SANFORD, Fla. -- Brandeis University rookie lefty Justin
Duncombe (Canyon County, Calif.) scattered four hits over 6.2
innings today and five different players had multi-hit games as the
Judges defeated Case Western Reserve University, 11-0, in a
University Athletic Association (UAA) contest at Sanford Memorial
Stadium today.
Brandeis (4-1, 3-1 UAA) got a fine performance from Duncombe in his
collegiate debut. He struck out seven and walked just one, allowing
only on Spartan baserunner past second base. Case (1-6, 0-4 UAA)
had only one real threat to score. In the fourth inning, they had
runners on the corners with one out, but Duncombe induced a 6-4-3
double play to get out of the inning unscathed.
Offensively, Brandeis was led by rookie LF Tony Deshler (Pepperell,
Mass.), who went 3-4 at the top of the order with two runs scored
and an RBI. Sophomore outfielder David Almeida (Bridgeport, Conn.)
was 2-3 with two runs scored and three RBI. He knocked in the
game-winning run with a sacrifice fly in the first inning.
Sophomore 2B John O'Brion (Portland, Maine) kept up his hot hitting
by going 2-3 with a double and two runs scored. He is hitting .500
so far this season. The other two Brandeis multiple hitters were
sophomore catcher Artie Posch (Hopedale, Mass.), who was 2-4 with a
run scored, and junior DH Mike Alfego (Shrewsbury, Mass.), who went
2-3 with a pair RBI.
The Judges close the UAA tourney with games against Washington
University tomorrow at 2:30 p.m. and Emory University, the only
team to have defeated the Judges this season, on Sunday at 11:00
a.m.