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Winner Tufts TUFTS 8-0
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Methodist University MUBB 12-7
Winner
Tufts TUFTS
8-0
9
Final
8
Methodist University MUBB
12-7
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Tufts TUFTS 0 0 1 1 2 1 1 3 0 9 15 3
Methodist University MUBB 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 3 0 8 11 1

W: M. Volgende (2-0) L: Humphreys, Brandon (2-2) S: J. Schwartz (1)

Game Recap: Baseball | | Kadie Snipes

Monarchs Come up Short Against Jumbos

FAYETTEVILLE, N.C.  Methodist baseball came up a run short in the non-conference match-up against the visiting Jumbos of Tufts University, 8-9 after producing a strong performance for the afternoon.

THE ESSENTIALS
Final results: Tufts def. Methodist, 9-8
Records: Methodist 12-7, Tufts 8-0
Location: Armstrong-Shelley Field; Fayetteville, North Carolina

HOW IT HAPPENED
  • It was a steady scoring game throughout for both teams, as the Jumbos kicked it off in the top of the third inning with a double down the right field line to score the first run of the game.
  • A half inning later, Caleb Greene got the ball rolling with a double to right center before advancing to third on a Tufts pass ball. Jacob Austin matched Greene with a double to center field, earning Methodist's first run. Wesley Hall followed up with a single, to round Austin home and take the lead 2-1.
  • The fourth through the sixth innings saw a sway in the lead with both teams rotating the run advantage. The Monarchs were down 5-4 going into the seventh inning, but experienced some turbulence through the next two, allowing six hits and four runs, making it the largest deficit of the game, 9-5 Jumbos.
  • Methodist did not give up and scored three runs in the bottom of the eighth off three hits. The first run scored when Will Dagenhart stole second, causing the catcher to throw down to second to give Justin Blunt an opportunity to steal and score from third. Austin kept it going in the two-out rally with another double to right field to send two runners' home, cutting the game, 9-8 Tufts.
  • The Monarchs held the Jumbos to one hit in the ninth inning, but three fly-outs for Methodist would end the game.
STAT FACTS
  • Austin led the team with four hits, two of which were doubles, and three runs batted in, followed by Greene with two hits.
  • A total of 12 pitchers were used between the two squads. The Jumbos threw out three guys while the Monarchs used nine.
  • Tufts out hit Methodist 15 to 11, including one homerun for the Jumbos Connor Bowman.
  • For the game, the Monarchs left seven runners on base to the Jumbos 16.
UP NEXT
Methodist will travel to Greensboro, N.C. this weekend for a three-game series with USA South foe Greensboro College, beginning on Saturday with a doubleheader at 12 p.m.
    
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