Air Force Opens Freedom Classic With Setback to Navy

Feb. 24, 2017

// Box Score in PDF Air Force (2-3) baseball was downed 11-3 by Navy (2-2) in the opening game of the 2017 Freedom Classic Friday night at Historic Grainger Stadium in Kinston, NC. Sophomore Nic Ready led the Falcons with two hits, including a triple.Navy starting pitcher Noah Song (1-0) held the Falcons scoreless over seven innings while striking out 13 to pick up the win. The Midshipmen had 12 hits. Stephen Born and Leland Saile had three hits each and Scott Koscho added a home run and three RBIs for Navy.Air Force had eight hits on the day. In addition to Ready, Bradley Haslam, Justin Graham, Tyler Jones, Tyler Zabojnik, Rob Dau and Shaun Mize had hits for the Falcons. Graham added two RBIs.Starting pitcher Evan Floyd (0-1) pitched 4.1 innings for Air Force striking out two. Ryan Holloway, Joe Kincart and Shawn Kelley pitched in relief.Navy scored four runs in the second inning and built up to an 11-0 lead. The Falcons scored two runs in the eighth on Graham's two-run base hit. Ready scored after tripling on a ground out by Tyler Jones in the ninth.Game two of the three-game series is tomorrow. First pitch is slated for 2 pm ET.

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Air Force Opens Freedom Classic With Setback to Navy

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