Gens Drop Extra Inning Contest to Charlottesville

A late miscue gave Charlottesville an extra out to work with in the top of the 10th and the Tom Sox didn’t waste the opportunity.

In what turned out to be an absolute pitcher’s duel, the Generals were only able to muster up six hits in their 10 offensive frames. The pitching staff for the Gens had another great outing, striking out a combined 13 hitters and walking zero on the night.

First for starter, Deven Judy (Gannon U). Judy gave the Gens a strong five innings, scattering five hits and four strikeouts. The one run the Tom Sox got off of Judy was in the fourth. The Tom Sox got three of their five hits off of Deven in that inning. Back-to-back singles with one out in the inning put runners at first and second. After a strikeout, Dan Harwood delivered a sharply hit single up the middle to bring in the runner from second.

The score would stay at 1-0 until the bottom of the eighth inning, mostly thanks to Joe Acosta (East Tennessee State). Acosta went three strong innings where he only allowed one hit and struck out five. His fastball was up to 94 miles per hour on the gun with a wicked slider to go along with his heater. He kept the game intact for his entire three innings.

In the bottom of the eighth, Santiago Garcia (Alabama State) was down 1-2 in the count when he drilled one deep into the Waynesboro night for a game tying homer. The score was 1-1 with nobody out in the eighth. However, a lot of credit has to be given to the five Charlottesville arms that kept the Generals off balance all night.

In the 10th inning, the Tom Sox would get a man on to start the inning with a leadoff single. After a sacrifice bunt and a strikeout, the Generals looked in good shape to get out of the inning when a grounder was hit to third base. However, a botched play put runners at the corners and gave the Tom Sox another chance to drive in the go-ahead run. They wouldn’t waste their opportunity as Thomas Francisco came up with his third hit of the game to put the Tom Sox in front for good.

Key Performers for Charlottesville:

Devin Hemenway: 4 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K

David Yourke: 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R

Cole McNamee: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K

Alaska Abney: SV (1), 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K

Thomas Francisco: 3-5, 2B, RBI

Dan Harwood: 2-4, RBI

Ramon Garza: 2-4, 2B

Key Performers for Waynesboro:

Deven Judy (Gannon U): 5 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 4 K

Joe Acosta (East Tennessee State): 3 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 5 K

Santiago Garcia (Alabama State): 1-4, HR (1)

 

The Generals (9-6) will be back in action Saturday night at Veterans Memorial Ballpark when they take on the Harrisonburg Turks. The Turks are winners of their last four. First pitch set for 7:30 pm.

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