FAYETTEVILLE, N.C.  Methodist University baseball began a three-game USA South Athletic Conference series with Mary Baldwin University on Friday, March 29. In game one, the host Monarchs were held scoreless as the Fighting Squirrels won 6-0.

THE ESSENTIALS
Final results: Mary Baldwin def. Methodist, 6-0
Records: Methodist 12-12 (4-3 USA South), Mary Baldwin 5-14 (2-5)
Location: Armstrong-Shelley Field; Fayetteville, North Carolina

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Three of the five total Methodist hits came in the first inning, with the first three batters (Jackson Deal, Hunter Hollman, and Banks Hartman) all recording a single. Mary Baldwin's starting pitcher would get out of the inning unscathed after the next two batters hit into a double play and struck out.
• The ballgame remained scoreless until the fourth inning, when the Fighting Squirrels tallied four runs.
• Mary Baldwin registered an additional run in both the seventh and eighth innings, to increase its lead.
• The only other innings where the Monarchs had runners in scoring position was in the third, with Deal on second following a stolen base, and the eighth, with Deal and Hollman on second and third.

STAT FACTS

• Hollman was the only Methodist batter to have multiple hits, going 2 for 4. He also the only Monarch to reach base in every game this season.
• This was the first time Mary Baldwin has defeated Methodist, in series history.

UP NEXT
The Monarchs will finish up this USA South series against Mary Baldwin on Saturday, March 30, in a doubleheader. First pitch is scheduled for 1 PM.