George Washington University
12-19, 3-1
Davidson
16-14, 4-3
GW Baseball Takes Series Opener, 3-2, Over Davidson
4/8/2016 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
DAVIDSON, N.C. - Senior Bobby LeWarne limited the opposition to two earned runs over 7.1 innings and junior Bobby Campbell drove in a pair of runs to lead the George Washington baseball team to a series-opening 3-2 win over Atlantic 10 rival Davidson on Friday night at Wilson Field.
GW (13-18, 3-1 A-10) scored in the top of the first to take a 1-0 lead when senior Gabe Scott hit a one-out single, moved to second on a groundout and scored on an RBI single by Campbell.
Davidson retaliated in the bottom of the inning when an RBI single by Brian Fortier tied the score at 1-1.
After a scoreless second inning, Campbell added another RBI single to put the Colonials ahead, 2-1. Junior Joey Bartosic led off the inning with a single and moved to second on a base hit by sophomore Robbie Metz. Campbell then dropped an 0-1 pitch into the gap in left-center field to drive Bartosic home.
The Colonials extended the lead to 3-1 in the top of the fourth. Sophomore Brandon Chapman reached on an error to lead off the inning and later scored on a fielder's choice RBI by Scott.
LeWarne needed just six pitches to get through a scoreless fifth inning before escaping a two-on, one-out jam in the sixth.
Jake Sidwell pulled Davidson within one run of the lead with an RBI single in the bottom of the seventh, but LeWarne escaped further damage by getting an inning-ending groundout to take a 3-2 lead into the eighth inning.
LeWarne allowed a leadoff single in the eighth before getting the first out on a fly ball. Freshman Justin Friedman entered in relief and got the final two outs of the inning on a pair of strikeouts to send the game to the ninth, where junior Eddie Muhl worked around a hit and walk to pick up his eight save of the season with a scoreless frame and clinch the victory.
LeWarne improved to 4-2 on the year with the win. He scattered nine hits across 7.1 innings with three walks and one strikeout.
Campbell finished 3-for-5 at the plate with two RBIs to pace the lineup, while Bartosic was 2-for-4 with a run and a walk form the leadoff spot.
GW and Davidson will play the second game of the series on Saturday. First pitch is scheduled for 2 p.m.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: LeWarne, Bobby (4-2)
L: BEEKER, Clark (6-1)
S: Muhl, Eddie (8)
Batting:
2B: Campbell, Bobby 1 ; Bryant, Cody 1
RBI: Scott, Gabe 1 ; Campbell, Bobby 2
SH: Selby, Andrew 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Bartosic, Joey 1 ; Scott, Gabe 1 ; Chapman, Brandon 1
Batting:
RBI: SIDWELL, Jake 1 ; FORTIER, Brian 1
SH: MILLER, Lee 1
Base Running:
RUNS: FOY, Sam 1 ; ACOSTA, Alec 1
SB: BORN, Andrew 1 ; MILLER, Lee 1 ; ACOSTA, Alec 1
