HAMPTON, VA. - The Apprentice School closed out the first round
of the 2008 USCAA National Championships by knocking off Lyndon
State College 4-2 on Tuesday night at War Memorial Stadium in
Hampton.
Apprentice School now faces Robert Morris-Springfield in a
semifinal matchup while Lyndon State will face Penn State Beaver in
a 11 am elimination game.
The Builders scored a pair of runs in the fourth inning as Kenny
Eanes drove in one with a fielders choice and the other scored on a
double steal as Alan Riley stole home. Apprentice School
added a run in the fifth as J.D.Drewry had a one-out single,
advanced on a passed ball and scored on a RBI single from Kyle
Center.
Lyndon State scored a run in the fifth as Adrian Guyer started
the inning with a single and advanced to second on an error.
He scored on a RBI single from Matt Lapham to cut the deficit to
3-1.
Apprentice School added a run in the seventh as James Denny
singled, advanced on a sacrifice and stole third before a Center
sacrifice fly gave the Builders a 4-1 lead. The Hornets
responded in their half of the inning scoring a run as Rob Malloy
reached on a fielders choice scoring Lapham.
Center drove in a pair of runs as six Builders had a hit
each. Joe Tugwell earned the win throwing five innings and
allowing four hits and one unearned run.
APPRENTICE SCHOOL 4, LYNDON STATE 2
Apprentice
School
000 210 1 - 4 6 2
Lyndon State 000 010 1 - 2 4 0
WP: Tugwell; LP: Picard. Standouts: Apprentice, Center
2RBIs.
