Hey, it was finally opening day in College Baseball. As always, opening day is full of upsets from mid-major over teams with very high expectations. Here are some of the highlights of the first day of action.
Maryland’s Brandon Lowe went 1-2 with two RBI and a homer to lead the Terps to the 7-3 victory over Western Kentucky.
VCU’s Matt Davis and Cody Acker went 2-4 to lead the Rams to the 6-3 victory over Georgetown. Heath Dwyer picked up the win by giving up three runs in six innings of work.
Congrats to Northern Illinois head coach Mike Kunigonis on picking up his first career victory over South Dakota State.
The Pittsburgh Panthers opened up the season with an impressive 18-1 victory over St. Louis. The most impressive part of the victory was the Panthers left on 11 players on the base paths. T.J. Zouch went six innings scattering six hits allowing only one run to pick up the win. Junior Ron Sherman had a good day at the plate going 2-4 with four RBI on the day.
Elon withstood an eleven run rally by Penn State to defeat the Nittany Lions 16-15. The Phoenix were led by catcher Austin Leeney who went 4-4 with two runs scored and an RBI.
Congrats to Northeastern head coach Mike Glavine on his first career victory with the Huskies as they defeated Incarnate Word 3-1.
Senior LMU RHP Colin Welmon recorded the victory on Opening Night of the 2015 season as the Lions (1-0) earned the 5-2 win over San Jose State (0-1) in front of 425 fans at Page Stadium on Friday. He right-hander scattered four hits and a walk while allowing just one unearned run and striking out four over six innings.
With the bases loaded and one out in the top of the ninth, sophomore Williams Durruthy closed the door on the Volunteers, striking out the next two batters he faced to give FIU (1-0) a 4-3 victory over No. 25 Tennessee (0-1) on Friday evening at the FIU Baseball Stadium.
The Ohio State baseball team started the 2015 season on a strong note with a thrilling 4-3 walk-off win vs. George Mason Friday night at Charlotte Sports Park at Port Charlotte, Fla. Down 3-2 in the bottom of the ninth, the Buckeyes (1-0) tallied back-to-back runs on a hit by pitch and wild pitch, respectively, to claim the come-from-behind victory vs. the Patriots.
Keaton Jones highlighted a perfect night of baseball as the No. 2 TCU Horned Frogs took a 5-0 win over Southern Illinois Friday. He finished the night 2-for-4 with a run scored. Preston Morrison (1-0) wiggled out of a couple of jams along the way, but pitched seven scoreless frames to earn his 26th career victory. He allowed three hits, walked two, hit a batter and fanned three. Mitchell Traver tossed the final two frames, allowing two hits and striking out one.
