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Baseball: Methodist University Monarchs vs. Hood College Blazers
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Alma ALMA 0-2-1
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Winner Methodist MUBB 1-0
Alma ALMA
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Final
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Methodist MUBB
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Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Alma ALMA 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 3 6 2
Methodist MUBB 0 4 4 0 1 1 X 10 8 1

W: St. Leger, William (1-0) L: B. McManus (0-1)

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Alma ALMA 0-3-1
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Winner Methodist MUBB 2-0
Alma ALMA
0-3-1
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Final
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Methodist MUBB
2-0
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Alma ALMA 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 5 9 4
Methodist MUBB 0 3 3 0 7 1 X 14 14 2

W: Molivas, Kyle (1-0) L: J. Wanous (0-1)

Game Recap: Baseball | | Matthew Shealy

Monarchs Outscore Scots 24-8 During Opening Day Double-Header

FAYETTEVILLE, N.C.  The Methodist baseball team collected two wins over Alma College in a non-conference double-header on Thursday to start the season 2-0. The Monarchs won both seven-inning games decisively – 10-3 in the first and 14-5 in the second.

THE ESSENTIALS
Final results: Methodist def. Alma, 10-3; Methodist def. Alma, 14-5
Records: Methodist 2-0, Alma 0-3-1
Location: Armstrong-Shelley Field; Fayetteville, N.C.

HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Game 1 saw Methodist strike first as the Monarchs scored four runs in the bottom of the second inning and four more runs in the third inning. Wesley Hall's single down the left field line in the second inning brought two runs home.
  • Methodist allowed Alma to score one run – a homer – in the fourth before the Monarchs scored their ninth run of the ballgame in the fifth inning. Two more solo homeruns for the Scots in the sixth were answered by Jacob Austin's solo shot in the bottom of the inning, which proved to be the last run of the contest.
  • In Game 2, Alma claimed an early advantage with three runs on four hits in the top of the second inning. However, the Monarchs quickly returned fire, scoring three runs of their own in the bottom of the inning with back-to-back-to-back RBI singles by Jackson Deal, Austin and Hall.
  • Methodist put three more on the board in the third inning, with two of those runs scoring thanks to a triple by Deal. The Scots scored two more runs in the fourth, but it was all Monarchs from there.
  • The Monarchs batted all the way through their lineup in the fifth inning, producing seven runs on four hits as well as several pitching miscues by the Scots. A homer by Deal in the sixth added one last run for good measure.
     
STAT FACTS
  • William St. Leger recorded the 100th strikeout in his collegiate career in the first inning of Game 1. He pitched 5.2 innings to claim the win and start the 2023 season with a 1-0 record.
  • Center fielder Jackson Deal went 5-for-5 at the plate in Game 2 with a triple, homerun, four RBI and four runs scored.
  • Caleb Rogers went 4-for-5 across both games, crossing home plate a team-high six times after also earning a walk and being hit by a pitch.

UP NEXT
Methodist will host its Diamond Invitational at Armstrong-Shelley Field this weekend, facing Messiah University at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday and Virginia Wesleyan University at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday.
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