PBR Spotlight Game: #2 Defiance vs Bowling Green
April 17, 2015
By Dylan Hefflinger
Ohio Editor in Chief/NW Scout
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PBR Spotlight Game: #2 Defiance vs Bowling Green
Defiance – The Bulldogs of Defiance picked up a nice 5-2 victory over Bowling Green (7-3). The second ranked team in Division II used their pitching depth and solid hitting 1-9 to pickup the non-league win.
Sophomore righty Charlie Gordon (pictured right) was on the mound for the first time this season and for the first time in his varsity career.
The athletic righty did not have his best stuff but battled through four innings allowing two runs (both unearned) on two hits and three walks while striking out four.
As for the offense, the Bulldogs got contribution from most of the lineup. Eight of the nine starters reached base and five different guys recorded an RBI.
Defiance (8-0) got things started in the 1st inning as unsigned senior SS/RHP Boo Sierra roped a double down the left field line. Athletic sophomore two-hole hitter Braden Frederick laid down a perfect sacrifice bunt and beat the throw to first to put two on.
Unsigned senior Jimmy Bauer followed up with an RBI single up the middle to score Sierra.
After unsigned senior Tyler Weaver was hit by a pitch, fellow unsigned senior Gage Corday blasted a long fly that ended up being a sacrifice fly, scoring Frederick. Junior second baseman drove in the third run of the game with a single to right, scoring Bauer and putting the Bulldogs on top 3-0.
Bowling Green answered with two runs in the 2nd inning.
Junior Clark Mayberry (pictured right) reached on an error then junior Jack Schaller singled to put runners on the corner. Hogan Pash drove Mayberry home thanks to a sacrifice fly.
After back-to-back walks, two ground balls in a row led to another run, cutting the Bulldog lead to 3-2.
Defiance added insurance runs in the 4th and 5th.
In the 4th, talented sophomore Bryce Borton laced a single advanced to third on a single by Sierra and scored on a Frederick sacrifice fly.
The Bulldogs ended the scoring in the 5th as Corday ripped his second hit of the game, a single. The catcher scored on a Shay Smiddy double to put Defiance on top 5-2.
Junior southpaw Abram Smith entered the game in the 5th and allowed just two hits and a walk while striking out one.
Top Performances on the day
+ Gage Corday (pictured right): The unsigned senior catcher showed great footwork behind the dish and a solid arm. At the plate the right-handed hitter blasted the ball three times, going 2-2 with a single, double, sacrifice fly, and a run scored.
+ Boo Sierra: The unsigned senior went 2-3 with a single, double, RBI and run scored while playing a solid shortstop.
+ Charlie Gordon: In his first outing of the year and first varsity appearance in his career, the athletic righty did not have his best stuff, but battled through four innings allowing two runs (both unearned) on two hits and three walks while striking out four.
+ Bryce Borton: The sophomore put together two solid at bats while going 1-3 with a single and run scored.
+ Braden Frederick: The athletic sophomore reached base all four times, scoring a run.
+ Clark Mayberry: The junior catcher showed a strong arm behind the dish, throwing out three runners (two stealing and one on a pickoff at third). At the plate went 1-3 with a triple and run scored.
Linescore
Bowling Green 020 000 0 - 2 3 3
Defiance 300 110 x - 5 9 2
Records: Defiance 8-0, Bowling Green 7-4.
Winning pitcher: Charlie Gordon (4 innings, 0 ER, 2 runs, 2 hits, 4 strikeouts, 3 walks). Other: Abe Smith.
Losing pitcher: Justin Taylor (4.1 innings, 5 runs, 8 hits, 0 strikeouts, 0 walks, 1 HBP). Others: Nathan Neal.
Leading hitters: (Defiance - 9 hits) - Boo Sierra single, double; Gage Cordray single, double; Shay Smiddy double; Bryce Borton Single; Jimmy Bauer single. (Bowling Green - 3 hits) - Clark Mayberry triple; Adam Furnas single; Aaron Donaldson single.
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