Baseball Edged at Virginia Wesleyan, 12-11

Virginia Beach, Va. (April 14, 2022) – Virginia Wesleyan University edged visiting Pfeiffer University in a nonconference midweek baseball game on Wednesday afternoon in Virginia Beach, Va.

The Basics
Virginia Wesleyan def. Pfeiffer, 12-11

Records
Pfeiffer – 11-12
Virginia Wesleyan – 14-11-1

Location – Virginia Beach, Va. – TowneBank Park

How it Happened
Trailing 3-0 heading to the third inning, Pfeiffer battled back to take the 4-3 lead after plating four runs in the frame.  The Falcons got things started when Cory Lackey doubled down the left field line that scored Blake Winebarger.  A sacrifice fly from Zach Ferrell would pull Pfeiffer to within 3-2.  Bryce Marsh then hit his second home run of the season, a two-run shot, that put Pfeiffer up 4-3.

The Marlins would then tie thigs up in the fourth, but Pfeiffer regained the lead in the fifth after Alec Bell was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded, putting the Falcons up 5-4.  A Jackson Leck sacrifice fly would push the Falcon lead to 6-4.

In the sixth inning, with the bases loaded, Bell drew a walk that made it 7-4.  A two-RBI from Leck would give Pfeiffer the 9-4 lead.

VWU responded in the home half of the sixth, as they scored four in the frame to cut the Pfeiffer lead to 9-8.

A Jake Brown groundout in the seventh helped the Falcons manufacture a run to go up 10-8.

VWU would push ahead in the seventh inning after getting a two-RBI triple followed by an RBI single that gave the Marlins the 11-10 lead.  A steal of home would push their lead to 12-10.

Pfeiffer scored one in the ninth on yet another bases loaded walk, but it would be as close as the Falcons would get, falling 12-11.

Inside the Box Score
Cory Lackey went 4-of-6 with an RBI and two runs scored to deal the Falcons.  Zach Ferrell was 2-of-4 with an RBI while Bryce Marsh was 1-of-3 on the day with a home run.  Marsh also scored three times on the afternoon.  Landon Evans also continued to produce, as he was 2-of-5 with a run scored.

Up Next
Pfeiffer will jump back into USA South play this upcoming weekend when they travel to take on William Peace University for a three-game set.  The Pacers and Falcons will begin the series on Friday, April 15 with a 3:00 p.m. game and will follow with a doubleheader on Saturday, April 16 at Noon.  All games will be played at the USA Baseball National Training Facility in Cary, N.C.
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