Bel Air, Md. – Mike Taylor became the first Fighting Owls' pitcher to throw a complete nine inning game this season, as Harford claimed its 26-straight win with a 10-1 defeat of Rowan-Gloucester, Wednesday evening at the Harford Sports Complex.
Taylor (9 IP, 0 ER) struck out four in his bid to join Braedon Fausanaught as the only other Harford starter to go the distance this season. Fausnaught threw a seven-inning complete game in a 5-1 defeat of Montgomery back on April 6.
The redshirt sophomore Taylor saw his shutout go by the wayside in the third after an infield fielding error allowed the Roadrunners to score. Harford's defense was flawless from there however, turning two doubles plays while committing zero errors over the final six innings.
After a quiet first couple of innings,
Spencer Harbert woke up the Harford offense with an RBI-single through the left side of the infield that scored
Reyce Curnane. A fielding error by the Roadrunners flipped the lead in the Fighting Owls favor for good just three batters later.
Harford moves to 36-5 with the victory. Rowan-Gloucester drops to 24-6.
Scoring Summary:
RG – 3RD INNING – Gattinelli reaches on a fielding error, Correa scores, 1-0
HARFORD – 3
RD INNING – Harbert singles, Curnane scores, 1-1
HARFORD – 3
RD INNING – J. Smith reaches on a fielding error, Shilling scores, 2-1
HARFORD – 3
RD INNING – Z. Smith hit by a pitch, Harbert scores, 3-1
HARFORD – 4
TH INNING – S. Smith doubles, Charlton scores, 4-1
HARFORD – 4
TH INNING – S. Smith scores on a wild pitch, 5-1
HARFORD – 5
TH INNING – Charlton flies out, sac fly, Z. Smith scores, 6-1
HARFORD – 5
TH INNING – Shilling doubles, Wright scores, 7-1
HARFORD – 6
TH INNING – Wright flies out, sac fly, Nixon scores, 8-1
HARFORD – 8
TH INNING – Wright singles, Nixon scores, 9-1
HARFORD – 8
TH INNING – Charlton reaches on a fielding error, J. Smith scores, 10-1
Games Notes
- Harford has now scored at least 10 runs in four straight games. They've held opponents to just under three runs per contest during this stretch.
- Eight Fighting Owls finished with at least one hit, led by Nehemiah Wright's two hit, two RBI day at the dish.
- Jimmy Nixon and Jordyn Smith also ended with two hits each. Nixon also topped all players with a pair of walks.
- Spencer Smith remains a perfect 23-for-23 on stolen base opportunities, while Spencer Harbert swiped his team leading 25 bag of the year.
- Taylor improves to 6-1 on the season.
Up Next
Harford heads to the road for a doubleheader with Garrett on April 19.
First pitch is scheduled for 1 p.m.
