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Photo by: Lianne Garrahan
Baseball Downed by Davidson 9-2 in Game 1
2/21/2025 9:25:00 PM | Baseball
DAVIDSON, N.C. – The Bucknell baseball team was defeated 9-2 by Davidson in Game 1 at Wilson Field on Friday night. Senior Billy Kender was 2-for-4 at the plate with the lone RBI for the Bison.
Kender picked up two of Bucknell's four hits in the game as the Bison were stifled by the Wildcats pitching. Sophomore Michael Chiaravallo picked up a hit and senior Brady Karp was 1-for-2 with two walks at the plate.
Davidson took an early 3-0 lead after a three-run second inning. The Wildcats loaded the bases before a sacrifice fly, a single and a sacrifice bunt drove in the runs.
Kender knocked a two-out, RBI single in the top of the third to give the Bison a run back, but Jamie Daly answered with a solo home run for the Wildcats to restore the lead in the fourth.
The game quieted down until the seventh inning where the Wildcats broke it open with another three-spot to extend the lead to 7-1. Two more in the eighth inning would make it a 9-1 score.
The Bison grabbed another run on a wild pitch in the ninth, but Davidson would cruise to the 9-2 win.
Senior Tyler O'Neill allowed four earned runs on five hits in his second start of the season. The right-hander struck out six batters and issued two walks over five innings of work. Â
Davidson's Wilson Perkins put together an impressive start on the mound. Perkins pitched six innings of one-run ball. He struck out seven batters and allowed all four of Bucknell's hits.
The Wildcats' bullpen came in and shut the door, pitching three innings with just an unearned run. Davidson used just two relievers in Adam Katz and Ed Hall, both fanning three batters in their appearances.
Davidson drove in its nine runs on 12 hits. Katz was also the designated hitter a designated hitter until his relief outing ended, going for two hits in the game. Eli Putnam and Noah Jouras each had two hits. Seven different Wildcats drove in a run with Jouras and Katz driving in two runs.
The Bison and Wildcats are back at Wilson Field tomorrow for Game 2 with first pitch set for 1:30 p.m.
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Kender picked up two of Bucknell's four hits in the game as the Bison were stifled by the Wildcats pitching. Sophomore Michael Chiaravallo picked up a hit and senior Brady Karp was 1-for-2 with two walks at the plate.
Davidson took an early 3-0 lead after a three-run second inning. The Wildcats loaded the bases before a sacrifice fly, a single and a sacrifice bunt drove in the runs.
Kender knocked a two-out, RBI single in the top of the third to give the Bison a run back, but Jamie Daly answered with a solo home run for the Wildcats to restore the lead in the fourth.
The game quieted down until the seventh inning where the Wildcats broke it open with another three-spot to extend the lead to 7-1. Two more in the eighth inning would make it a 9-1 score.
The Bison grabbed another run on a wild pitch in the ninth, but Davidson would cruise to the 9-2 win.
Senior Tyler O'Neill allowed four earned runs on five hits in his second start of the season. The right-hander struck out six batters and issued two walks over five innings of work. Â
Davidson's Wilson Perkins put together an impressive start on the mound. Perkins pitched six innings of one-run ball. He struck out seven batters and allowed all four of Bucknell's hits.
The Wildcats' bullpen came in and shut the door, pitching three innings with just an unearned run. Davidson used just two relievers in Adam Katz and Ed Hall, both fanning three batters in their appearances.
Davidson drove in its nine runs on 12 hits. Katz was also the designated hitter a designated hitter until his relief outing ended, going for two hits in the game. Eli Putnam and Noah Jouras each had two hits. Seven different Wildcats drove in a run with Jouras and Katz driving in two runs.
The Bison and Wildcats are back at Wilson Field tomorrow for Game 2 with first pitch set for 1:30 p.m.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: PERKINS, W (1-1)
L: O'Neill, Tyler (0-2)
Batting:
RBI: Kender, Billy 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Alexander, Matt 1 ; Fluharty, Billy 1
HBP: Chiaravallo, Michael 1 ; Nascimento, Luke 1 ; Fluharty, Billy 1
Batting:
2B: JOURAS, N 1 ; KATZ, A 1 ; LIETZ, F 1
HR: DALY, J 1
RBI: JOURAS, N 2 ; KATZ, A 2 ; PUTNAM, E 1 ; COTRONE, J 1 ; DALY, J 1 ; SCHUCHART, C 1 ; RICE, A 1
SH: JOURAS, N 1
SF: SCHUCHART, C 1
Base Running:
RUNS: JOURAS, N 2 ; O'SHAUGHNESSY, M 1 ; COTRONE, J 1 ; LIETZ, F 1 ; DALY, J 2 ; RICE, A 2
SB: KATZ, A 1
HBP: DALY, J 1 ; RICE, A 1
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