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Today's game was very similar to last Friday's game at the College of Charleston. WCU starter Ryan Basner was impressive through six, but had his outing shortened due to rain. Basner only allowed two hits through six with no runs, no walks and seven strikeouts. Combined with Brad Josey's performance in Wednesday's win over Davidson, the Catamount starting pitchers have yet to surrender a run or a walk with 17 strikeouts in 12 innings pitched.
Western Carolina broke a scoreless tie in the top of the fourth. With two outs, Denver Edick singled sharply to left and moved to second when Chris Davis was walked. Brandon McDowell followed with a single to center to plate Edick. Edick played a role in the Cats going up 3-0 in the fifth. After a single by SoCon Player of the Year Alan Beck and a walk to Todd Buchanan, Edick reached on a two-base error, allowing Beck and Buchanan to score and chasing Furman starter Jon Stallsmith.
In the sixth, Beck gave WCU a 5-0 lead. Todd Roper reached on a one-out bunt single. After a flyout, Beck hit a monster two-run, home run to left into a stiff wind. The blast was his 18th of the season.
If Western can hang on and defeat Furman, the Catamounts will play at 7:30 pm versus the winner of the College of Charleston and Georgia Southern, who were set to follow the WCU-Furman contest. The loser of the WCU-Furman game will play at 4 pm on the College of Charleston's field at Patroits Point.
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