contest and later scored on a sacrifice fly RBI to center field by Boyce (0-3, RBI). In the second, Tappy (1-3, RBI) hit his first collegiate home run, a solo shot with one out. In the sixth, Grohowski (2-4) singled to open the at-bat and scored on an RBI double by Beavers (1-3, RBI), and Beavers crossed the plate on a sacrifice fly RBI by Shields (0-3, RBI). Clawson (2-5) collected two hits in the nightcap, as well.
Woodall (4-0) started and went the distance with his 9.0 innings, scattering the five hits with his nine strikeouts and three walks.
Jeff Kinne has led the program to 11 winning seasons in 18 years, including a school-record of 27-15 while advancing to the 2005 NCAA Division III World Series, and he is a three-time ODAC Coach of the Year (2005, 2007, 2010). His overall record with the Tigers is now 359-311-6.
H-SC is scheduled to play its final home game of the regular season against the University of Lynchburg on Tuesday, April 27, at 4 p.m. on Yank Bernier Field at the Ty Cobb Ballpark – Wurdeman Stadium.