HAGERSTOWN,
Md. - The Fighting Owls started the postseason off with a bang on Friday, defeating No. 1 Potomac State by a 12-7 scoreline on day one of the Region 20 Division I Tournament.
A leadoff home run from
Joe Quelch stung the Catamounts for the opening score of the ballgame. Potomac State eventually responded in the third by scoring two, but Harford matched it in the top of the fourth before rain delayed the game.
When play resumed, Potomac State worked themselves out of a two-out threat by Harford but were quickly sent packing in the bottom frame.
The Fighting Owls started to pull away in the fifth, scoring three unanswered runs to take a 6-2 lead. Potomac State scraped by one run in the sixth, but
Hunter Bell came out of the pen and ended the inning one batter later.
A pair of two-RBI singles and a two sacrifice flies produced six more runs for the men in blue over the final three innings. The Catamounts scrounged up just four scores over the last three, including a last ditch pair of runs in the ninth before
Jeremy Lapp closed the door to hand Harford the win.
Nine Fighting Owls picked up a hit in the contest. Leading the charge was
Andrew Sicinski, who finished 3-for-4 with four RBI.
Braydon Parr also had a strong day at the dish, tallying two hits and two RBI while also picking up a pair of walks and stealing three bases.
Nick Collier (1-0) earned the win from the bump, striking out two batters over three innings before the rain delay ended his day.
Harford stands at 26-9-1 with the victory.
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Up Next
Harford battles the No. 3 seed in Monroe College on Saturday at 3 p.m.
The winner receives a direct bid into Sunday's championship game, while the loser plays again Saturday at 6 p.m. in an elimination game.
