Emory Falls to Atlanta Christian, 8-2
The Emory University baseball team dropped its second-straight
game on Wednesday, falling 8-2 to Atlanta Christian College at
Chappell Park.
Emory fell behind early, as starter Chris Monaco
allowed two runs in the first on a pair of RBI groundouts for the
Chargers. The Eagles would pull back within a run in the
bottom of the first, with Brandon Hannon scoring
on a RBI single from Jonathan Reilly.
The Chargers would add to their lead with a run in each of the
second and fourth innings, before Emory scored again in the bottom
of the fourth, after Andrew Cohn doubled to start
the inning, advanced to third on an error, and scored on a
sacrifice fly from Evan Plys, making the score
4-2.
The Eagles would get three-straight singles with two outs in the
bottom of the sixth, but Cohn was thrown out at the plate trying to
score on a base hit up the middle from Gabe
Shivers. Atlanta Christian would build off of the
momentum from that play, scoring four in the seventh and one in the
eight to cap off the victory.
Chargers starter Kelsey Moore earned the victory
with seven innings of work, allowing eight hits and two unearned
runs. Monaco took the loss for Emory, falling to 2-3 on the
year.
Cohn finished the game two-for-three for the Eagles with a
double and a run scored, while Reilly added a pair of hits and an
RBI.
With the loss, Emory fell to 21-12 on the season, while Atlanta
Christian improved to 18-16 with the win. The Eagles will
return to action on Friday, kicking off a home-and-home series
against Covenant College at 3:00 PM at Chappell Park.
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