Matthew Kifer, Sports Information
3
Carson-Newman C-N 6-9
4
Winner California (PA) CAL-B 5-1
Carson-Newman C-N
6-9
3
Final
4
California (PA) CAL-B
5-1
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Carson-Newman C-N 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 10 0
California (PA) CAL-B 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 X 4 9 1

W: Muckley, Jaret (2-0) L: Ethan Patch (0-2) S: Lee, David (1)

Game Recap: Baseball | | George Hillen, Assistant Sports Information Director

Cal earns series win over Carson-Newman, 4-3

Vulcans score three runs on sacrifice flies; Muckley yields two runs, zero walks over 6.0 innings

WASHINGTON, Pa. (Feb. 26) – The California (PA) baseball team closed its three-game weekend series against Carson-Newman (Tenn.) with a 4-3 win at Wild Things Park on Sunday afternoon in non-conference play.

With the win, the Vulcans improve to 5-1 overall after winning the last two games in the series. Cal has started consecutive seasons with 5-1 marks. Meanwhile, the Eagles fall to 6-9 this season.

Sophomore starting pitcher Jaret Muckley (Green, Ohio/Green) earned the win to improve to 2-0 this season. He allowed two runs (both earned) on five hits with zero walks in 6.0-plus innings (56 pitches). Senior David Lee (Pittsburgh, Pa./Thomas Jefferson) recorded his first career save while working the ninth inning. Freshman Jake Kramer (Greensburg, Pa./Hempfield) tossed 2.0 scoreless innings of relief in the victory.

Senior catcher Justin Stewart (Butler, Pa./Butler) went 2-for-3 with an RBI, one run scored and a walk. Sophomore left fielder Ryan Callahan (Bexley, Ohio/Bexley) collected two hits, one RBI and one run scored, while sophomore third baseman Payton Conte (California, Pa./California) tallied a pair of hits and one run scored.

The Eagles claimed the early 1-0 advantage with an RBI single up the middle in the top of the first. The Vulcans answered in the bottom half with a sacrifice fly by Callahan that scored sophomore center fielder Adam Crawford (Imperial, Pa./West Allegheny). Cal broke the tie in the bottom of the fifth, as Stewart recorded an RBI single through the right side before sophomore shortstop Nathan Meeks (New Castle, Pa./Union) registered a sacrifice fly to score Callahan, 3-1.

CN countered with a solo home run by first baseman James Denten in the top of the seventh to trim the deficit, 3-2. During the bottom of the inning, redshirt freshman first baseman Conor Carney (Harmony, Pa./Seneca Valley) extended the lead to 4-2 on a sacrifice fly to score Stewart. In the ninth, the Eagles scored on a two-out RBI single before stranding the game-tying run in scoring position.

Eagle starter Ethan Patch (0-2) suffered the loss after surrendering three runs (all earned) on eight hits and four walks in 4.2 innings (88 pitches).

Cal is idle for a week before beginning play at RussMatt Baseball in Florida on March 5 against Ashland (Ohio) at 5 p.m.
 
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