BOILING SPRINGS, N.C. – The Gardner-Webb University baseball team earned their second win of the new season on Saturday defeating Quinnipiac University 4-3. The Runnin' Bulldogs did so on 11 hits to the Bobcats' five.
Gardner-Webb got out to an early lead in the bottom the first at
Peter Capobianco singled to score
Mark Black. Burns went on to score a pair of RBI's of his own in the second inning singling to score
Lawson Knight and
Wade Kelly. Quinnipiac tied the game between the third and sixth innings at three runs each. Solid plate discipline in the seventh inning allowed the 'Dawgs to take the 4-3 lead in the bottom of the seventh as
Ethan Rossow walked with the bases loaded scoring Burns. CJ. Czerwinski was lights out earning the win with five K's while
Devin Pressley earned the save.
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The Runnin' Bulldogs will be back in action on Sunday, Feb. 25 when they host Canisius College at 12:00 p.m.