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Winner Methodist MUBB 9-4, 2-0 USAS
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Averett AUB 0-11, 0-5 USAS
Winner
Methodist MUBB
9-4, 2-0 USAS
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Final
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Averett AUB
0-11, 0-5 USAS
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Methodist MUBB 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 4 5 0
Averett AUB 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 2

W: Luck, Tristen (2-0) L: Tyler Nuckols (0-3) S: Barnes, Hunter (1)

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Winner Methodist MUBB 10-4, 3-0 USAS
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Averett AUB 0-12, 0-6 USAS
Winner
Methodist MUBB
10-4, 3-0 USAS
9
Final
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Averett AUB
0-12, 0-6 USAS
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Methodist MUBB 3 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 2 9 16 2
Averett AUB 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 3 10 3

W: Brown, Tyler (2-0) L: Ryan Traylor (0-3)

Game Recap: Baseball | | Ja'Shawn Steward-Johnson

Brown and Luck Earn Wins in Impressive Outings

DANVILLE, VA.  Pitching took center stage as Methodist baseball swept host Averett University, 4-1 and 9-2, in USA South Athletic Conference action Sunday afternoon.

Tristen Luck went six innings in Game 1 and allowed one run with eight strikeouts. Hunter Barnes pitched three innings of scoreless baseball, while allowing only one hit to earn his first career save. In the second game, Tyler Brown pitched six innings of scoreless action, striking out five and allowing just three base hits.

Matthias Carter was the only Monarch to record multiple hits in both games, combining for a 5-for-10 day. Christian Yarbrough and Rob Wilkerson were the only other players to record at least one hit in both contests.

THE ESSENTIALS
Final score: Methodist def. Averett, 4-1; Methodist def. Averett, 9-2
Records: Methodist 10-4 (3-0 USA South), Averett 0-12 (0-6)
Location: Owen-Fulton Field; Danville, Va.

HOW IT HAPPENED
  • After logging just five hits in the first game, the Monarchs' bats came roaring alive with 16 hits in the second. Methodist led things off with a three-run first inning. The Monarchs loaded the bases after singles from Carter and Tucker Criswell, and a Alex Kachler walk. A Wilkerson sacrifice fly scored Carter before Clay Richardson cleared the bases with a triple for two more scores.
  • Methodist stretched its lead to 5-0 in the fifth after Criswell and Yarbrough scored. The duo reached first on a double and single, respectively.
  • The Cougars broke up their blank sheet by turning two hits into two runs in the seventh.
  • Averett tallied one run in the third inning and that stood as Game 1's only run until the seventh inning. The Monarchs finally broke through by crossing three runners in the seventh. Methodist recorded two singles in the inning and were aided by two Averett errors, leading to two unearned errors.
  • The Cougars will definitely have an entire practice devoted to covering sacrifice bunts as Averett committed two errors in that situation. The first gaffe was a throwing error by the catcher that led to Wilkerson scoring the game-tying run. The second mistake was even more egregious as a throwing error on the pitcher led to Yarbrough and Richardson scoring.
  • Will Dagenhart scored the fourth Methodist run on a Carter single in the ninth.

STAT FACTS
  • The 16 hits were one shy of tying the season-high in a game for Methodist.
  • Combined, there were 17 men left stranded in the 4-1 game.
  • The Monarchs made up for just five hits in Game 1 by drawing five walks, led by McKinley Strickland's two.
  • Carter and Criswell led the second game with three hits each and two runs scored. Kachler had two hits and two RBIs in the game. Richardson's three RBIs were the team-high.
  • Averett's Andrew Lancaster combined for four hits.

UP NEXT
  • Methodist travels to Virginia Beach, Virginia, to take on Virginia Wesleyan University in a non-conference matchup, Wednesday, March 4 at 3:30 p.m.
  • The hunt is still on for their first win of the season as Averett visits the University of Lynchburg March 3 for a 2 p.m. game.
    
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