AUBURNDALE, Fla. –
Quenton Brownlee lifted a sacrifice fly into right field allowing
Blake Benz to tag and race home as the Golden Eagles topped Ramapo, 6-5, in walk-off fashion Wednesday at the RussMatt Invitational in Auburndale, Fla.
THE BASICS
SCORE: Spalding 6 – Ramapo 4
LOCATION: Lake Myrtle Park Main, Auburndale, Fla.
RECORDS: Spalding 11-3, Ramapo 5-4
HIGHLIGHTS
Spalding got on the scoreboard in the second inning when Eric Meyer singled through the left side driving in Matt Harper and Kyle Stevens.
SU added a third run in the second inning when Dillon Sievert singled up the middle scoring Meyer from third.
Kyle Stevens tripled in the bottom of the third brining Harper around from second to put SU ahead 4-0.
The Golden Eagles trailed 5-4 in the bottom of the ninth following five unanswered Ramapo runs. Garrett Wilson reached on an error to lead off the inning, moved to second on a Sievert bunt and Clay Kelly singled up the middle allowing Wilson to advance home to tie it, 5-5. Following the single, Coach Downs pinch ran the speedy freshman Blake Benz for Kelly. Joe Hatcher followed with a single up the middle sending Benz to third and Quenton Brownlee sent a ball into right field allowing Benz to race home for game winning run.
STAT LEADERS
Clay Kelly went 2-for-5 including the game tying RBI.
Kyle Stevens finished the game 2-for-4 with a triple, one RBI and a run scored.
In his first start as a Golden Eagle, Eric Meyer went 1-for-4 with a RBI and a run scored.
Dillon Sievert reached base four times, going 1-for-1 with one RBI and reached three times on balls.
Reliever Peyton Hood (1-0) came in to earn the win allowing one run, on two hits, while striking out one batter in 1.1 innings pitched.
FOR THE FOES
Vincenzo Sita led Roadrunner hitters going 3-for-5 with two RBI and a run scored.
Kevin Foulds (0-2) took the loss giving up two runs, one earned, on two hits, in two-thirds of an inning pitched.
UP NEXT
- The Golden Eagles conclude their Florida trip taking on No. 1 ranked UMass Boston Thursday at 1:00 pm EST in Auburndale, Fla.