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Tristen Melvin and Caleb Rogers in ready position
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Winner N.C. Wesleyan NCWU 20-9, 10-3 USA So.
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Methodist MUBB 15-16, 7-6 USA So.
Winner
N.C. Wesleyan NCWU
20-9, 10-3 USA So.
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Final
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Methodist MUBB
15-16, 7-6 USA So.
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
N.C. Wesleyan NCWU 4 3 5 0 0 0 3 15 10 0
Methodist MUBB 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 6 2

W: C. Butler (8-0) L: Sarbanes, Anthony (3-1)

Game Recap: Baseball | | Matthew Shealy

Monarchs Fall in Game 1 Against 25th-Ranked Battling Bishops

FAYETTEVILLE, N.C.  Looking to take down the top squad in the conference, the Methodist baseball team suffered defeat on Saturday, falling to No. 25 North Carolina Wesleyan by a score of 15-1. The Battling Bishops put up 12 runs in the first three innings on their way to a dominant victory in the first game of the weekend series.

THE ESSENTIALS
Final results: North Carolina Wesleyan def. Methodist, 15-1 (7 inn.)
Records: Methodist 15-16 (7-6 USA South), North Carolina Wesleyan 20-9 (10-3)
Location: Armstrong-Shelley Field; Fayetteville, North Carolina

HOW IT HAPPENED
  • The Battling Bishops did their worst damage in the first three innings. Methodist pitcher Anthony Sarbanes walked the first three batters of the game before the next three batters in the lineup batted in four runs. After giving up a three-spot in the second inning, Sarbanes was pulled and replaced by Colton Ide.
  • Ide fared no better than Sarbanes against the high-powered N.C. Wesleyan offense, conceding five runs and managing just two outs before being relieved by Xander Johnson.
  • While being held scoreless, the Monarchs prevented the Battling Bishops from scoring again until the seventh inning. In the top of the seventh, Anthony Miale forced the first two batters out before seeing a loaded set of bases. After walking in one run, Miale gave up a single that scored two more, making the difference 15-0.
  • Methodist prevented the shutout in the bottom of the seventh as Hunter Hollman produced a sacrifice fly that brought Austin Rinzel home.
STAT FACTS
  • North Carolina Wesleyan's Cord Butler pitched a phenomenal game, tossing six strikeouts while allowing just one run in seven innings.
  • Despite scoring just one run, the Monarchs had at least one baserunner in six out of seven innings.
  • Banks Hartman (3-for-4) and Banks Engle (2-for-3) carried the baton for the Methodist offense on Saturday, combining for five of the team's six hits.
UP NEXT
Methodist and North Carolina Wesleyan will play a doubleheader at Armstrong-Shelley Field on Sunday beginning at 1 p.m.
 
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