Baseball’s Comeback Bid Falls Short in 8-6 Loss to Maryville
The Emory University baseball team came back from a 6-2 deficit
after four innings, tying Maryville College in the seventh inning,
but the Eagles were unable to pull out the victory, falling 8-6 to
the Scots in Maryville, TN.
Senior Patrick Riebsame led the Eagles at the
plate with a four-for-five performance, including two RBIs, a
double and a run scored. Freshman Brandon
Hannon reached base all five plate appearances, going
two-for-two with two singles, two walks, and his 11th
stolen base of the season.
After falling behind 1-0 in the first inning, the Eagles struck
back with a run in the second on a double to straight-away
centerfield from Daniel Iturrey, scoring
Kevin O’Connor.
Maryville scored a pair of runs in the bottom of the second,
gaining a 3-1 lead over Emory, but the Eagles added another run in
the third on three walks and a hit by pitch, but would leave the
bases loaded in the inning. The Scots scored three more off
Emory starter Paul Schwendel (who was working on
short rest) in the bottom of the fourth, taking their largest lead
of the game at 6-2.
The Eagles would begin their comeback in the sixth inning, after
Riebsame doubled with one out in the inning, and Andrew
DeYoung followed with an RBI base hit. Down 6-3
heading into the seventh, the Eagles would tie the game up on a
two-RBI double from Riebsame and a bases-loaded walk to
Gabe Shivers.
In the eighth, the Eagles would get the tying run into scoring
position, after Hannon walked to start the inning, and stole second
with one out, but would be unable to score the run. Maryville
would be more successful in their half of the eighth, scoring a
pair of runs off sophomore Mike Bitanga to take an
8-6 lead heading into the ninth. Riebsame picked up his
fourth hit of the game in the team’s final at bat, but it
would be the only hit in the frame for Emory, ending the game.
The Eagles dropped to 21-11 on the season with the loss, while
Maryville improved to 21-7 with the victory. The Eagles will
return to action tomorrow, hosting Atlanta Christian College at
3:00 PM at Chappell Park.
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