May 19, 2011

Box Score

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COLLEGE PARK, Md. - Wake Forest's Brett Armour ripped a two-run triple down the left-field line to break a 2-2 tie in the bottom of the 11th, the Demon Deacons added another pair of runs in the inning and went on to a 6-2 victory over Maryland on Thursday night.

Maryland (21-33, 5-23) held Wake Forest (23-28, 13-15) hitless in nine of the 11 innings played, and left-handed reliever Eric Potter struck out eight in 5 1/3 innings, but the Demon Deacons were able to break through with four straight one-out hits in the 11th to take command.

Potter (3-7), who had not allowed a hit in his first five innings of relief while baffling Demon Deacon hitters with a sharp fastball and a buckling changeup, suffered the loss. Freshman outfielder Charlie White went 2-for-4 and drove in both of Maryland's runs with a double in the third inning.

Wake Forest reliever Justin Van Grouw (4-3) tossed one scoreless inning and was credited with the win. Armour was the lone Demon Deacon with two hits.

The Terps also received a strong pitching performance from starter Sander Beck, who went five innings and allowed a pair of runs on two hits. The junior right-hander struck out three and walked three, and held Wake Forest hitless through the first four innings.

Trailing 2-0 in the fifth, the Demon Deacons used a hit batsman, a single and a walk to load the bases, and first baseman Matt Conway knotted the game at 2-2 with a single to right field.

It stayed that way into the 11th, with Wake Forest starting pitcher Brian Holmes lasting eight innings and holding Maryland to four hits while striking out eight. Junior lefty Zach White pitched the ninth to send it to extras, Van Grouw pitched the 10th and junior right-hander Michael Dimock shut the door in the bottom of the 11th.

Beck and Potter combined for 11 strikeouts, the 16th time this season the Terps have struck out 10 as a team. Freshmen Kyle Convissar, Michael Montville and Jake Stinnett, along with sophomore Jordan Hagel, each had one hit. Freshman first baseman Tim Kiene had his eight-game hitting streak snapped after going 0-for-5.

The Terps and Demon Deacons play the second game of the series Friday night at 7 p.m.