Anthony Sosnoskie (Front Royal,
Sosnoskie’s second homer put Tech (3-0) ahead for good in the see-saw first game. The junior catcher smacked a towering drive to left field with a man aboard to break a 10-10 tie in the top of the eighth inning. Earlier in the game, he blasted a solo homer to left to open the fifth inning. Sosnoskie also hit a round-tripper in the second game, topping off a 4-for-7 day that included three homers, a double, five runs scored, five runs batted in and four walks.
Five of Wofford’s first six batters reached base in the bottom of the first as the Terriers jumped to a 2-0 lead against Tech starting pitcher Justin Wright (
Sosnoskie, Bumbry and left fielder Steve Domecus (
Submariner Ben Rowen (
McDermott, a sophomore left-hander, started and pitched five scoreless innings in the second game before giving up an unearned run in the bottom of the sixth. He scattered six hits, struck out six batters and walked three in posting the win. The bullpen allowed just one run and posted six more strikeouts over the final three innings.
An RBI-single by catcher Domecus in the first inning, and first baseman Sosnoskie’s two-run homer in the third, gave McDermott all the working room he would need. Tech added a run in the fourth on a sacrifice fly by Ryan before breaking it open with a four-run fifth. Sophomore second baseman Tony Balisteri (
Domecus, Ryan, shortstop Ty Hohman (
Wofford (1-2) managed 10 hits in the finale and 25 for the day. Mac Doyle and Mike McDonnell both homered for the Terriers in the opener, while center fielder Jake Williams contributed four hits during the two games.
Tech is scheduled to close play in the Baseball Classic on Sunday with a 2 p.m., game at USC Upstate












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