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Air Force Downed By Navy Saturday at Freedom Classic
2/27/2016 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
Air Force baseball dropped a 5-0 contest to Navy in day two action Saturday at the Freedom Classic at Historic Grainger Stadium in Kinston, N.C. The Falcons dropped to 4-2 on the season.
George Coughlin (1-0) and Noah Song combined to hold the Falcons to two hits. Coughlin struck out nine in seven innings.
Air Force starting pitcher Jacob DeVries (1-1) worked four innings, allowing three runs off five hits. The junior lefthander struck out five. Tyler Mortenson, Austin McDaniel, Michael Rieker, Sam Rexroad and Matt Hargreaves pitched in relief.
Second baseman Shaun Mize and first baseman Russell Williams had base hits for the Falcons.
Navy (5-0) plated a run in the fourth, two in the fifth and two in the eighth. The Mids had six hits on the day, with leadoff hitter Robert Currie collecting two hits.
The series finale is tomorrow. First pitch is 12:30 pm ET.
