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Johnson & Wales (RI) JWU 1-4
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Winner Methodist MUBB 8-4
Johnson & Wales (RI) JWU
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Final
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Methodist MUBB
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Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Johnson & Wales (RI) JWU 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 4 11 3
Methodist MUBB 0 7 1 0 0 2 0 0 X 10 13 0

W: Kuhn, Jackson (1-1) L: B. Nickerson (0-1)

Game Recap: Baseball | | Michael Spratt

Methodist Defeats Johnson & Wales of Providence

FAYETTEVILLE, N.C.  Following some morning/early afternoon thunderstorms on Wednesday, Methodist University baseball hosted Johnson & Wales University of Providence, Rhode Island, in a non-conference game, as the Monarchs took advantage of a poor defensive Wildcats team and won the contest by a score of 10–4.

THE ESSENTIALS
Final score: Methodist def. Johnson & Wales, 10–4
Records: Methodist 8-4, Johnson & Wales 1-4
Location: Armstrong–Shelley Field; Fayetteville, North Carolina

HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Both teams recorded their first runs of the ballgame in the second inning. Following a Henry Melanson double, Yedan Diaz smacked a base hit back up the middle to drive in the opening run for Johnson & Wales.
  • Methodist would take a 7­–1 lead in the bottom half of the inning, as three consecutive singles loaded up the bases for the Monarchs. Then, RBIs by Caleb Rogers (1), Banks Engle (1), and Parker Evans (2) drove in four Methodist runs. Additional RBIs from Brandon Mauger and Banks Hartman, along with a JWU error, allowed the Monarchs to score three more runs.
  • After Methodist recorded three more runs, one in the third and two in the sixth, to stretch its lead to 10–1, the Wildcats scored two runs in the seventh inning on just one swing by Owen Davis, as he clobbered a two-run home run.
  • The final Johnson & Wales run came in the eighth inning, as Melanson got on base with a double, and then he scored after a pass ball and a ground out.
INSIDE THE BOXSCORE
  • All nine starters for Methodist recorded at least one hit tonight, with Evans and Hartman recording two each while Blake Freeman led the way with three.
  • Five Monarchs took the mound today. Jackson Kuhn and Michael Heis each pitched three innings, while Tanner Simpson, Brice Herring, and Chase Carroll saw one inning of work.
  • Nearly every Methodist batter had an RBI in the game, as Evans led the team with two.
  • In three career meetings, this was the Monarchs' first victory over JWU.
UP NEXT
Methodist will have one day off before starting a three-game series against Piedmont University on Friday, March 7. First pitch is scheduled for 4 PM.
    
 
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