Salisbury, N.C. —- The 9th-ranked Catawba College baseball team earned its 13th consecutive series win in South Atlantic Conference play on Saturday with a second straight shutout of Coker before falling in the try for a sweep at Newman Park.
GAME ONE | Catawba 9, Coker 0
TEAM STATISTICS
- Catawba out-hit Coker 13-6
- The Catawba Indians recorded seven of eight extra-base hits
- Both teams committed an error
- Catawba left six runners on base; Coker stranded nine
- The Cobras recorded the lone stolen base
- Catawba pitchers threw nine shutout innings on six hits and five walks, striking out five; Coker's staff
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
- Payne Stolsworth threw eight shutout innings, allowing just six hits and four walks with three strikeouts
- Seth Sharpe covered the ninth, fanning two
- Nathan Chrismon was 3-for-5 with two doubles, three RBI and a run scored
- Parker Styborski went 3-for-4 with a double, two RBI and two runs scored
- Cooper Bryson drove in two RBI; James Dunlap added a pair of hits
HOW IT HAPPENED
SECOND INNING
- Dunlap tripled down the right field to lead off the second
- Hales drove him in on a sac fly to left
THIRD INNING
- Styborski came through with a two-out, two-RBI double to left field
- Ty Hubbard ripped an infield single and scored another
- Chrismon added another run on an RBI single to center field
SIXTH INNING
- A sac bunt moved Catawba runners to second and third with one out in the sixth
- Chrismon's two-RBI double extended the Catawba lead to 7-0
- Bryson sent a two-RBI double to right center to push it to 9-0
GAME TWO | Coker 5, Catawba 1
TEAM STATISTICS
- Coker out-hit Catawba 7-6
- The Cobras recorded two of three extra-base hits
- The Catawba Indians had the lone error in the contest
- Coker left four runners on base; Catawba stranded nine
- The Cobras had the lone stolen base in game two
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
- Hayden Simmerson pitched the final 3.2 innings, allowing just one hit with no runs allowed
- Dunlap singled and drove in a run
- Hubbard doubled and scored
HOW IT HAPPENED
THIRD INNING
- Coker's Jaylen Mack opened the scoring in the third with a two-RBI double to left center
- The Cobras followed with an RBI single up the middle
- A third RBI base hit put Coker up 4-0
- Hubbard doubled to lead off the third and scored on a bases-loaded walk
FOURTH INNING
- Catawba intentionally walked Mack in the fourth to load the bases with one out
- An RBI fielder's choice gave Coker an insurance run to lead 5-1
UP NEXT
- Catawba returns to Newman Park on Tuesday, hosting UNC Pembroke in midweek action at 3 p.m.
