[QUOTE]Charlotte, N.C. - Chris Taylor hit a solo home run in the bottom of the tenth to push the Charlotte 49ers to a share of the 2008 Atlantic 10 baseball title in a 2-1 victory over visiting Rhode Island at Robert and Mariam Hayes Stadium Saturday afternoon. [B]The win gives Charlotte back-to-back 40-win seasons for the first time in school history. Charlotte finishes the regular season 40-14 overall and 19-8 in the A-10.[/B] Rhode Island falls to 29-25-1, with a 15-11-1 A-10 mark.
Charlotte finishes 2008 with a 26-7 home mark, making them 39-10 at home since opening the new facility on March 30, 2007.
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[QUOTE]Charlotte will face the Wednesday winner of third-seeded Duquesne and sixth-seeded St. Bonaventure after receiving a bye in the upcoming conference tournament, which takes place at Campbellās Field in Camden, N.J. next week. Charlotte will get the first day off and plays Thursday at 3:30 p.m. as the second seed.
NOTES: Taylorās homer puts him in a tie for the third-most homers in one season in team history with Tom Malchesky (1986). His RBI puts his total at a career-high 66. It was Charlotteās eighth win in their final at-bat and the first time this season the Niners have won with a home run to end the game.
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Chris Taylor is lucky to have survived the mob that ganged up on him the second he crossed the plate.
We had a lot of close calls today. Tilton almost hit one out, Lyerly almost hit one outā¦ we were due. I could care less that Xavier got the #1 seed; the important thing is that we got the bye.
That game was awesome! Everyone was on pins and needles the last few innings. It was great. I love the players rowing in the dugoutā¦hilarious!
On a side note, I was sitting beside a gentleman down in 106 yesterday, and im guessing he is probably a poster on here. Had on the rewards jersey. If youre out thereā¦it was nice to meet ya! Everyone was high fiving after the game. Bobby was really into it also, he was sitting right below me. Great atmosphere!