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Methodist University Monarchs warm up prior to the DIII baseball game between the William Peace Pacers and the Methodist Monarchs at Armstrong-Shelley Field in Fayetteville, NC
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Southern Virginia SVU 13-21, 9-10 USA So.
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Winner Methodist MUBB 19-20, 11-9 USA So.
Southern Virginia SVU
13-21, 9-10 USA So.
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Final
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Methodist MUBB
19-20, 11-9 USA So.
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Southern Virginia SVU 4 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 2 11 9 3
Methodist MUBB 2 4 0 4 6 0 0 0 X 16 14 2

W: Simpson, Tanner (2-2) L: L. Lewis (0-1)

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Southern Virginia SVU 13-22, 9-11 USA So.
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Winner Methodist MUBB 20-20, 12-9 USA So.
Southern Virginia SVU
13-22, 9-11 USA So.
5
Final
11
Methodist MUBB
20-20, 12-9 USA So.
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Southern Virginia SVU 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 5 10 6
Methodist MUBB 0 0 4 0 1 3 2 1 X 11 10 0

W: Sarbanes, Anthony (4-1) L: B. Stauffer (0-6) S: Carroll, Chase (6)

Game Recap: Baseball | | Michael Spratt

Brandon Mauger & Methodist Ties NCAA Single-Game Records in Game One as Monarchs Sweep Southern Virginia

FAYETTEVILLE, N.C.  Methodist University baseball wrapped up its regular season with a home sweep, defeating Southern Virginia University 16-11 in game one followed by an 11-5 game two victory.
 
Before the first contest, the Monarchs honored their lone senior Hunter Hollman, who was playing his final games in front of the home crowd.

THE ESSENTIALS
Final results: Methodist def. Southern Virginia, 16-11; Methodist def. Southern Virginia, 11-5
Records: Methodist 20-20 (12-9 USA South), Southern Virginia 13-22 (9-11 USA South)
Location: Armstrong-Shelley Field; Fayetteville, North Carolina

HOW IT HAPPENED – GAME 1
  • A rocky start for Methodist as Southern Virginia scored four runs in the top of the first inning. Fortunately, the Knights starting pitcher also struggled to begin the ballgame, and the Monarchs were able to get two runs back. With bases loaded, Banks Engle was hit by a pitch to force in one run. The next batter was Brandon Mauger, who drove in the other Methodist run with a sacrifice fly.
  • Tristen Melvin began the bottom of the second, for the Monarchs, with a triple before Austin Rinzel had a productive out, an RBI groundout. Following a single by Jackson Deal and Hollman drawing a walk, Banks Hartman tied the game up, 4-4, with an RBI base hit. An infield bunt single by Caleb Rogers, to score Hollman, then gave Methodist a 5-4 lead. A second sac fly by Mauger capped off the 4-run inning for the Monarchs.
  • Southern Virginia came right back and scored two runs in the third before taking a 7-6 advantage in the top of the fourth.
  • The Knights lead was short lived as Methodist produced another four-run inning during its at-bats in the fourth. A bases loaded balk by Southern Virginia knotted the scoreboard up, 7-7, then the Monarchs went up 8-7 after an RBI base hit by Engle. Mauger and Caleb Green each brought in an additional run for Methodist, respectively on a fielder's choice and a sac fly.
  • The Monarchs put the ballgame out of reach in fifth as Methodist recorded six more runs, 16-7. In the inning, the Monarchs would record two more sac flys, which includes Mauger tallying his third, to bring the teams' total to five in the contest.
  • Between the seventh & ninth innings, the Knights scored four more runs (two in each inning).
HOW IT HAPPENED – GAME 2
  • Methodist opened the second game by scoring the first five runs. Hartman (one), Engle (two), and Mauger (one) each had at least one RBI in the third, then Rogers made it 5-0 with a solo blast over the left field fence.
  • In the sixth, Southern Virginia broke into the game with a 2-run homerun.
  • A pair of costly errors by the Knights, along with a Rinzel RBI single, allowed the Monarchs to add three more runs to their total, 8-2, in the bottom half of the sixth.
  • Five total runs were scored in the seventh, three by Southern Virginia and two by Methodist.
  • The final run of the day, scored by the Monarchs, came in the eighth inning with Hollman sliding into home on a wild pitch.
STAT FACTS
  • Mauger's & Methodist performance in game one led to two NCAA Division III records. Indivdually, Mauger tied the single-game record for sacrifice flies (3), while the Monarchs five total sac flies tied a single-game team record.
  • Additionally, the Monarchs & the Knights combined to break an NCAA Division III team record for most sacrifice flies, seven total (five by Methodist and two by Southern Virginia).
  • In his final home doubleheader, Hollman went 3-for-8 (.375) with six runs and three walks.
  • Methodist improves to 8-1, in league play, against Southern Virginia, since the Knights joined the USA South in 2022.
UP NEXT
Methodist qualifies the upcoming 2024 USA South Baseball Tournament, which is scheduled to begin with two three-team double-elimination tournaments Thursday, May 4th - Saturday, May 6th hosted by the two top-seeded teams. Seedings, locations, and times are to be determined at a later date.
    
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