FIREWORKS AT RECKLING FRIDAY AS OWLS WIN, 8-0
Berry shuts down Green Wave as offense rolls; clinch share of C-USA title
By Mark Anderson
There was a fireworks show planned after the game on Friday, but Tulane could not have anticipated the fireworks during the game that propelled the Owls to an 8-0 victory and a share of the C-USA title. After the game was over, Houston knocked off Memphis by a score of 11-7 to give the Owls the title.
The game started as if it would be the Green Wave shooting off fireworks as Berry opened the game with a base hit to Nate Simon and then hit Cal Everett. Brad Emaus hit a hard shot that went off Berry and straight to Brian Friday, who turned a quick double play. Guidry then flied out to Gayhart to end the top of the first inning.
But the fireworks began in earnest in the bottom of the first. With one out, Gayhart singled off of Tulane pitcher Sean Morgan. Henley followed with a walk, but Savery grounded to second, but the runners moved up. They didn’t stay put long as the Bellville Banger, Jess Buenger, followed with a sharp doubledown the rightfield line to bring home both Gayhart and Henley and make the score 2-0.
In the bottom of the second, Diego Seastrunk led off with a single. After Dodson flied out, Danny Lehmann ripped a double down the left field line that scored Seastrunk. But Friday and Gayhart struck out to end the threat, and put the Owls up, 3-0.
By this point, Ryan Berry was cruising. After giving up a hit and hitting a batter in the first inning, the Green Wave didn’t have a baserunner until McFadden led off the fifth with a single up the middle. Ty Wallace was the only other Tulane player to reach against Berry with a double down the line in left in the sixth.
Hear Ryan Berry’s comments about the game (coming soon) here:
In the fifth inning, Danny Lehmann led off with some fireworks of his own as he homered to left off Morgan to put the Owls up 4-0.
(Hear Lehmann’s comments on the home run and on Ryan Berry here: )
Tulane coach Rick Jones was certainly impressed by Berry. “He carved us up tonight,” Jones said. “He featured more than one breaking ball down early in the count. . .when we did make good contact they made a nice play defensively. We were never able to mount a threat after the first inning.”
Clearly, Sean Morgan struggled in this game, and getting hit by Gayhart and then having the cramps later didn’t help. In the sixth, Buenger led off again with a single, and ended up at second when an errant pickoff attempt at first from Morgan got away from Guidry. After Luna struck out, Seastrunk singled to plate Buenger again, Dodson then hit a Baltimore chopper that he was able to beat out for an infield single. With runners on first and second, Lehmann singled to center to bring home Seastunk and make the score 6-0. Friday then popped up; Gayhart followed with a walk, and then Henley flied out to end the inning.
Mercifully, that was the end of Sean Morgan’s night. It was not, however, the end of the scoring for Rice. IN the seventh inning, Buenger singled with one out and reached second on a wild pitch from new pitcher Matt Goebel. Luna followed with a walk. Seastrunk hit into a fielder’s choice to bring up Dodson, who also drew a walk to load the bases with two outs. Lehmann followed with a hard shot to second that was misplayed for an error, scoring Buenger. Although Friday reached on a fielder’s choice, the Owls left the bases loaded, but had a 7-0 lead.
In the eighth inning, Jonathon Garrett replaced Goebel, and was greeted by a triple by Gayhart to lead off the eighth. Henley’s sacrifice fly to center on a diving catch by Barto made the score 8-0.
In the ninth, Wayne Graham brought in Bryan Price. Up till this pont in the season, Price had pitched only three innings. But this wasn’t the same Bryan Price. Price brought a 93 mph fastball to the mound with him, along with some reworked mechanics, ala Bryce Cox last year. The sophomore struck out the last two hitters of the game to clinch no less than a tie at that point for the Owls.
Ryne Tacker takes the hill tomorrow for Rice as they face the Green Wave. Game time is 2 pm.
Berry shuts down Green Wave as offense rolls; clinch share of C-USA title
By Mark Anderson
There was a fireworks show planned after the game on Friday, but Tulane could not have anticipated the fireworks during the game that propelled the Owls to an 8-0 victory and a share of the C-USA title. After the game was over, Houston knocked off Memphis by a score of 11-7 to give the Owls the title.
The game started as if it would be the Green Wave shooting off fireworks as Berry opened the game with a base hit to Nate Simon and then hit Cal Everett. Brad Emaus hit a hard shot that went off Berry and straight to Brian Friday, who turned a quick double play. Guidry then flied out to Gayhart to end the top of the first inning.
But the fireworks began in earnest in the bottom of the first. With one out, Gayhart singled off of Tulane pitcher Sean Morgan. Henley followed with a walk, but Savery grounded to second, but the runners moved up. They didn’t stay put long as the Bellville Banger, Jess Buenger, followed with a sharp doubledown the rightfield line to bring home both Gayhart and Henley and make the score 2-0.
In the bottom of the second, Diego Seastrunk led off with a single. After Dodson flied out, Danny Lehmann ripped a double down the left field line that scored Seastrunk. But Friday and Gayhart struck out to end the threat, and put the Owls up, 3-0.
By this point, Ryan Berry was cruising. After giving up a hit and hitting a batter in the first inning, the Green Wave didn’t have a baserunner until McFadden led off the fifth with a single up the middle. Ty Wallace was the only other Tulane player to reach against Berry with a double down the line in left in the sixth.
Hear Ryan Berry’s comments about the game (coming soon) here:
In the fifth inning, Danny Lehmann led off with some fireworks of his own as he homered to left off Morgan to put the Owls up 4-0.
(Hear Lehmann’s comments on the home run and on Ryan Berry here: )
Tulane coach Rick Jones was certainly impressed by Berry. “He carved us up tonight,” Jones said. “He featured more than one breaking ball down early in the count. . .when we did make good contact they made a nice play defensively. We were never able to mount a threat after the first inning.”
Clearly, Sean Morgan struggled in this game, and getting hit by Gayhart and then having the cramps later didn’t help. In the sixth, Buenger led off again with a single, and ended up at second when an errant pickoff attempt at first from Morgan got away from Guidry. After Luna struck out, Seastrunk singled to plate Buenger again, Dodson then hit a Baltimore chopper that he was able to beat out for an infield single. With runners on first and second, Lehmann singled to center to bring home Seastunk and make the score 6-0. Friday then popped up; Gayhart followed with a walk, and then Henley flied out to end the inning.
Mercifully, that was the end of Sean Morgan’s night. It was not, however, the end of the scoring for Rice. IN the seventh inning, Buenger singled with one out and reached second on a wild pitch from new pitcher Matt Goebel. Luna followed with a walk. Seastrunk hit into a fielder’s choice to bring up Dodson, who also drew a walk to load the bases with two outs. Lehmann followed with a hard shot to second that was misplayed for an error, scoring Buenger. Although Friday reached on a fielder’s choice, the Owls left the bases loaded, but had a 7-0 lead.
In the eighth inning, Jonathon Garrett replaced Goebel, and was greeted by a triple by Gayhart to lead off the eighth. Henley’s sacrifice fly to center on a diving catch by Barto made the score 8-0.
In the ninth, Wayne Graham brought in Bryan Price. Up till this pont in the season, Price had pitched only three innings. But this wasn’t the same Bryan Price. Price brought a 93 mph fastball to the mound with him, along with some reworked mechanics, ala Bryce Cox last year. The sophomore struck out the last two hitters of the game to clinch no less than a tie at that point for the Owls.
Ryne Tacker takes the hill tomorrow for Rice as they face the Green Wave. Game time is 2 pm.
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