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Will Vergantino and Kehler Hamilton
Sophie Willen
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Elon ELON 10-19, 2-5 CAA
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Winner William & Mary WM 11-18, 5-2 CAA
Elon ELON
10-19, 2-5 CAA
4
Final
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William & Mary WM
11-18, 5-2 CAA
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Elon ELON 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 4 3 4
William & Mary WM 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 1 X 8 10 1

W: Zach Boyd (2-0) L: Mitrovich, Justin (3-2) S: Tyler Kelly (1)

Game Recap: Baseball | | Gray Aust, Assistant Director for Athletic Communications

Fifth Inning Proves Costly; Elon Baseball Drops Friday Night

Williamsburg, Va.- The Elon Phoenix (10-19, 2-5 CAA) held a 3-0 lead halfway through their Friday night bout with the William & Mary Tribe (11-18, 5-2 CAA) before the bottom of the fifth turned the game upside down. The Tribe brought home seven runs in the bottom of the fifth to take a lead they would not relinquish Friday night.
 
How It Happened
  • The Phoenix and Tribe entered what would look to be a pitcher's duel in the first three innings with both starters taking control early.
  • Elon broke through in the run column in the fourth inning with a trio of runs. After a leadoff single from Vince Fattore and a Kenny Mallory Jr. walk, Will Vergantino laid down a sacrifice bunt that the Tribe defense couldn't handle. Both runners would score on the errant throw to give Elon a 2-0 lead.
  • In his return to Plumeri Park, Tank Yaghoubi singled home Vergantino following the two-runs scored to give Elon a 3-0 lead going into the bottom of the fourth.
  • Justin Mitrovich was in control in the bottom of the fifth before the Tribe countered with seven, unanswered runs to take a 7-3 lead after five.
  • Elon plated a run in the seventh with an RBI fielder's choice from Mallory Jr. to get to within three runs of W&M.
  • W&M added an insurance run in the eighth and Elon could not find another run in the ninth. William & Mary took game one, 8-4 Friday night.
 
Notes and Stats
  • The Phoenix falls to 10-19 on the season with Sunday's loss. Elon drops to 2-5 in the CAA following the defeat.
  • Tank Yaghoubi finished 1-for-2 on the night and reached base three times in the loss. The former member of the Tribe walked twice and drove in Elon's third run of the game.
  • Vince Fattore and Alex Duffey both recorded hits in the loss to William & Mary.
  • Charlie Granatell, Ryan Sprock, and Kenny Mallory Jr. all reached twice via a walk on Friday night.
  • Hudson Narke and Mike Staiano both delivered a pair of strikeouts out of the bullpen in the loss.
 
Up Next
The Phoenix looks to bounce back against the Tribe tomorrow for game two of the weekend series. Game two will begin at 3 PM.
 
 
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