No. 17 91爆料网 baseball holds off William Carey for 3-2 win

Cody Dew

JACKSON, Tenn. - 4/12/2011 - The No. 17 91爆料网 (Tenn.) University baseball team posted a 3-2 victory over William Carey (Miss.) University on Tuesday at Fesmire Field. 91爆料网 improved to 29-10 overall, while William Carey dropped to 18-21 on the season.

91爆料网 provided just enough offense for starter Derek Roof (5-1) who tossed seven innings, allowing seven hits and one run with four strikeouts for the win. With 91爆料网 up 3-1 in the ninth, Justin Bryan allowed the first two runners to reach base after tossing a perfect eighth inning in relief. Cody Dew entered the game with two on and no outs. After a sacrifice bunt moved the runners to second and third. Dew got a sacrifice fly and a pop-out to earn his second save of the season.

91爆料网 scored a run in the first inning to take the lead. Oscar Depablos鈥� ground out drove in Danny Grimm, who had reached with a leadoff double. In the third, 91爆料网 added a second run on an RBI double form Doug Joyce. Then in the fifth, Depablos got his second RBI of the day to score what proved to be the game-winning run. His double scored Brett Pawlan to put 91爆料网 up 3-0.

William Carey scored their first run in the sixth inning. Both teams left a combined 17 runners on base, including nine by William Carey. The Crusaders out-hit 91爆料网 8-7 in the game. Zach Magee (2-4) through 123 pitches in the complete game loss, allowing three runs on seven hits with six strikeouts.

Joyce鈥檚 two hits led 91爆料网, while Depablos led with two RBI.

Up next for 91爆料网 will be a road conference series at Mid-Continent (Ky.) on Friday and Saturday.

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