Big South Baseball Series Summary - March 20-22
Longwood picked up its first Big South series win of the year by clinching two games over USC Upstate. High Point swept Presbyterian and Charleston Southern took two of three over Gardner-Webb.
Longwood win series over USC Upstate, 2 games to 1
Game 1 - USC Upstate 5, Longwood 4
Game 2 - Longwood 5, USC Upstate 4 (10 innings)
Game 3 - Longwood 12, USC Upstate 11
Notables -- USC Upstate rallied in the opener with the go-ahead runs in the ninth inning ... In game two, Longwood's Lucas Johnson cranked a walk-off RBI double in the bottom of the 10th to cap a thrilling, tense 5-4 win ... On Sunday, home runs from Tre Keels, Brogan Jones, Lucas Johnson, Jac McMullan, and Jae'dan Carter marked the first time in more than a decade that the Lancers recorded five homers in a single game.
Charleston Southern win series over Gardner-Webb, 2 games to 1
Game 1 - Charleston Southern 16, Gardner-Webb 5
Game 2 - Gardner-Webb 8, Charleston Southern 5
Game 3 - Charleston Southern 14, Gardner-Webb 4
Notables -- CSU's Mason Reising finished the day going 5-5 at the plate, scoring five runs and batting in five as well in the Bucs' 16-5 series opening win ... Gardner-Webb used timely hitting and a clutch late-game swing to secure an 8-5 victory on Saturday ... CSU clinched the series on Sunday with an 8-run fourth inning to blow the game open for a 14-4 win.
High Point win series over Presbyterian, 3 games to 0
Game 1 - High Point 6, Presbyterian 5
Game 2 - High Point 8, Presbyterian 5
Game 3 - High Point 9, Presbyterian 3
Notables -- Jace Kohler's walk-off single lifted High Point to a 6-5 extra-inning victory in Friday night's series opener ... Five Panthers finished with a multi-hit game, while Lane Allen and Frank Kelly each had two RBIs in Saturday's triumph ... HPU scored five runs combined in the fourth (1), fifth (3) and sixth (1) innings to pull away for the series sweep on Sunday.