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BBvLYN Hill
5
Methodist University MUBB 7-12
8
Winner N.C. Wesleyan NCW 17-2
Methodist University MUBB
7-12
5
Final
8
N.C. Wesleyan NCW
17-2
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Methodist University MUBB 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 5 7 1
N.C. Wesleyan NCW 2 0 0 1 3 2 0 0 X 8 13 2

W: C. Davis (1-0) L: Walker, Will (0-1) S: D. Thompson (1)

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Winner Methodist University MUBB 8-12
2
N.C. Wesleyan NCW 17-3
Winner
Methodist University MUBB
8-12
10
Final
2
N.C. Wesleyan NCW
17-3
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Methodist University MUBB 1 4 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 10 6 0
N.C. Wesleyan NCW 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 2 7 2

W: Hill, Ryan (1-0) L: P. Stolswort (0-1)

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

Monarchs Deal First Conference Blow to Battling Bishops

ROCKY MOUNT, N.C.  Methodist baseball dealt 17th-ranked North Carolina Wesleyan College its first loss in USA South Athletic Conference play, and just its third loss overall in 20 games when the visiting Monarchs won the second game of a doubleheader, 10-2 after eight innings. The Battling Bishops did take the first game, 8-5.

Will Dagenhart scored three runs while earning two hits and an RBI in the win. Jacob Austin added two runs scored, two hits, and two RBIs while Ryan Hill got the complete game and the win on the mound.

JUST THE FACTS
Final score: N.C. Wesleyan def. Methodist, 8-5; Methodist def. N.C. Wesleyan, 10-2 (8 Inn.)
Records: Methodist 8-12 (2-4 USA South), N.C. Wesleyan 17-3 (5-1)
Location: Bauer Field; Rocky Mount, N.C.

HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Trailing 2-1 in the top of the second inning of Game 2, three consecutive walks loaded the bases for the Monarchs with just one out on the board. Casey Nichols and Dagenhart recording RBIs to score two and Austin scored them with a double to right field for a 5-2 lead.
  • Methodist added two more runs in the fifth and three runs in the sixth. An infield error and a Wesley Hall sacrifice fly were responsible for the runs in the fifth and three consecutive hits (Nichols-Dagenhart-Austin) in the sixth loaded the bases and led to three eventual runs in the sixth. Jordan Cassell, Rob Wilkerson, and Hall (with another sacrifice fly) got credited with the RBIs.
  • N.C. Wesleyan started the day with two runs off of two doubles and a single in the first inning of Game 1. Spencer Nelson countered with an RBI double of his own to cut the deficit to 2-1 in the second inning.
  • The Battling Bishops scored five runs in the middle innings, owning an 8-3 lead in the bottom of the sixth. Four hits turned into three runs in the fifth inning.
  • Methodist scored a run in each of the fifth, sixth, seventh, and eighth innings but it was not enough to overcome the middle innings explosion by N.C. Wesleyan. The Monarchs also left seven runners on base in the final four innings, including a one-out, bases-loaded situation in the sixth when the deficit was 6-3.
BY THE NUMBERS
  • Austin had two hits in each game. Nelson had two hits (both doubles) and two RBIs in the first game and two walks in Game 2.
  • Austin, Cassell, Wilkerson, and Hall each had two RBIs in the second game, the quadruplets were responsible for eight of the team's 10 runs.
  • For N.C. Wesleyan, Brad Pennington led the way in the win with three hits and four RBIs. Tyson Bass had three hits in the loss.
UP NEXT
  • Methodist has a non-conference game scheduled against Roanoke College on Wednesday, March 31. The single game is scheduled for 3 p.m. and the Maroons host in Salem, Va.
  • The Battling Bishops also have a non-conference game for March 31, traveling to Ferrum College for a single game against the Panthers at 3:30 p.m.
    
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