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Brian Strange against North Carolina A&T
Matthew Lewyn
2
Winner North Carolina AT NCAT 3-10, 1-0 CAA
1
Elon ELON 6-7, 0-1 CAA
Winner
North Carolina AT NCAT
3-10, 1-0 CAA
2
Final
1
Elon ELON
6-7, 0-1 CAA
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
North Carolina AT NCAT 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 3
Elon ELON 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 7 0

W: Sentell, Gavin (1-1) L: Strange, Brian (1-2) S: Cushing, Kobie (2)

Game Recap: Baseball | | Elon Athletics

Elon Drops CAA Opener To A&T

Strange’s Strong Seven Innings Not Enough

ELON – For the second straight weekend, the Elon Phoenix (6-7, 0-1 CAA) got a quality start from Brian Strange on a Friday night. However, the Phoenix could not pull out the win as the fell to North Carolina A&T (3-10, 1-0 CAA), 2-1.
 
Brian Strange allowed two hits or less for the third time in four starts. He finished with a season-high seven innings pitched and allowed a lone hit in the first inning.
 
Jackson Alford reached three times on Friday night and stole two bases in the loss. Brian DuRoff finished with a 2-for-5 night at the plate with a pair of singles.
 
The Phoenix falls to 6-7 while North Carolina A&T improves 3-10.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • The Aggies struck in the 1st inning with an RBI single to right field to take a 1-0 lead.
  • North Carolina A&T added another run in the top of the 2nd on a sacrifice fly to double their advantage.
  • Elon countered in the 5th with a bases loaded hit-by-pitch to Jose Mariano to drive in a run.
  • Strange continued to deal throughout the game as he retired the last 18 batters he faced from the 2nd inning through the 7th inning.
  • A leadoff single from Lawson Wheeler in the 9th could not ignite the offense as Elon could not drive in the tying run in the final frame.

QUICK HITS
  • Elon falls to 6-7 on the season.
  • Elon loses their CAA opener for the third consecutive season.
  • Brian Strange pitched another beauty on Friday night. The graduate pitched seven innings while only allowing a single hit. He went a season long seven innings and struck out five.
  • Jackson Alford delivered another solid performance with a 1-for-4 night. Alford reached base three times and swiped two bags in the loss.
  • Brian DuRoff put together another multi-hit night, his 4th of the season.
  • Jose Mariano got back into the hit column for the 4th time in five games. Mariano also drove in the only run of the night for the Phoenix.
  • Sam Nomura delivered two innings of scoreless relief that dropped his ERA down to 0.71.
 
 
UP NEXT
Elon returns to Latham Park Saturday afternoon for game two of the series with A&T. First pitch between the Phoenix and Aggies will be at 2 PM.
 
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