It’s a breezy 40 degree February afternoon, a great day for some Captains baseball. Christopher Newport comes into the game with a (4-4) record while Washington and Lee comes in undefeated at (6-0). This is the first time since 1987 these teams have played each other. Captains lead 6 games to 5 in their all time series against the two teams.
2:05 PM: Captains Lead off batter grounds out to second base
2:09 PM: 3 batters up 3 batters down for The Captains. 0-0 at the end of the 1st inning
2:11 PM:Washington and Lee catcher Bryce Burnett with a deep fly out to right field
2:16 PM: Captains Senior Trey Hicks with a single (0-0)
2:19 PM: (0-0) top of the third inning. Washington and Lee with some great defensive plays in the second inning
2:23 PM: #21 on Washington and Lee with a strike out
2:24 PM: Captains left fielder with a diving highlight reel catch
2:24 PM: Washington and Lee shortstop Jackson Gazin with a single to center field. Then stole to second and was balked to third base.
2:27 PM: Washington and Lee scores (1-0) after a deep double off the fence in center field
2:30 PM: Number 11 Samuel Essex walks out for the Captains to the ZooPals theme song; then proceeds to ground out to first.
2:33 PM: (1-0) Washington and Lee at the end of the third inning.
2:38 PM: Crowd is filled with predominantly W&L fans
2:41 PM: Captains Trey Hicks with a double to left field for his second hit of the game
2:42 PM: Score remains (1-0) W&L at the bottom of the fourth
2:52 PM: W&L freshmen Zach Perkins with 2 RBI’s with a deep hit to right field. W&L leads (3-0)
2:54 PM: W&L scores again after a single to center field (4-0) W&L
3:02: PM: Zoo Pals lover Sam Essex gets the Captains on the board with a deep line drive to left field (4-1 W&L leads)
3:08 PM: Number 11 Chris Cotton comes in to pitch in relief for W&L (4-3 W&L leads)
3:13 PM: Captains Trey Hicks with a 2 run triple to center field ( Captains lead 5-4 at the bottom of the fifth)
3:40 PM: End of the sixth (Captains lead 9-4)
3:55 PM: End of 8th (Captains lead 10-4)
4:15 PM: Captains win 10-4. Captains advance to 5-4 on the season while W&L faces their first loss and drops to 6-1 on the year.
Great team win for the Captains on a cold day of baseball. Captains with a huge win over previously undefeated W&L. Player of the game Conner Clark led the team with two hits and three runs batted in. The Captains move on to a three game tournament in Myrtle Beach, SC where they will play three games against Eastern Nazarene College, New England College, and Johnson & Wales University.
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