FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. Methodist University baseball saw its 2023 season conclude on Saturday afternoon in the USA South Baseball Tournament, with Armstrong-Shelley Field being one of the host sites. No. 2 Monarchs suffered a 4-0 shutout to No. 6 Brevard College and were eliminated from the tournament.
THE ESSENTIALS
Final results: Brevard def. Methodist, 4-0
Records: Methodist 27-13, Brevard 22-19
Location: Armstrong-Shelley Field, Fayetteville, North Carolina
HOW IT HAPPENED
- A costly Methodist error gave the Tornados their first run of the game in the second inning.
- A few innings later, fifth, Kenneth Pridmore doubled Brevard's score, 2-0, after he crushed a solo homerun over the left field fence.
- In the sixth, the Tornados added two more runs to their total to make it 4-0. Both Pridmore and Hayden Jennings had a sacrifice fly to get those runs home.
- The seventh and ninth innings were the Monarchs best chance to score runs to potentially force extra innings or walk-it off.
- Methodist had bases loaded, in the seventh, while the ninth saw runners on second & third. The Monarchs though were unable to capitalize on these scoring opportunities.
STAT FACTS
- Going the distance for Brevard was its starter Jacob Thompson, nine innings. He threw a complete-game shutout after allowing four hits and struck out five batters while walking three.
- This was the second consecutive game that Methodist was shutout, and the third time in the last five contests.
- Gavin Wheeler led the Monarchs with his two hits (2-for-4).
