March 14, 2001
Box Score
CHARLESTON S.C. - Despite a strong pitching performance from sophomore lefthander Matt Tambellini, Charleston Southern dealt Lafayette a 7-2 loss action on Wednesday at the Ball Park at the Oaks in Charleston, S.C.
Charleston Southern took a 2-0 lead by the third inning, scoring a run in the first inning on a sac fly following a pair of base hits and a run in the third inning on a solo homer by Mario Suarez.
The Leopards had a good scoring opportunity in the top of the fourth, but a deep fly ball to center by sophomore Brad Drake left runners stranded on the corners. In the top of the fifth, Jason Moll cracked a one-out double down the rightfield line. Junior Tye Gonser brought him home with an RBI-double to center to bring Lafayette within one, 2-1.
Lafayette stranded three runners in the sixth and still trailed 2-1. For the day, Lafayette left 11 runners on base.
Suarez gave Charleston Southern (5-12) some breathing room in the bottom of the seventh with his second home run of the game, a two run blast to left that gave the Buccaneers a 4-1 lead.
In the visitor eighth, Lafayette had runners on first and second with one out, but Robbie Sharpton induced freshman designated hitter Spence Green to pop up to second and Moll to fly out to deep left to end the inning.
CSU tacked on three more runs in the bottom of the inning, coming on a RBI-double by Brad Jones off freshman reliever Tom Soldan. The next batter, Chris Kellett smacked CSU's third home run of the game, a two-run shot out to left of off Lafayette sophomore reliever Pat Clark.
D'Angelis, who went 2-for-4 on the day, drove home the Leopards' final run with a triple. The three-bagger plated Gonser, who had reached on a single, and left the final at 7-2.
Tambellini took the loss for Lafayette, striking out seven while walking just one. He surrendered four runs on eight hits in six and a third innings of work. Matt LaReau was credited with the win, throwing five innings while striking out five and giving up one run on four hits.
Lafayette (2-5) will next travel to Lexington, Va. to face Duquesne and Virginia Military Academy in a doubleheader beginning at 11 a.m on Saturday.
