April 22, 2005

Final Stats

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. --- Brian Jarosinski's RBI single in the bottom of the 10th inning gave Maryland a 5-4 victory over Wake Forest in ACC baseball action from Shipley Field Friday night. With the loss, the Demon Deacons drop to 17-23 overall and 9-13 in the ACC, while the Terps improve to 19-22, 6-16 in the conference.

Maryland loaded the bases in the 10th inning with no outs on Wake Forest reliever Tim Morley. After Morley was pulled, freshman Eric Niesen came on to face Jarosinski, but the right fielder pulled Niesen's two-strike offering threw the drawn-in infield for the victory.

Wake Forest managed just five hits on the evening and drew 11 walks, but were victimized by 15 runners left on base. In fact, the Deacs loaded the bases three times and were only able to manage a single run in those chances.

Senior J.B. Tucker was the lone Demon Deacon with multiple hits. Tucker went 2-for-3 with a three-run home run and three walks. Sophomore Josh Ellis did not render in the decision. The sophomore went 6.0 innings and allowed three earned runs on eight hits. Ellis struckout seven and did not walk a batter. Senior Ryder Mathias was 0-for-2 with a couple walks, but was also hit for the 22nd time this season. Mathias has now been hit 35 times in his career -- breaking the previous school record of 34 set by Jason Acquilante.

Morely (1-5) was charged with the loss for Wake Forest. The southpaw went 3.0 innings and allowed one earned run on four hits. He struckout three and walked two.

Michael Meagher (2-0) picked up the victory. The lefty pitched 2.0 hitless innings of relief. Meagher has still not surrendered an earned run in 11.1 innings this season.

After being limited to just a single hit over the first four innings, the Deacs broke through in the top of the fifth inning. After Linnenkohl walked and sophomore Matt Antonelli doubled, Tucker blasted his team-best 10th home run deep over the centerfield wall to give Wake Forest a 3-0 lead. Tucker as now homered in three of the last four games and leads the Deacs with 47 RBI.

Maryland tied the game, 3-3, on Jarosinski's bloop RBI double, but it could have been worse had Ellis' not worked himself out of the jam. With just one out, runners on the corners and one run already in, Ellis got Dan Melvin to pop out then struckout Chad Duraskis to end the threat. The Terps drew within a run in the bottom of the fifth inning on Durakis' first career home run -- a two-run blast to left field.

The Demon Deacons regained the lead in the top of the seventh inning on freshman Brett Linnenkohl's RBI sacrifice fly. After the Deacons loaded the bases for the third time on the evening, Linnenkohl hammered a 2-2 pitch to left field pushing senior Matt Miller from third base home giving Wake a 4-3 lead.

The Terps drew even again in the bottom of the eighth. Truan Mehl led off the inning with a seeing-eye single. After Morely got Will Frazier to pop out, Morley uncorked a wild throw on a pickoff attempt that allowed Mehl to scamper all the way to third base. Jordan Wilson drove Frazier in with an RBI ground out making the score 4-4.

The Demon Deacons escaped all kinds of trouble in the bottom of the first inning with a wild triple play. With runners on the corners after a leadoff double and bunt single, Frazier appeared to give the Terps a 1-0 lead with a sacrifice fly. Linnenkohl retired Frazier on the fly ball, but when Antonelli cut off Linnenkohl's throw home the Deacs were able to retire Truan Mehl, who had wandered from first base and was doubled off. Wake Forest then challenged that Elliot Singletary tagged early from third base and was ruled out.

Wake Forest threatened in the top of the fourth inning thanks to some defensive miscues from the Terrapins. After Tucker led off the inning with a walk, the Deacs loaded the bases on another walk and error. Bowen was able to evade any damage after striking out freshman Andy Goff to end the inning.

The Demon Deacons had another bases loaded opportunity in the top of the sixth inning on Bowen. After Tucker walked, Maryland pulled Bowen for Seth Overbey. The right-handed reliever got out of the inning after Enick grounded out to shortstop.

Wake Forest returns to action Saturday afternoon for game two of the series. Sophomore Charlie Mellies will take the mound for Wake Forest. First-pitch is scheduled for 1:00 pm and will be televised on Fox Sports South.

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