WEST POINT, N.Y. - Garrison Franklin held Navy to two runs over seven innings and Justin French closed the 3-2 victory for the Army West Point baseball team in game two of Sunday's doubleheader at Johnson Stadium at Doubleday Field. The win helped the Black Knights avoid a sweep after Navy won the first game of the day 3-0. The win moved Army West Point to 20-23 overall and 6-14 in the Patriot League, while Navy fell to 13-7 in the conference and 32-17 on the year. Franklin improved to 2-0 in 2015 after scattering four hits, fanning six and walking three Navy hitters. Watch the video recap.
His counterpart, Navy's Kyle Condry was solid over his 4.2 innings, but was hurt by two Navy errors that helped Army take the lead in the fifth. Condry was responsible for three runs (one earned), on five hits with no walks or strikeouts. Adrian Chinnery's RBI double down the left field line put the Mids in front in their first trip to the dish. Brad Borosak, who walked and swiped second base, scored on the play to give Navy a 1-0 advantage. Army West Point tied the game in the bottom of the second inning by manufacturing a run as a result of Ryan Levenhagen's lead off double. Consecutive sacrifices, the second a deep fly ball to left field by rookie Brandon Lee made it 1-1 after two. Read More