Army Rolls to Doubleheader Sweep of Bucknell

Saturday, April 8

Lewisburg, Pa.

12 p.m.

Army West Point

13-16, 0

Bucknell

12-15, 0

Army West Point

Bucknell

Army Rolls to Doubleheader Sweep of Bucknell

April 08, 2017 | Baseball

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LEWISBURG, Pa. –- The Army West Point baseball team made it back-to-back Patriot League doubleheader sweeps here Saturday when the Black Knights defeated Bucknell twice.

The Cadets took the opener, 7-4, before closing out the nightcap with an impressive 10-1 victory. The win marked Army's fifth and sixth in a row overall and handed the Black Knights their fifth-straight conference win. Army took 3-of-4 games from Lafayette last weekend, including sweeping a doubleheader from the Leopards on Sunday.

Kris Lindner batted .500 on the day after finishing 4-for-8 with a team-high five RBI and two runs.

Alex Dickerson added three hits, two RBI and one run during his eight at bats, while Josh White, Trey Martin and John McCarthy all chipped in two hits each. White accounted for four of Army's 17 runs in the twin bill to go along with McCarthy's two RBI.

Jacob Carte pitched four solid innings in his no-decision during Game 1. The sophomore allowed four hits and three walks during his time on the mound. He also fanned two batters. Cam Opp came in for relief and notched the win after pitching the next 3.0 innings. He gave up four hits and three earned runs, while being one shy of matching his season best in strikeouts with five.

Logan Smith started the eighth but failed to record an out. The rookie allowed two hits and one earned run while on the hill. Jeremy Mortensen then closed out the game, posting his first save of the year. The junior gave up just two hits, while fanning three during his time on the rubber.

The Coppell, Texas, native followed that performance up with six impressive innings in the nightcap. He earned his second win of the year after giving up just one hit and one earned run. The lefty had a no-hitter going through 3.2 innings. He also tallied six strikeouts. Sam Messina came in for relief, pitching the next two innings giving up only one hit. Blake Walters closed out the final inning registering a clean sheet besides a one-out walk.

ARMY HIGHLIGHTS AND GAME NOTES

The Black Knights posted four extra base hits during the twin bill, including White's second triple of the year in Game 1.
Army recorded only four hits in the opener, but followed that up with 12 hits in the nightcap.
The Cadets swiped eight bases on the day.
No Black Knight registered more than one hit in Game 1, but McCarthy, Lindner, Dickerson and Martin all notched multiple hits in Game 2.
Army's pitching staff of Mortensen, Messina and Walters all combined to allow just two hits in the second game of the twin bill.
Connor Van Hoose pitched seven innings in Game 1 for Bucknell, allowing two hits and four runs, two of which were earned. The junior fanned nine batters during his time on the hill.
Jack Grabek went 5.1 innings in Game 2, giving up six hits and six runs, five of which were earned. He struck out eight batters of his own in the loss.

LINEUP BREAKDOWN
Game 1
     Hurtubise (CF): 0-for-1 with a run and a walk
     McCarthy (LF): 0-for-4 with a run
     Lindner (2B): 1-for-2 with 2 RBI, a run and 2 walks
     Hudgins (RF): 0-for-3
        - Lee (RF): 0-for-1 with a run
     Rosoff (C): 0-for-2 with an RBI, a run and a walk
     Saldivar (DH): 1-for-4 with an RBI and a run
     Dickerson (1B): 1-for-4 with 2 RBI
     Martin (3B): 0-for-4
     White (SS): 1-for-4 with a run

   Carte (P): 4.0 innings, 4 hits, 3 walks, 2 strikeouts
        - Opp (W, 2-1): 3.0 innings, 4 hits, 3 earned runs, 4 walks, 5 strikeouts
        - Smith: 0.0 inning, 2 hits, 1 earned run
        - Mortensen (S, 1): 1.0 innings, 2 hits, 3 strikeouts

Game 2
     Hurtubise (CF): 0-for-4 with 2 runs and 2 walks
     McCarthy (LF): 2-for-5 with 2 RBI
     Lindner (2B): 3-for-6 with 3 RBI and a run
     Hudgins (RF): 1-for-4 with an RBI and 2 walks
     Dickerson (1B): 2-for-4 with a run and a walk
     Saldivar (DH): 0-for-4 with a walk
     Rosoff (C): 1-for-3 with an RBI and 2 runs
     Martin (3B): 2-for-4 with an RBI, a run and a walk
     White (SS): 1-for-3 with an RBI and 3 runs
     Mortensen (P): 6.0 innings, 1 hit, 1 earned run, 3 walks, 6 strikeouts
        - Messina: 2.0 innings, 1 hit, 1 strikeout
        - Walters: 1.0 innings, 1 walk

FACTS & FIGURES

Army posted 17 runs on 16 hits, while Bucknell notched five runs on 14 hits.
The Black Knights had one error on the day in Game 1. The Bison tallied three on the day, including two in the opener.
The Cadets left 17 runners on base. Bucknell stranded 21 on the day.

HOW IT HAPPENED

In the opener, Army started the scoring early, notching the game's first run in the top of the first after Lindner singled to bring home Jacob Hurtubise. The Black Knights looked to have been in command until the Bison knotted the score in the bottom of the sixth following a two-out rally. Neither team was able to register the go-ahead run in the seventh, forcing the game into extra innings.

In the top of the eighth, the Cadets exploded for six huge runs to break the game open at 7-1. The Black Knights tallied three base hits during that inning. Bucknell would not go away though posting three runs in the bottom half. Unfortunately, that would be all that the home team would get as Army recorded the final out of the inning to secure the win.

In Game 2, Army again jumped out to the early advantage when Jon Rosoff and Martin notched back-to-back hits to spark a one-out rally. Rosoff singled before a Martin double to right center brought him home. Martin stole third on the ensuing play and after the Bison recorded the second out of the inning Hurtubise reached on an error, which allowed Martin to score.
The Black Knights added another run in the fourth after Josh White drilled a one-out triple. McCarthy knocked him in two batters later when he found a gap in left field for a double. The Bison tallied one run back in the bottom half of the fourth, before a big sixth inning for the Cadets handed them four additional runs and a 7-1 edge. Army tacked on three more runs in the seventh and eighth to ultimately put the game out of reach.

UP NEXT

Army and Bucknell close out the series Sunday with another doubleheader beginning at noon on Depew Field.
Live stats and audio will be available at the start