Friday, May 3
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Charlotte Holds Off Rice to Win Game One
5/3/2024 4:52:00 PM | Baseball
First game of doubleheader
Charlotte, North Carolina: Tobias Motley and Manny Garza each homered, but a Rice rally fell short as the Owls fell to Charlotte 5-4 in the first game of a doubleheader on Friday.
The Details: The 49ers scratched out a pair of runs in the first off starter Parker Smith and the Owls responded by loading the bases in the bottom of the second with two outs but could not break through. Charlotte added an unearned run in the second before Smith got into a rhythm and blanked them over the next four innings while the offense chipped away at the deficit. Tobias Motley broke the shutout in the fifth with a long leadoff homer on the first pitch. Jack Riedel drilled a one-out triple in the seventh and came home on a wild pitch to make the score 3-2. The 49ers answered with two in the seventh but Manny Garza cut the deficit to 5-3 with a solo homer to lead off the eighth. After Garrett Stratton needed just four pitches to hold Charlotte in the bottom of the eighth, Riedel smacked a one-out double and scored on a bloop single by Kyte McDonald to draw the Owls within one, the 49ers slammed the door with a double play to end the game.
Up Next: The Owls and 49ers will play the second game of the doubleheader, scheduled for 5:35 (central). The status of the final game of the series is pending weather developments in Charlotte.
The Details: The 49ers scratched out a pair of runs in the first off starter Parker Smith and the Owls responded by loading the bases in the bottom of the second with two outs but could not break through. Charlotte added an unearned run in the second before Smith got into a rhythm and blanked them over the next four innings while the offense chipped away at the deficit. Tobias Motley broke the shutout in the fifth with a long leadoff homer on the first pitch. Jack Riedel drilled a one-out triple in the seventh and came home on a wild pitch to make the score 3-2. The 49ers answered with two in the seventh but Manny Garza cut the deficit to 5-3 with a solo homer to lead off the eighth. After Garrett Stratton needed just four pitches to hold Charlotte in the bottom of the eighth, Riedel smacked a one-out double and scored on a bloop single by Kyte McDonald to draw the Owls within one, the 49ers slammed the door with a double play to end the game.
Up Next: The Owls and 49ers will play the second game of the doubleheader, scheduled for 5:35 (central). The status of the final game of the series is pending weather developments in Charlotte.
- Rice lost for only the third time in its last 12 games.
- The Owls have lost seven straight overall to Charlotte and six in a row at Hayes Stadium. They are 12-14 all-time vs. the 49ers.
- Rice stranded 12 runners in the game.
- Smith made his first regular season daytime start since April 22, 2023, at Middle Tennessee. He struck out a season-high eight but fell to 4-4 on the season.
- The bottom third of the Owls' order has hit a combined .315 (29x92) and scored 22 runs over the last eight games. In the first 34 games of the season, the lower third of the Owls' batting order hit a combined .197 and scored 35 runs.
- Motley's homer extended his hitting streak to a career-best five games .474 in his last five games (9x19).
- Garza's fourth-inning single extended his hitting streak to 10 games… He is hitting .444 (16x36) during his streak.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: AJ Wilson (4-1)
L: Smith, Parker (4-4)
S: Tony Rossi (6)
Batting:
2B: Riedel, Jack 1
3B: Riedel, Jack 1
HR: Garza, Manny 1 ; Motley, Tobias 1
RBI: McDonald, Kyte 1 ; Garza, Manny 1 ; Motley, Tobias 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Riedel, Jack 2 ; Garza, Manny 1 ; Motley, Tobias 1
SB: Dukes, Ben 1
HBP: Devenny, Jacob 3 ; Duffield, Trey 2
Batting:
2B: Noah Furcht 1
RBI: Noah Furcht 3 ; Juan Correa 1 ; Reid Haire 1
SH: Kaden Hopson 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Noah Furcht 1 ; Brandon Stahlman 1 ; Spencer Nolan 2 ; Kaden Hopson 1
Game Leaders
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