Ninth inning lead slips away from Diamondhawks
MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C.- College of Charleston plated three runs in the ninth with the last coming on a bases-loaded hit batter to rally past UNCW 6-5 in college baseball action Tuesday at Patriots Point.
Blaze Tart tossed 5.1 strong innings for the Seahawks, but didn’t figure in the decision. Courtesy- Joe Browning
The Cougars, who will join the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) in 2013-14, improved to 7-5 while the Seahawks dropped to 6-6.
Corey Dick led the Seahawks with three hits, including his second homer of the season. For Charleston, Gunnar Heidt, Ryan Welke, Bradley Goodson and Cody Martin had two hits apiece as Charleston out-hit the Seahawks 12-11.
Kelly Secrest (1-1) was tagged with the loss while Cougar reliever Ryan West (4.2 IP, 4 H, 1 R/1 ER, 1 BB, 5 SO) evened his record at 1-1 with the win in relief. Secrest allowed four runs, three earned, in three innings out of the pen.
The Seahawks host undefeated VCU (9-0) for a three-game series beginning on Friday at 4 p.m.
Score by Innings R H E
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UNCW……………. 000 040 001 – 5 11 2
Coll. of Charleston. 020 000 103 – 6 12 2
Ramsey tabbed as CAA Pitcher of the Week
Jordan Ramsey was named CAA Co-Pitcher of the Week after a strong outing against nationally ranked San Diego (Calif.) on Saturday during the Hughes Bros. Baseball Challenge.
Ramsey, a sophomore, went toe-to-toe with USD junior Dylan Covey, who was a first-round draft pick out of high school, as both tossed shutout baseball in a game that was decided in extra innings. Neither pitcher figured in the decision.
In 6 and 2/3 innings, Ramsey scattered four hits and walked three while striking out six.
Ramsey lowered his earned run average to 2.33 following the start and has not allowed an earned run in his last 14 and 2/3 innings.
The award is the fourth of his career after being the CAA Rookie of the Week three times in 2012. He shared the award with Patrick Toohers, a sophomore from James Madison who held Hartford in check during an 11-3 win.
Lady Seahawks sweep Evansville
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – The UNCW women’s tennis team evened its record at 1-1 on a spring break trip to wintry Indiana by sweeping past Evansville 5-0 early Tuesday at the Five Seasons Racquet Club.
Playing indoors, the Seahawks improved to 5-4 on the season after winning the doubles point and capturing four singles matches. Evansville had its record evened at 5-5 this spring.
The Seahawks, 2-2 on the road this spring, move over to Butler and play the Bulldogs on Wednesday at 1 p.m.
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CFCC Lady Sea Devils gear up for conference tourney
The fifth-seeded Cape Fear Community College women’s basketball team heads to Patrick Henry Community College to take No. 4 seed Brunswick Community College in the first round of the Region X Tournament at 1 p.m. Friday.
CFCC looks to get a win over BCC after dropping both games to the Lady Dolphins during the regular season. The Lady Sea Devils snapped a seasonlong nine-game losing streak in the regular season finale last week.
Porsha Buchanan and Alexis Redd joined nine other players in being selected to this year’s All Region X Team.
