8th Seed Coker Falls to Top-Seeded Catawba in Opening Game of SAC Tournament
Coker will play in the elimination game on Saturday at 11 AM at Catawba’s Newman Park against the loser of the game between No. 4 seed Mars Hill and No. 5 seed Lincoln Memorial.
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
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2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 11 | 14 | 0 |
SALISBURY, N.C. - The Coker University baseball team, the No. 8 seed in the South Atlantic Conference Tournament, fell to top seeded and host Catawba, 11-3, in the opening game of the tournament on Friday afternoon at Newman Park.
BY THE NUMBERS:
#8 Coker 15-33 (12-21 SAC) | #1 Catawba 39-9 (29-4 SAC)
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Rocco Wojcik recorded his 10th multi-hit season with a pair of hits on Friday.
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Wojcik also drove in a season-high three runs. It marked his seventh multi-RBI game of the season.
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Xander Davis tossed 3.2 scoreless innings in relief with three strikeouts.
TOP PERFORMERS:
3B Rocco Wojcik: 2 H, 3 RBI, 1 double
C Luke Miller: 1 H, 1 R, 2 BB
P: Xander Davis: 3.2 IP, 0 R, 3 Ks
WHAT'S NEXT:
Eight-seeded Coker will play in the elimination game on Saturday at 2 PM against Mars Hill at Catawba's Newman Park.