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PFEIFFER SPORTS INFORMATION
Wednesday, March 7, 2007
RESULTS VS. CARSON-NEWMAN (2007-03-07 14:30:00)

Baseball Wins 7-3
Wednesday, 07 March 2007
Jefferson City, TN---Pfeiffer Baseball improved to 13-9 with a 7-3 non-conference win over Carson-Newman Wednesday afternoon.

C-N (14-7) fell behind early as Pfeiffer's Tyler Smith scored on an RBI groundout to give the Falcons a 1-0 lead. The Falcons added another run when rightfielder Jason Gray misplayed a single by Pfeiffer's Daniel Brown for a 2-0 Falcon lead.

The Eagles cut the lead in half in the sixth inning.

However,the Falcons added two runs on an RBI double by Jodie Groce in the eighth and two errors by pitcher Corbin Arial led to a three-run inning for the Falcons. Logan Simmons walked Pfeiffer first baseman Bryan Braxton with the bases loaded and the Falcons later scored runs on a throwing error by Eagle catcher Jonathan McMahon and a fielder's choice. The Eagles added two runs in the ninth on RBI singles by Burchfield and Nick Achberger, but The Falcons' Chris Russell struck out Derrick Long for the final out.

Pfeiffer will travel to Barton for a weekend series. A double-header will be played Saturday at Noon with a single game Sunday at 1:00 pm.

Pfeiffer University at Carson-Newman Eagles Mar 07, 2007 at Jefferson City, TN (Silver Diamond Comp.) Pfeiffer University 7 Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB ------------------------------------------------------ Brown cf................. 5 1 2 2 0 1 1 0 0 Pugh dh.................. 5 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 Braxton 1b............... 2 0 0 1 3 1 11 1 0 Ridenhour 3b............. 4 1 0 0 0 3 0 4 1 Pou lf................... 5 1 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 Harju rf................. 4 0 1 0 1 1 3 0 1 Groce ss................. 5 0 2 2 0 2 0 1 2 Smith, T. c.............. 4 1 2 0 0 2 7 1 1 Brown, R. 2b............. 2 2 1 0 2 0 3 3 0 Oliver p................. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Russell p............... 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 Totals................... 36 7 10 6 6 14 27 12 9 Carson-Newman Eagles 3 (14-7) Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB ------------------------------------------------------ Brandon Burchfield cf.... 5 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 1 Langdon Potts ss......... 5 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 Nick Achberger 1b........ 5 0 1 1 0 0 6 0 0 Michael Brown dh......... 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 Lemons pr............... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Derek Long ph........... 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 Jim Doran c.............. 2 0 0 0 0 2 12 0 0 Tyler Wynn ph........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jonathan McMahon c...... 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 Adam Kefauver lf......... 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 3 Jason Gray rf............ 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 Mills Rogers 3b.......... 4 2 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 Cory McGinnis 2b......... 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 2 Brett Hontz p............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Michael Hart p.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Michael Elliott p....... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Corbin Arial p.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Logan Simmons p......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Chris Gillies p......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals................... 35 3 9 3 2 8 27 10 10 Score by Innings R H E ------------------------------------------- Pfeiffer University. 001 010 023 - 7 10 3 Carson-Newman Eagles 000 001 002 - 3 9 4 ------------------------------------------- E - Braxton; Ridenhour; Brown, R.; McMahon; Gray; Arial 2. LOB - Falcons 9; Eagles 10. 2B - Pou; Rogers. HBP - Ridenhour; Wynn. SH - Kefauver; McGinnis. CS - Potts. Pfeiffer University IP H R ER BB SO AB BF ----------------------------------------------- Oliver.............. 6.0 4 1 1 0 4 21 23 Russell............. 3.0 5 2 2 2 4 14 17 Carson-Newman Eagles IP H R ER BB SO AB BF ----------------------------------------------- Brett Hontz......... 6.0 5 2 1 2 11 23 25 Michael Hart........ 1.1 3 2 2 1 1 5 7 Michael Elliott..... 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 Corbin Arial........ 0.1 1 3 2 1 1 4 5 Logan Simmons....... 0.2 0 0 0 2 1 2 4 Chris Gillies....... 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 Win - Oliver. Loss - Hontz. Save - None. WP - Hontz; Simmons. HBP - by Oliver (Wynn); by Hart (Ridenhour). Umpires - Start: 2:30 pm Time: 2:40 Attendance: 100 Oliver faced 1 batter in the 7th. Arial faced 3 batters in the 9th.