Fleming records 3 RBIs in Wilmington University’s 9-1 win over Jefferson

The Wilmington University baseball team picked up a 9-1 win over the Jefferson University Rams on Thursday.

BB Final | #WilmUBaseball 9 – Jefferson 1. WU now 21-14, 10-5 CACC. WP – Warrington (5-2); 8 IP, 8 K, 6 H, 1 ER. Kory Pritchard goes 3-for-4 with a double, RBI, 2 runs. Chase Fleming goes 2-for-4 with 3 RBI. Jack McDonald goes 1-for-2 with 2 BB, 3 runs

— Wilmington Wildcats (@WilmUAthletics) April 18, 2024

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Game Recap:

Wilmington University takes a three-run lead in the bottom of the third inning.

The scoreboard wouldn’t have a run on it until the bottom of the third inning, where the Wildcats would score three runs on one hit and one error to take a 3-0 advantage.

Junior outfielder Kory Pritchard would step up to the plate with the bases loaded in the inning, and Pritchard would push home a run when he was hit by a pitch to take the score to 1-0.

Freshman first baseman  Chase Fleming would push in the next run with a Sac Fly to push the lead to 2-0.

Junior infielder Zach Walker was up next, as he smacked an RBI single through the left side to give the WilmU a 3-0 edge.

WilmU takes a five-run lead at the end of the fifth inning.

Jefferson would get on the board in the top of the fourth inning when Joshua Lopez slugged a solo home run to center field to slice the deficit to 3-1.

Wilmington would widen their lead in the bottom of the fifth inning, where the team scored three runs on two hits and one error to take a 6-1 advantage.

Senior catcher Jack McDonald would be the first run home in the inning, as he scored on a throwing error by the Rams third baseman to push the team’s lead to 4-1.

On the next play, Kory Pritchard would score on a wild pitch to push the team’s edge to 5-1.

Five plays later, Chase Fleming would score on a wild pitch to extend Wilmington’s advantage to 6-1.

Wilmington University takes home a 9-1 win!

WilmU would continue to expand their lead in the bottom of the sixth when Chase Fleming slapped a two-run single to center field, and Senior second baseman Erik Grady sent a baserunner home with a Sac Fly to give their team a 9-1 edge.

Pitching Recap:

Senior starting pitcher Matt Warrington went eight innings, gave up six hits, one run, one earned run, one walk, struck one batter, one home run in a win.

Freshman pitcher Garrett Quinn closed out the game by going one inning, giving up one hit, and one walk.