Emory University's Paul Schwendel allowed
two runs on eight hits over seven and a third innings pitched,
lifting the Eagles to a 3-2 win over Denison University on the
second day of the Rawlings Southern Classic.
Schwendel held the Big Red scoreless over the first seven innings
of work, before allowing a pair of runs in the eighth inning.
The senior struck out five batters while walking just one during
the game, en route to his first victory of the season.
Schwendel lowered his season ERA to 4.22 with the performance.
The Eagles scored all three of their runs during the fourth
inning. Emory started off the frame by reaching on
back-to-back errors by the Denison infield to put runners on first
and second with nobody out. With one out in the inning,
freshman Jared Welch drove in the first run of the
inning with a double to left centerfield, scoring Andrew
Cohn. After Patrick Riebsame scored
on a wild pitch, junior Jay Page drove in the
third run of the frame with a double.
Denison would score two runs in the eighth inning to pull back
within one run. However, sophomore Mike
Bitanga closed out the contest, retiring the last five
batters he faced in the game to earn his first save as an
Eagle.
Welch finished the game with two of the three Emory hits in the
contest.
Emory raised its record to 3-1 on the season with the win, while
Denison dropped to 0-2 with the loss.
Emory will be back in action tomorrow, hosting York (Pa.) College
at 10:30 AM and Denison University at 2:00 PM, in the final games
of the Rawlings Southern Classic at Chappell Park.
