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Winner N.C. Wesleyan NCWC 25-15, 17-4 USA So.
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Methodist University MUBB 26-14, 16-5 USA So.
Winner
N.C. Wesleyan NCWC
25-15, 17-4 USA So.
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Final
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Methodist University MUBB
26-14, 16-5 USA So.
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
N.C. Wesleyan NCWC 8 0 1 2 0 4 1 0 3 19 23 2
Methodist University MUBB 3 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 12 1

W: H. Hill (2-0) L: Hill, Ryan (9-1)

Game Recap: Baseball | | Kadie Snipes

Monarchs Unable to Regroup After First Inning Deficit

FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. Methodist, and North Carolina Wesleyan College were split going into Game 3 of the series on Sunday afternoon as the game also determined who would be named the No. 1 and No. 2 seeds of the East for the upcoming USA South Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament. The Battling Bishops posted a strong first inning and never looked back, beating the Monarchs 19-7.
 
With it being Methodist's last home game of the regular season, the team recognized the nine seniors before the game.

THE ESSENTIALS
Final results: N.C. Wesleyan def. Methodist 19-7
Records: Methodist 26-14 (16-5 USA South), N.C. Wesleyan 25-15 (17-4)
Location: Armstrong-Shelley Field; Fayetteville, North Carolina

HOW IT HAPPENED 
  • Methodist struggled defensively in the opening frame as N.C. Wesleyan hit seven hits to score eight runs, right off the bat. The Monarchs had collected two outs before the eight runs were scored with six of the eight runs coming from two, three-run homers.
  • Down 8-0, Methodist had some runs to make up. In their first at bat, Rob Wilkerson put the team's first one on the board with a solo homerun over the right field wall.  
  • Following a throwing error by the second baseman, Spencer Nelson and Wesley Hall stood on second and third base. Gavin Wheeler stepped up to the plate and hit a single just over the short stop in center field, bringing in both Hall and Nelson, to make it 8-3 before the last out of the inning.
  • Both teams scored again in the third inning as N.C. Wesleyan tacked on one and Methodist added three. Nelson hit the fourth homerun of the game to bring in two runs which was followed by Wheeler with another double, but this time to right field.
  • With the score now 9-6, the Monarchs had cinched the Battling Bishops lead to just three.
  • Methodist gained some momentum following the team's small strides at a comeback, but N.C. Wesleyan chipped away at hits to extend it back up to five.
  • The Monarchs could only register one more run for the game off the team's three hits through the last five innings.
STAT FACTS 
  • Four Monarchs led the team with two hits; Jacob Austin, Nelson, Hall and Wheeler, as Wheeler batted in the most RBIs for the game.
  • The Battling Bishops, Tyson Bass led the game with six RBIs, three of which were from his three-run homer.
  • N.C. Wesleyan nearly doubled Methodist's hits as the team out hit the Monarchs 22-12.
UP NEXT
Methodist has clinched the No. 2 seed for the East and will await the final seeding for both the East and West to determine where they will be traveling to for the USA South Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament, beginning on Thursday, May 5th.
    
    
    
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