Maryland
Towson
Towson Downs Maryland, 5-4
6/21/1999 8:00:00 AM | Baseball
April 27, 1999
COLLEGE PARK, Md. - Junior third baseman Tim Pritchard hit a solo home run in the top of the sixth and junior pitcher Chris Fiora pitched two shutout innings to gain his third save of the season as Towson defeated Maryland, 5-4, at Shipley Field tonight.
Towson improved to 19-14 overall while Maryland fell to 18-21-1. It was the second consecutive victory for the Tigers and the second consecutive loss for the Terps.
Pritchard hit a 2-0 pitch from Terp starter Todd Ainsworth over the left field fence to give the Tigers a 5-1 lead. Pritchard's home run came with two outs and was the fifth run of the night surrendered by Ainsworth. Despite allowing only two earned runs in 5 2/3 innings, Ainsworth was tagged with his fourth loss of the season. His record is now 0-4.
Pritchard was two-for-four with two runs scored and one RBI. He was the only Tiger batter with multiple hits. In addition to Pritchard, junior second baseman Jason Rummel, junior centerfielder Mike Dubansky, sophomore leftfielder Ryan Avila and freshman catcher Casey Stedham all contributed one RBI each.
Maryland scored three runs in the bottom of the seventh inning to make the game interesting. Junior centerfielder Larry Long led off the inning with his second home run of the season to bring the Terps to within 5-2. Senior shortstop Casey Trout doubled with two outs and designated hitter Craig Munroe hit his team-leading ninth home run of the season to make the score 5-4.
Long and Munroe both contributed two RBI during the game.
Maryland threatened with one runner in the eighth in two in the ninth but was unable to score off of Fiora, who gained his third save of the season. Junior Brian Gable, who pitched the third, fourth and fifth innings for the Tigers, gained the victory. His record is now 3-0.
Maryland plays host to UMBC Wednesday night in a single game beginning at 7 p.m.
123 345 789 R H E
Towson 010 031 000 5 8 0
Maryland 010 000 300 4 6 1
Wayne Feuerhard, Brian Gable (3), Joe Fishel (6), Chris Fiora (8) and Casey Stidham. Todd Ainsworth, Tom Curtiss (6) and Kevin McDonald and Brian Barton. Doubles: Casey Trout (M), Chuck Easter (M), Brian Patenaude (M). Triples: None. Home Runs: Tim Pritchard (T), Craig Munroe (M), Larry Long (M).
