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Austin Williams being mobbed by his team after his walk-off hit
Melissa Kuhn
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Pfeiffer PFE 11-22, 7-10 USA So.
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Winner Methodist MUBB 24-11, 13-4 USA So.
Pfeiffer PFE
11-22, 7-10 USA So.
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Final
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Methodist MUBB
24-11, 13-4 USA So.
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 R H E
Pfeiffer PFE 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 4
Methodist MUBB 1 1 1 1 5 0 0 4 13 20 0

W: Swanson, Ian (5-0) L: J. Little (2-3)

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Pfeiffer PFE 11-23, 7-11 USA So.
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Winner Methodist MUBB 25-11, 14-4 USA So.
Pfeiffer PFE
11-23, 7-11 USA So.
2
Final
12
Methodist MUBB
25-11, 14-4 USA So.
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Pfeiffer PFE 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 6 2
Methodist MUBB 0 0 0 2 0 4 6 0 X 12 14 0

W: Patterson, Presley (3-1) L: I. Delp (0-3)

Game Recap: Baseball | | Michael Spratt

Methodist Seniors Show Out on Senior Day; Totaling 34 Hits in the Victories Over Pfeiffer

FAYETTEVILLE, N.C.  On a sunny Saturday, Methodist University baseball routed Pfeiffer University in a USA South doubleheader, with the Monarchs beating the Falcons in Game One via run-rule, 13–1, in eight innings before exploding for ten runs in the later stages of game two and winning 12–2 at Armstrong-Shelley Field.
 
Before the games, Methodist honored its 18 players of the 2025 class, 16 seniors and two graduate students.  

THE ESSENTIALS
Final results: Methodist def. Pfeiffer, 13–1 (8 Inn.); Methodist def. Pfeiffer, 12–2
Records: Methodist 25-11 (14-4 USA South), Pfeiffer 11-23 (7-11)
Location: Armstrong-Shelley Field; Fayetteville, North Carolina

HOW IT HAPPENED – GAME 1
  • Methodist was relentless from the first pitch, scoring in each of the first four innings and breaking the game wide open with a five-run fifth.
  • Senior Jackson Deal led off the first inning with a double to the gap and came around to score on a Tristen Melvin, a senior, single. In the second, fellow senior Banks Engle laid down a bunt single and advanced to third after a throwing error and passed ball, eventually scoring on a wild sequence to make it 2–0.
  • The Monarchs padded their lead in the third with a Blake Freeman RBI single. The offensive rhythm continued into the fourth as Engle doubled and later scored on a sacrifice bunt by senior Caleb Greene.
  • The fifth inning proved decisive as Methodist sent 10 batters to the plate. With the bases loaded and one out, Greene ripped a double down the right field line, clearing the bags and extending the lead to 7–0. Deal followed with his third hit of the game, plating Greene to cap the rally.
  • Pfeiffer's lone run came in the seventh, when pinch hitter C. JeanBaptiste launched a solo home run to right field.
  • The Monarchs concluded the game in the eighth inning after adding four more runs. Ethan Golemo came off the bench with a pinch-hit two-RBI single up the middle. A few batters later, pinch hitter Austin Williams, a senior, recorded the walk-off hit with a base knock to right, driving in the final two runs.
HOW IT HAPPENED – GAME 2
  • The first three innings were quiet on both sides, but Methodist broke through in the fourth. Caleb Greene reached on a fielder's choice before Parker Evans lined an RBI single to center to get the Monarchs on the board. Jackson Deal followed with a base hit to score Greene, giving Methodist a 2–0 edge.
  • After being held hitless through four innings, Pfeiffer's offense strung together a pair of hits to tie the game 2–2 in the fifth.
  • The Monarchs roared back in the sixth, scoring four runs to reestablish control, 6–2. Deal and Mauger each singled to load the bases for Melvin, who punched a two-run single to center and later came around to score on a sacrifice fly from Blake Freeman.
  • Methodist blew the game wide open in the seventh. After a pair of walks and a wild pitch put two runners in scoring position, Mauger ripped a two-run single through the right side. Moments later, Melvin crushed a towering shot over the center field fence that scored three runs and sent the home crowd into a frenzy.
  • Freeman followed with a double, and Engle drove him in with an RBI single to push the score to 12–2.
STAT FACTS
  • Freshman pitcher Ian Swanson set the tone in Game One, tossing six shutout innings and scattering just four hits while striking out nine, a career-high, to improve to a perfect 5-0 on the year.
  • Presley Patterson earned the win for Methodist in Game Two, going six strong innings. The sophomore allowed just four hits and two earned runs while striking out six.
  • A quartet of seniors handled the relief pitching in both games, as Andrew Baur, Josh Plisko, Brandon Humphreys, and Ian Bingham all saw at least one inning of work. They all combined for five innings, three hits, and one run.
  • The Monarchs piled up 34 hits in both contests, with Deal leading the way as he put together an 8-for-10 day with two doubles, four runs, and two RBIs. Melvin went 4-for-9 with a double and a home run while registering eight RBIs, including a five-RBI performance in the second game.
UP NEXT
Methodist wraps up its conference regular season next weekend with a three-game series at Southern Virginia University. The first contest is scheduled for Friday, April 25, and is scheduled for begin at 1 PM.
    
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