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Photo by: Maria Lysaker
Rice Drops Series Finale to Old Dominion, 4-1
4/18/2021 2:06:00 PM | Baseball
NORFOLK, Va. — Blake Brogdon held Old Dominion in check for the final 6.2 innings, but it was not enough as Rice fell to ODU, 4-1, in the series finale.
ODU took an early 1-0 lead in the first inning but Owls got it back in the second. Will Karp and Nathan Becker walked and moved up on a sacrifice bunt by Hal Hughes. Ben Dukes then brought in Karp on a ground ball to tie the game. Old Dominion retook the lead in the second. Blake Brogdon then came in and after a leadoff double in the third inning, retired 10 consecutive Monarchs.
However, in the sixth, ODU got to Brogdon. Three straight one out singles followed by a fielder's choice brought in two runs to extend its lead to 4-1. Rice had runners on base in five of the final six innings, but could not cut into the lead. Blake Brogdon held the Monarchs in check, pitching the final 6.2 innings, striking out four.
For the record
Rice fell to 15-21-1 overall and 3-12-1 in Conference USA. Old Dominion improved to 27-7 overall and 13-3 in C-USA.
Notes and Stats
• Matthew Linksey made his first career start, throwing 1.2 innings.
• Blake Brogdon set down 10 straight Old Dominion batters from the third to the sixth innings
ODU took an early 1-0 lead in the first inning but Owls got it back in the second. Will Karp and Nathan Becker walked and moved up on a sacrifice bunt by Hal Hughes. Ben Dukes then brought in Karp on a ground ball to tie the game. Old Dominion retook the lead in the second. Blake Brogdon then came in and after a leadoff double in the third inning, retired 10 consecutive Monarchs.
However, in the sixth, ODU got to Brogdon. Three straight one out singles followed by a fielder's choice brought in two runs to extend its lead to 4-1. Rice had runners on base in five of the final six innings, but could not cut into the lead. Blake Brogdon held the Monarchs in check, pitching the final 6.2 innings, striking out four.
For the record
Rice fell to 15-21-1 overall and 3-12-1 in Conference USA. Old Dominion improved to 27-7 overall and 13-3 in C-USA.
Notes and Stats
• Matthew Linksey made his first career start, throwing 1.2 innings.
• Blake Brogdon set down 10 straight Old Dominion batters from the third to the sixth innings
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Ryne Moore (4-0)
L: Linskey, Matthew (0-1)
S: Noah Dean (5)
Batting:
2B: Bulman, Austin 1
RBI: Dukes, Ben 1
SH: Edwards, Cade 1 ; Hughes, Hal 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Karp, Will 1
SB: Edwards, Cade 1
Batting:
2B: Andy Garriola 1
RBI: Kyle Battle 1 ; Andy Garriola 1 ; Tommy Bell 1 ; Thomas Wheeler 1
SF: Andy Garriola 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Kyle Battle 1 ; Robbie Petracci 1 ; Brock Gagliardi 2
CS: Dominick Claxton 1 ; Thomas Wheeler 1
HBP: Kyle Battle 1
Game Leaders
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