The weekend trip to Methodist was a positive start to the season. Realizing we had not been on a field since February 4th I was pleased overall with our play this weekend. The first game we struggled early to manage the Monarch running game and effectively make our pitches. We looked like a team that had not been outside much.
Between games we adjusted (just like halftime in football) and did the things we expected to do in game two.
Our pitching was on point in the second game and we manage to get the offense rolling. Our hitters started to see the ball better after four at-bats in game one and thus we had more success scoring runs in game two. Foltz (Sr.)threw well in game one and Elkins (Sr.), Chandler (So.) and Lucas (Fr.) pitched well in game two. Two freshmen, Jonathan Mason and Andrew Hacker both had RBI hits in their first college at-bats and went four for seven with three RBI. A number of players got on track in game two as we pounded out 13 hits to win 10-3. Defensively, we were solid making only one error in the doubleheader.
Next we look to travel to Averett U. for a single game on Thursday followed by two single games at Christopher Newport against Rowan U. on Saturday and CNU on Sunday. I’ll catch up with you next Monday.
