Wise, Va. —- The 19th-ranked Catawba College baseball team earned a Friday split of their doubleheader behind Payne Stolsworth's stellar complete-game performance on the mound in game two in South Atlantic Conference action.
GAME ONE | UVA Wise 12, Catawba 2 - 7 innings
TEAM STATISTICS
- UVA Wise out-hit Catawba 13-6
- The Cavaliers recorded all six extra-base hits and all three homers
- The Catawba Indians committed the lone error in the game
- Wise left five runners on base; Catawba stranded seven
- Both teams recorded two stolen bases
- UVA Wise pitchers allowed two runs on six hits and four walks, striking out nine; Catawba's staff allowed 11 earned runs on 13 hits and five walks, striking out four
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
- Matthew Connolly singled, walked twice and drove in a run
- James Dunlap singled and drove in a run
- Dylan Driver and Sam Hunter both singled and scored
HOW IT HAPPENED
FIRST INNING
- A two-run homer, a two-run triple and a passed ball gave the Cavaliers an early 5-0 lead after the first
SECOND INNING
- Wise's Joshua Morgan added an RBI double in the second to push their lead to six
THIRD INNING
- Catawba got two aboard to start the third
- Dunlap helped get Catawba on the board with a single through the left side
FOURTH INNING
- Hunter singled and stole second and third in the fourth
- Connolly's RBI single pulled Catawba to 6-2
FIFTH INNING
- The Cavaliers' Jake Smith blew the game open in the fifth with a three-run homer
SIXTH INNING
- A solo homer in the sixth made it 10-2
SEVENTH INNING
- An error and a bases-loaded walk extended their lead to 12-2, ending the game via mercy rule
GAME TWO | Catawba 2, UVA Wise 0
TEAM STATISTICS
- Catawba out-hit UVA Wise 5-2
- The Catawba Indians recorded the lone extra-base hit in game two
- The Cavaliers left two runners on base; Catawba stranded five
- Catawba recorded three of four stolen bases in the contest
- Catawba threw seven shutout innings on two hits, striking out six; Wise's pitchers allowed one earned run on five hits and three walks, striking out 11
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
- Stolsworth faced just two more than the minimum, extending his shutout innings streak to 16; the reigning SAC Pitcher of the Year retired the last 13 batters he faced
- Driver singled, walked and scored twice
- Cooper Bryson doubled
- Dunlap drove in a run on a single
HOW IT HAPPENED
FOURTH INNING
- Driver singled and stole second with two out in the fourth
- Dunlap's RBI single up the middle broke the scoreless tie
SIXTH INNING
- A single split two walks to loaded the bases for Catawba with one out
- A passed ball allowed Driver to score, adding an extra run of insurance
UP NEXT
- Catawba and UVA Wise are set for the rubber match on Saturday at 1 p.m. with Catawba's streak of 13 consecutive series wins in SAC play on the line
