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Jackson Deal looking at his bat, thinking about the next pitch
Mike Anthony
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Winner Methodist MUBB 17-19, 9-8 USA So.
1
Pfeiffer PFUBB 15-17, 7-10 USA So.
Winner
Methodist MUBB
17-19, 9-8 USA So.
2
Final
1
Pfeiffer PFUBB
15-17, 7-10 USA So.
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Methodist MUBB 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 8 1
Pfeiffer PFUBB 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 1

W: Plisko, Josh (4-5) L: T. Lewis (2-5) S: Carroll, Chase (5)

13
Methodist MUBB 17-20, 9-9 USA So.
15
Winner Pfeiffer PFUBB 16-17, 8-10 USA So.
Methodist MUBB
17-20, 9-9 USA So.
13
Final
15
Pfeiffer PFUBB
16-17, 8-10 USA So.
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Methodist MUBB 1 0 1 2 3 0 4 2 0 13 12 2
Pfeiffer PFUBB 2 0 2 2 4 0 0 5 X 15 13 1

W: S. Safrit (1-0) L: Olive, Paul (0-1) S: J. Byrd (1)

Game Recap: Baseball | | Michael Spratt

Methodist Ends Weekend Series with a Split Against Pfeiffer

MISENHEIMER, N.C.  On Saturday, April 20, Methodist University and Pfeiffer University played two vastly different USA South Athletic Conference games. Game One was a pitcher's duel that saw the Monarchs edge out the Falcons 2-1, then in Game Two, the offensives took charge with the Falcons beating the Monarchs 15-13.

THE ESSENTIALS
Final results: Methodist def. Pfeiffer, 2-1; Pfeiffer def. Methodist, 15-13
Records: Methodist 17-20 (9-9 USA South), Pfeiffer 16-17 (8-10)
Location: Joe Ferebee Field; Misenheimer, North Carolina

HOW IT HAPPENED – GAME 1
  • In the second inning, both teams managed to plate one run with Caleb Greene crossing home for Methodist on a wild pitch.
  • The game remained tied until the eighth, when Hunter Hollman of the Monarchs drove in the winning run. Austin Rinzel led the inning off with a single before swiping second base. After reaching third on a failed pickoff attempt, Rinzel would come around and score on Hollman's base hit.
  • Methodist starter, Josh Plisko, earned the win after going 7.2 innings, and in back-to-back games, Chase Carroll got the save, his fifth this season.
GAME 2
  • Jackson Deal started the second game with a bang for the Monarchs as he sent the third pitch thrown over the center field wall for a solo blast.
  • In the bottom half of the opening frame, Pfeiffer recorded its own homerun to tie the ballgame and then scored another run to take a 2-1 lead.
  • Following an RBI double by Hollman, both teams utilized the long ball again to score their next two runs. For Methodist, it was Brandon Mauger that had the 2-RBI homer.
  • The Falcons broke the 4-4 tie in the fourth inning by getting two more runs, but it wasn't long until Deal stepped up to the plate, in the fifth, for the Monarchs and crushed the first pitch he saw over the wall in left center for a 2-run jack. Methodist then took a 7-6 advantage on a Banks Engle sacrifice fly.
  • Pfeiffer went on to score four runs in the bottom half of the fifth to take the lead once more, 10-7.
  • In the seventh & eighth innings, Caleb Rogers drove in three of the next six Monarch runs, putting Methodist ahead 13-10.
  • A walk, a wild pitch, and a 3-run homerun was how the Falcons tallied their next five runs, all in the bottom of the eighth. Pfeiffer secured the win by getting the first two Monarch batters to strikeout followed by a fly out to end the game.
STAT FACTS
  • For Deal, this was his first career multi homerun game.
  • With his save in the first game, Carroll now has 13 career saves under his belt. This moves him into third place among the all-time saves record, surpassing current Methodist assistant coach Frank Sessoms, who had 12.
  • The Monarchs ran wild on base path as a total of 10 bags were stolen between both games. Leading the charge was Greene with four, which includes three swipes in the second contest (matching a career-high).
UP NEXT
Methodist returns to Fayetteville and faces Southern Virginia University in its last USA South series of the regular season. Game one is scheduled for Friday, April 26, with first pitch set for 4 PM.
    
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