Big South Baseball Series Summary - April 10-12
Presbyterian won its second Big South series of the season by taking two of three over first-place Winthrop. Also winning two of three for series wins this weekend were High Point, USC Upstate and Longwood.
Presbyterian win series over Winthrop, 2 games to 1
Game 1 - Winthrop 4, Presbyterian 2
Game 2 - Presbyterian 5, Winthrop 2
Game 3 - Presbyterian 12, Winthrop 10
Notables -- Winthrop used a two-run seventh inning to pull away in the opener and Brayden Gilley struck out eight over 6.1 innings ... Emory Guilford powered Presbyterian offensively in game two, going a perfect 2-for-2 with a double and three RBIs to help the Blue Hose tie the series. Christian Charalambous pitched 6.2 innings and allowied just two runs ... PC scored four runs in the eighth inning to pull ahead of Winthrop late and claim the series on Sunday.
High Point win series over Radford, 2 games to 1
Game 1 - Radford 7, High Point 6
Game 2 - High Point 6, Radford 2
Game 3 - High Point 4, Radford 1
Notables -- In the opener, Radford got a big hit late from Alex Levesque to pick up the Friday night victory -- the Highlanders' first win over the Panthers since 2022 ... Ty Brachbill tossed a complete game as High Point evened the series with a 6-2 win on Saturday afternoon. Brachbill delivered his second complete game in as many starts, going 9.0 innings while allowing just six hits and two runs, striking out five in a 6-2 win. He improved to 7-1 on the season ... The Panthers scored twice in the fourth inning for a 3-1 lead to pull away on Sunday.
USC Upstate win series over Charleston Southern, 2 games to 1
Game 1 - USC Upstate 9, Charleston Southern 1
Game 2 - USC Upstate 15, Charleston Southern 9
Game 3 - Charleston Southern 11, USC Upstate 3
Notables -- Launching his third-inning grand slam, Johnny Sweeney swatted the Spartans' second grand slam of the campaign to propel Upstate to the series-opening win ... Powered by four home runs, the Spartans captured their fifth straight series victory and seventh straight overall win against the Buccaneers on Saturday ... The Bucs tallied nine runs in the final three innings to power them to the victory on Sunday and avoid the sweep.
Longwood win series over UNC Asheville, 2 games to 1
Game 1 - Longwood 8, UNC Asheville 4
Game 2 - Longwood 9, UNC Asheville 2
Game 3 - UNC Asheville 7, Longwood 5
Notables -- Eight different players scored, and 10 different players drew a walk for Longwood as the Lancers picked up their 20th win of the year on Friday ... On Saturday, the Lancers swiped seven bases and added eight walks to pull away from UNC Asheville, as Longwood scored in six straight innings in a 9-2 win that clinched the series ... Cooper Smith tossed a complete game for the Bulldogs in the finale.