Corey Shaylor led Charlotte with a pair of RBI Tuesday night. |
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Taylor's Seventh Home Run Starts Comeback; Niners Fall Short in 8-5 Home Loss to Radford
March 25, 2008
Charlotte, N.C. - Second baseman Ty Rivers had four hits and scored three runs to end the nation's second-longest home winning streak at 17 as the Radford Highlanders defeated the Charlotte 49ers at Robert and Mariam Hayes Stadium 8-5 Tuesday night in college baseball action. Charlotte falls to 17-3 on the season, 15-1 at home. Radford improves to 12-9 and a 6-4 road record.
The Niners attempted their fourth comeback in as many games but ran out of innings and left 14 on base. Radford scored three in the first inning on four hits, including a two-RBI double by Reggie Keen. The Highlanders added a pair of unearned runs on two Charlotte errors to go up 5-0.
Charlotte answered with two runs in the bottom of the second on consecutive RBI singles by O'Brien Taylor and Corey Shaylor.
The Highlanders kept the pressure on, scoring two more runs in the fourth on four more hits and a sacrifice bunt to make it 7-2.
Both teams scored a run in the fifth and Charlotte added one in the seventh. And the bullpens settled things down until the ninth.
In the ninth, Chris Taylor blasted his team-leading seventh home run to left center to attempt to spark the comeback.
Following the homer, catcher Ross Steedley was hit by a pitch, and Charlotte drew two more walks to load the bases. Corey Shaylor sacrificed in a run and Aaron Bray fired a hard line drive that was stabbed at by Bruce Hoogstraten to end the game.
RU starter Cassidy McDaniel got his first win of the season (1-1). He gave up eight hits and two walks in his five innings, striking out four. Two of the three runs charged to him were earned.
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Josh Hammonds earned his third save of the season. He walked two in the ninth.
Charlotte starter Luke Stahl took his first loss of the season (1-1). Five of the seven runs charged to him were earned. He lasted 3.1 innings, allowing seven hits and a walk, striking out five.
Shaylor led the Niners with two RBI. Moody, Alan Parks and O'Brien Taylor had two hits each for Charlotte.
Charlotte will host Wake Forest Wednesday evening at 6 p.m.
NOTES: Charlotte has not lost back-to-back games since the end of the 2006 season at the A-10 Tournament, a span of 81 games. The Niners have trailed in 12 of 20 games this season, coming back in nine of them. The home run was Taylor's fourth homer in his last three games and it was the fourth straight game for him with an RBI. He has scored a run in his last five.
