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William St. Leger pitching
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Chris. Newport CNU 11-3
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Winner Methodist MUBB 10-0
Chris. Newport CNU
11-3
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Final
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Methodist MUBB
10-0
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chris. Newport CNU 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 0
Methodist MUBB 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 X 8 9 2

W: St. Leger, William (3-0) L: D. Weber (3-1) S: Freeland, Tanner (1)

Game Recap: Baseball | | Matthew Shealy

No. 18 Christopher Newport Poses No Problem for Methodist

FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. The Methodist baseball team impressively took down #18 Christopher Newport in the third game of the Armstrong Invitational on Saturday. The Monarchs showed excellence on the mound and at the plate en route to earning an 8-2 win over the Captains. 
  
JUST THE FACTS  
Final score: Methodist def. Christopher Newport, 8-2  
Records: Methodist 10-0, Christopher Newport 11-3  
Location: Armstrong-Shelley Field; Fayetteville, North Carolina  
  
HOW IT HAPPENED  

  • Christopher Newport was first on the board with two hits that led to a run in the top of the first inning. With two outs and bases loaded in the bottom of the inning, Caleb Greene drew a walk to advance a runner home and tie the score, 1-1. 

  • With the bases still packed, Charles Jordan confidently strolled up to the plate and delivered a grand slam, smashing the ball over the left field wall to lift the Monarchs to an early 5-1 lead over their ranked opponents. 

  • The Captains scored a second run in the top of the second inning before William St. Leger recorded his third strikeout of the game to end the frame. The Monarchs added a run of their own in the third inning, as Jordan laid down a sacrifice bunt that safely scored Wesley Hall.  

  • St. Leger faced just three batters in the fourth inning, three in the fifth, and five in the sixth, allowing no additional scores for the Captains. Tanner Freeland entered in the top of the seventh and followed St. Leger's lead by holding Christopher Newport scoreless for the remainder of the game.  

  • Methodist added a run in the seventh (a Stancil Bowles RBI-single that scored Rob Wilkerson) and a run in the eighth (a Wilkerson RBI-double that brought home Jackson Deal) to boost their margin of victory to six runs.   

MORE STATS  

  • William St. Leger allowed just two runs on six hits over six innings of work while striking out seven batters. The victory improved his W-L record to 3-0, while pitching counterpart Tanner Freeland earned his first save of the season. 

  • Charles Jordan led the team with 5 RBI. His grand slam was the second grand slam by a Monarch this season.  

  • The Methodist pitchers proved to be poised as they escaped five innings with runners on base for the Captains. Christopher Newport left a total of 10 runners stranded. 

UP NEXT 
Methodist plays its third and final game of the Armstrong Invitational on Sunday at 2:30 p.m. when the Monarchs take on the Cougars of Averett University.  

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