GREENSBORO, N.C. – Visiting Randolph-Macon College swept an Old Dominion
Athletic Conference (ODAC) baseball doubleheader from Guilford College
Saturday.
The Yellow Jackets won the opener, 7-2, and the nightcap, 9-3.
Randolph-Macon improved to 15-12 (10-4 ODAC) with the wins, while Guilford
dropped to 13-20 (5-10).
In game one, Michael Helbig (3-1) scattered seven hits and yielded two
seventh-inning runs in a seven-inning, complete-game pitching effort. Jordan
Walton went 2-2 with a double and two RBI for the Yellow Jackets. He reached
base four times and scored three runs. Teammate Jeb Weymouth also had two
hits. Randolph-Macon took advantage of eight walks and two hit batsmen
issued by three Guilford hurlers.
Walton had an RBI double in Randolph-Macon’s three-run first inning in the
nightcap. He finished with three hits and three RBI.
The Yellow Jackets took a 7-0 lead in the third inning thanks to two-run
homers by James Bierlein and Kevin Davis. Davis was 4-6 with two RBI and
teammate Corey Jackson added three hits.
Randolph-Macon’s 17 hits supported starting pitcher Kyle Hicks (5-1), who
gave up two unearned runs in six innings. Byron Mendenhall earned a
three-inning save, his first of the season.
Guilford’s Casey Mann shared game-high honors with four hits and teammate
Kyle Wooden went 3-4 with an RBI in the Quakers’ seventh straight setback.
In between games, Guilford dedicated the Stuart T. Maynard ’43 Batting
Center in honor of its long-time coach and instructor. Maynard, who turns 92
next week, won 436 games as the Quakers’ head baseball coach from 1952-84.
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Randolph-Macon 7, Guilford 2 (Apr 10, 2010 at Greensboro, NC) (Game 1)
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Randolph-Macon…… 202 021 0 – 7 5 0 (14-12, 9-4 ODAC)
Guilford………… 000 000 2 – 2 7 2 (13-19, 5-9 ODAC)
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Pitchers: Randolph-Macon – Michael Helbig and Jay Lichter. Guilford – Zach
Daw; Eric Backus(4);
Michael Blocher(6) and Will Cornelius.
Win-Michael Helbig(3-1) Loss-Zach Daw(1-4) T-1:45 A-200
Weather: Sunny
Game notes:
Old Dominion Athletic Conference game
Game: GCB-32
Randolph-Macon 9, Guilford 3 (Apr 10, 2010 at Greensboro, NC) (Game 2)
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Randolph-Macon…… 304 000 002 – 9 17 2 (15-12, 10-4 ODAC)
Guilford………… 000 020 010 – 3 10 1 (13-20, 5-10 ODAC)
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Pitchers: Randolph-Macon – Kyle Hicks; Byron Mendenhall(7) and Jay Lichter.
Guilford –
Adam Hart; Reid MacLean(3); Will Henschel(9) and Jason Flud.
Win-Kyle Hicks(5-1) Save-Byron Mendenhall(1) Loss-Adam Hart(5-4) T-2:30
A-200
HR R-MC – Kevin Davis; James Bierlein.
Weather: Sunny
Game notes:
Old Dominion Athletic Conference game
MacLean faced 2 batters in the 9th.
Game: GCB-33
Dave Walters
Guilford College Athletics