Diamond Bishops drop two at USA South Baseball Tourney

Burlington, NC - The top-seeded Battling Bishop baseball team dropped its first two games at the 2010 USA South Conference baseball tournament, falling to 5th-seeded Ferrum by a 6-2 score on Thursday before dropping a 13-7 decision to 4th-seeded Christopher Newport on Friday. Junior Zach Alexander (pictured) was 4-for-7 with a double, homerun, two RBIs, and two runs scored over the two-game span, while sophomore Patrick Laffin went 5-for-9 with his second homer of the season.

Against Ferrum, the Bishops could not overcome an early 5-0 deficit en route to the 6-2 defeat. Laffin was 4-for-4 in the game with a solo blast in the sixth, while Alexander drove in NCWC's final run with an RBI-double in the seventh.

On the mound, junior Andrew Webb (5-2) suffered the loss, allowing six runs on 11 hits in eight innings of work.  He also struck out four and walked one.

Versus CNU, Wesleyan again fell behind early, trailing the Captains 9-0 after 3 1/2 innings due to five costly fielding miscues that led to eight unearned runs. The Bishops battled back with a pair of runs in each of the fourth and fifth innings, highlighted by a two-run single by Zach Moore. 

Unfortunately, CNU effectively put the game out of reach with a four-spot in the seventh, although NCWC did manage three runs in the ninth for the 13-7 final. Junior hurler Max Knowles (3-4) took the loss, giving up nine runs (one earned) on six hits in 3 2/3 innings pitched.

Now 17-19 overall, Wesleyan has wrapped up its 2010 season.

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