CNU Captures Second Consecutive Baseball Crown
(BURLINGTON, N.C.) - Top-seeded Christopher Newport captured the USA South Baseball Tournament championship with a 7-4 win over second-seeded Shenandoah on Sunday, April 15 in Burlington, North Carolina. The Captains earn the program's second consecutive Conference Tournament crown.
Shenandoah took an early 3-0 lead after two innings of play but CNU battled back. The Captains scored single runs in the third and fifth innings to get within one run. The Hornets added a run in the sixth while the Captains answered with one of their own in the seventh. CNU then took the lead in the eighth inning on a two-run double by Steven Keener. The Captains added two more insurance runs in the eighth to earn the three-run win. CNU's catcher, Ben Lenda, was 2-for-3 with two runs scored and one run batted in to help the Captain cause. For his efforts during the tournament, Lenda was named the Most Valuable Player.
ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM
P - Chris Perry, Methodist
P - Matt Verdillo, Christopher Newport
DH - Nick Beall, Shenandoah
OF - Kyle Newcomb, Averett
OF - Pat Laffin, N.C. Wesleyan
OF - Conner Madden, Christopher Newport
1B - Cory Nelson, Shenandoah
2B - Mike Minch, Shenandoah
SS - Billy Steel, Christopher Newport
3B - Jimbo Newcomb, Averett
C - Ben Lenda, Christopher Newport - MVP
Tournament Website Tournament Scenarios Burlington, NC Information
Baseball Tournament Schedule/Scenarios
All games played at Burlington Athletic Stadium unless noted.
Scenario #3
Thursday, April 12, 2012
Game 1 - #4 Methodist - 2 #5 Ferrum - 0
Game 2 - #3 Greensboro - 4 #6 Averett - 8
Game 3 - #2 Shenandoah - 5 #7 N.C. Wesleyan - 3
Game 4 - #1 Christopher Newport - 8 #5 Ferrum - 7
Friday, April 13, 2012
Game 5 - #3 Greensboro - 0 #7 N.C. Wesleyan - 3
Game 6 - #6 Averett - 5 #2 Shenandoah - 6
Game 7 - #1 Christopher Newport - 7 #4 Methodist - 4
Game 8 - #6 Averett - 9 #7 N.C. Wesleyan - 8
Saturday, April 14, 2012
Game 9 - #2 Shenandoah - 3 #1 Christopher Newport - 5
Game 10 - #4 Methodist - 4 #6 Averett - 6
Game 11 - #6 Averett - 1 #2 Shenandoah - 8
Sunday, April 15, 2012
Game 12 - #1 Christopher Newport - 7 #2 Shenandoah - 4
