It took Xavier University only one inning to outscore the University of Richmond baseball team in a fast-moving 4-1 victory on Sunday afternoon at Pitt Field. The Musketeers scored four times, including a three-run home run by senior Zac Richard, against junior Matt Trent, Richmond's starting pitcher, in the fourth inning.
When University of Richmond junior pitcher Billy Falasco lost command of his pitches during the fifth inning, Richmond started to lose control of its 6-0 lead.
Q: Who are your baseball idols? A: I liked Ken Griffey, Jr. when I was younger, but now I am a big fan of David Wright.
Robert C. Dillard, chief of police, and Captain H. B. Norton, operations manager, confirmed that three University of Richmond baseball players charged with felonies were involved in the Gray Court thefts that occurred during Spring Break. The players, junior Andrew Lowry and freshmen Jacob Mayers and Blake Geiger, were arrested by Investigator Tim Mihalcoe on March 24, from thefts that occurred in Gray Court on March 8.
Consistency will be the key to the baseball team's success as it starts its Atlantic 10 Conference play this Saturday against Fordham University. In what coach Mark McQueen called one of its most challenging early seasons, the baseball team has played better than its record reflects, he said. "We beat the teams we should have and played competitively against the higher-ranked teams," McQueen said. The biggest challenges facing the team as it heads into A-10 conference play are consistency and finding the right pitching lineup.
Seven returning starters will lead the University of Richmond baseball team when it begins its season tomorrow in Jacksonville, Fla. The Spiders practiced indoors during much of the preseason because of the snow, but senior pitcher Matt Zielinski said that shouldn't stop them from playing well at the start of the season. "We don't plan on using the weather as an excuse," Zielinski said.
As much as Major League Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig likes to say that there is parity in his sport, there is no such thing, at least not in this decade.
There is an elite group of University of Richmond baseball players in the major leagues, and now Tim Stauffer is among them. Stauffer, 26, ranks with Richmond legends and long-time greats such as Sean Casey, Andy Allanson and Brian Jordan. "I loved my experience at Richmond," Stauffer said.
Steroid use. Dogfighting. Murder. DUI. Adultery. Cheating. These were the headlines of the summer for many American sports fans.
Last week I learned that Harry Kalas, the voice of the Philadelphia Phillies, passed away while preparing to call a Phillies victory over the Washington Nationals.
Major League Baseball's 2009 season has officially begun, and for fans across the country that usually means it is time to grab some hot dogs, a cold beer and head out to the ballpark.
Richmond junior catcher Evan Stehle entered the game in a 1-7 slump, but came out of it in a big way to help lift the University of Richmond baseball team to a 5-4 victory over Duquesne University. With runners on first and second and two outs during the eighth inning, Stehle drove a 1-1 fastball to right field plating both runners.
The University of Richmond's baseball team lost its 10th game in a row as the Spiders fell to the University of Dayton 17-5. The game was tied at two going into the fifth inning before the Flyers got back-to-back home runs from Cole Tyrell and Jonathan Castine to give Dayton a 5-2 lead.
Members of the University of Richmond baseball team said they were hoping to get back to their winning ways when they begin an eight-game home stand at Pitt Field tomorrow afternoon. The Spiders started the regular season with seven-consecutive wins, but after being swept by St.
A five-run first inning was not enough to lift the University of Richmond baseball team to its first win in four games as the Spiders fell to the College of William & Mary, 9-7. Freshman Tadd Bower hit a home run to straight-away centerfield in the top of the ninth to give the Tribe the win.
The University of Richmond baseball team lost its first game of the season to Seton Hall University 14-12 on Saturday at Pitt Field, after a week of canceled games due to an early March snowstorm. Richmond's pitchers began faltering in the second inning.
The University of Richmond baseball team had another perfect weekend at home, with two wins moving its record to 7-0. The Spiders' junior starter Ian Marshall pitched seven shutout innings during Richmond's 27-2 win against the Iona College Gaels at Pitt Field on Friday. "It was one of those days when everything seemed to be going right," coach Mike McQueen said. During Marshall's last outing against Niagara University, he ran up the pitch count early.
The Spiders put on another offensive show Saturday morning, defeating the Iona College Gaels 15-4 at Pitt Field, led by senior captain Ryan Metzroth, who hit his team-leading third home run. During Friday's game, the Spiders dominated The Gaels from the outset, but Saturday morning brought a different Iona club.
Spider junior starter Ian Marshall pitched seven shutout innings during Richmond's 27-2 trouncing of the Iona College Gaels at Pitt Field Friday afternoon, moving the baseball team's record to 6-0. "It was one of those days when everything seemed to be going right," coach Mike McQueen said. During Marshall's last outing against Niagara University, he ran up the pitch count early.
The University of Richmond baseball team completed its season-opening sweep of Niagara University on Sunday, Feb.
