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Wake Forest sinks Navy

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Posted 8:38AM on Sunday 2nd June 2002 ( 23 years ago )
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - Jamie D&#39;Antona hit a two-run home run in the first inning on Saturday night to help ignite the Demon Deacons to a 13-1 victory over Navy in an elimination game. <br> <br> The Demon Deacons (46-12) advanced to Sunday&#39;s sub-regional championship round against Richmond. <br> <br> Navy (23-25) had beaten George Washington in an earlier game to stay alive, but couldn&#39;t overcome D&#39;Antona&#39;s home run and the rest of the Demon Deacons. <br> <br> ``I don&#39;t think it was me starting us off it was everybody chipping in here and there,&#39;&#39; D&#39;Antona said. ``Again, it just fell our way.... Everything we hit just seemed to fall in and everybody contributed as best they could.&#39;&#39; <br> <br> Ryan Johnson hit a two-out double off losing pitcher Andy Froistad (5-2) in the top of the first inning before D&#39;Antona crushed his 19th homer of the season over the left field wall. D&#39;Antona, who went 3-for-4 with four RBIs, now has 82 RBIs this season. <br> <br> The Demon Deacons added five runs in the third inning and never looked back. In the third, Johnson, D&#39;Antona, Steve LaFaivre and Stephen Ghutzman each had run-scoring hits. Ben Ingold added two doubles. <br> <br> Navy scored a run off Wake Forest starter Tim Morley (6-3) in the bottom of the third as Chris Ashinhurst had an RBI-single. <br> <br> The Demon Deacons scored three more in the fourth to take a commanding 10-1 lead. D&#39;Antona had an RBI double and Ghutzman belted a two-run homer for his sixth of the season. <br> <br> Morley allowed just six hits in nine innings for the win. <br> <br> ``I just went in there and tried to go as far as I could and I didn&#39;t think about nine innings,&#39;&#39; Morley said. ``As I got deeper into the game I realized I could go the full nine innings.&#39;&#39; <br> <br> Coach George Greer of the Demon Deacons said jumping on the Midshipmen early was a big key. <br> <br> ``I thought Jamie D&#39;Antona got us off to a great start getting that hit in the first inning after Ryan Johnson got a big hit for us,&#39;&#39; Greer said. ``And then Tim Morley pitched a great game.&#34;

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