Big South Baseball Recap - April 14
Charleston Southern defeated Gardner-Webb on Sunday to take the series from with the Runnin' Bulldogs, while Presbyterian completed its three-game sweep of Winthrop. Longwood and Radford were victorious to avoid sweeps of their own.
CHARLESTON SOUTHERN 8, GARDNER-WEBB 7 (10 inn.) |
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The Buccaneers were able to walk off the Runnin' Bulldogs in the weekend's rubber match on Sunday by a final score of 8-7. After falling behind by five, taking their first lead in the 8th, surrendering it back in the 9th, going to extras and BJ Banyon delivered a winning hit in dramatic fashion. Gardner-Webb broke the game open in the third inning as neither team was able to get on the board in the first two innings. The Runnin' Bulldogs scored five runs in the frame with them coming off a pair of doubles and then a two-run home run by Mark Black to left field pushed their lead to 5-0.
PRESBYTERIAN 4, WINTHROP 3 |
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The Presbyterian College Blue Hose baseball team (19-17, BSC: 10-2) beat the Winthrop Eagles (13-20-1, 4-8) with a final score of 4-3. After a scoreless first two innings, Winthrop got on the board in the top of the third, giving them a 2-0 lead. After a quiet next three innings, Noah Lebron drew a walk, setting the stage for Jack Gorman to put runners in scoring position with a single through the left side. After a change in pitchers by the Eagles, Jake Randolph delivered a decisive blow, smashing a double up the middle to bring home the team's first run of the day. With runners on second and third, Jackson Hugus crushed a two RBI double down the left field line to give the Blue Hose their first lead of the day with a score of 3-2. Winthrop answered in the top of the seventh inning with a game tying home run.
LONGWOOD 12, HIGH POINT 5 |
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Longwood uses big innings to power past High Point Sunday afternoon. The Lances (16-20, 4-8) pounded out 15 hits on the day as they used a big sixth inning to avoid a series sweep by the Panthers (19-17, 8-4) on day three. Drew Camp led the way for the Lancers going 3-5 with a home run, double, and four RBI to help Longwood win 12-5. High Point got on the board first in the bottom half of the second inning courtesy of a Eric Grintz single. Longwood responded quickly when Drew Camp roped a two out RBI double down the left field line to tie the game at one. After the Panthers took the lead in the bottom of the third, Longwood responded yet again. Nathan Lancianese hit a ground rule double into the gap to tie the game, and two batters later Hayden Harris gave the Lancers the lead with a double of his own.
RADFORD 13, UNC ASHEVILLE 9 |
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The Radford Baseball team would go on an offensive eruption to earn the game three win over UNC Asheville at 13-9 Sunday afternoon at Carter Memorial Stadium. In the first inning of the series finale, the Bulldogs would be on the board first as they took the early 3-0 lead. The Highlanders would respond swiftly in the same inning with six of their own. Giving the Highlanders their first run and beginning the rally would be none other than Cameron Pittman as he would reach home off a wild pitch. Austin Stalker would single to second base to bring in Carson Bell for the second run and a sacrifice fly by Conner Butler would allow Zack Whitacre to tie the game.