Gold Evens Series with 2-1 Victory Over Green
11/10/2018 2:16:00 PM | Baseball
WACO, Texas – With offense at a premium again in game two of the Green and Gold World Series, the Gold team found a way to pull out a 2-1 win over the Green team on Saturday at Baylor Ballpark to even the series at 1-1.Â
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Gold got on the board first, manufacturing a run in the top of the second inning. Junior infielder Davis Wendzel worked a leadoff walk and later scored on a potential inning-ending double play ball that redshirt freshman Kyle Harper beat out.
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Green saw its run come in the bottom of the fourth inning as sophomore shortstop Nick Loftin drove in senior outfielder Cole Haring with a sacrifice fly. After freshman infielder Ricky Martinez's double gave Green runners on second and third, Gold turned to freshman right-hander Branson Wilson, who escaped the jam by forcing a groundout and racking up his only strikeout of his outing. Wilson retired all five batters he faced in 1.2 innings of work.
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Freshman first baseman Brooks Helmer began the top of the fifth inning with a solo home run to give Gold a 2-1 edge, a lead that held through the conclusion of the seven-inning game.Â
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Redshirt sophomore Daniel Caruso pitched a scoreless inning to close things out for Gold and send the series to Game Three all square at one win apiece.
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The Bears will return to Baylor Ballpark for Game Three on Tuesday, Nov. 13 at 3 p.m. before finishing up the series on Friday, Nov. 16 at 4 p.m., and Sunday, Nov. 18 at 2:30 p.m. All games are free and open to the public.
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Gold got on the board first, manufacturing a run in the top of the second inning. Junior infielder Davis Wendzel worked a leadoff walk and later scored on a potential inning-ending double play ball that redshirt freshman Kyle Harper beat out.
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Green saw its run come in the bottom of the fourth inning as sophomore shortstop Nick Loftin drove in senior outfielder Cole Haring with a sacrifice fly. After freshman infielder Ricky Martinez's double gave Green runners on second and third, Gold turned to freshman right-hander Branson Wilson, who escaped the jam by forcing a groundout and racking up his only strikeout of his outing. Wilson retired all five batters he faced in 1.2 innings of work.
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Freshman first baseman Brooks Helmer began the top of the fifth inning with a solo home run to give Gold a 2-1 edge, a lead that held through the conclusion of the seven-inning game.Â
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Redshirt sophomore Daniel Caruso pitched a scoreless inning to close things out for Gold and send the series to Game Three all square at one win apiece.
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The Bears will return to Baylor Ballpark for Game Three on Tuesday, Nov. 13 at 3 p.m. before finishing up the series on Friday, Nov. 16 at 4 p.m., and Sunday, Nov. 18 at 2:30 p.m. All games are free and open to the public.
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