FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. In Sunday's series finale versus North Carolina Wesleyan University, the Methodist baseball team suffered a 10-0 defeat to the Battling Bishops after eight innings, finishing 13-8 in USA South play during the regular season. It's the first time the Monarchs were shut out all season.
THE ESSENTIALS
Final results: N.C. Wesleyan def. Methodist, 10-0 (8 Inn.)
Records: Methodist 18-21 (13-8 USA South), N.C. Wesleyan 15-24 (10-11 USA South)
Location: Armstrong-Shelley Field; Fayetteville, North Carolina
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Battling Bishops put two runners on via walk in the top of the first, then brought both home on a double. In the third inning, the visitors loaded the bases before two swings of the bat delivered a total of four runs to make the score 6-0.
- North Carolina Wesleyan added one in the fifth, two in the sixth, and a final run in the eighth inning.
STAT FACTS
- Blake Freeman reached base a team-high three times, batting 2-for-3 with a walk.
- The Monarchs left a runner on base in six out of eighth innings, leaving a total of eight runners stranded on just six hits.
- Methodist is 1-9 in games where the Monarchs produce six or fewer hits this season.
UP NEXT
Methodist will finish out the regular season by hosting a non-conference contest on Tuesday against Randolph-Macon College at 6 p.m.
The Monarchs will be the third seed heading into the USA South Baseball Tournament. They'll travel to the home field of second-seeded Pfeiffer University in Misenheimer, first taking on sixth-seeded Southern Virginia University in a game that will be played on Thursday, April 30. Game time TBA.
