CARY, NC – The William Peace Baseball Team collected a season high 12 hits in game one of their doubleheader against Maryville Saturday afternoon, but it wasn't enough, as the Scots held on to win, 9-7. The Pacers came out flat in game two and Maryville rolled easily, 13-2.
Game One: Maryville 9, William Peace 7
Starting pitcher Wes Dumford was a strike away from a 1-2-3 top of the first, until Nick Dean roped a triple to left center and came home to score on Zach Blonder's blooper to right for an early 1-0 Maryville lead.
The Scots added three more in the third. Logan Jenkins beat out an infield single and scored on another RBI single from Blonder. Maryville loaded the bases with two outs and plated two more on a single through the left side.
Maryville went up 6-0 in the fourth after a pair of unearned runs, but WPU got two back in the bottom half of the inning after loading the bases. Jacob Ennis and Tyler Klinedinst both scored on Nick Cole's base knock the other way. Ennis walked to reach base and Klinedinst singled up the middle.
WPU allowed two more in the top of the sixth, but Ennis, Klinedinst and Josh Clark each singled to start things off for the Pacers in the bottom half of the inning. Chase Roupp drew a walk to score Ennis. Klinedinst scored on an ensuing double-play to make it, 8-4.
The Pacers scored three more in the bottom of the eighth, as Klinedist singled and Clark doubled to lead things off. Roupp brought both of them home with a chopper over the third baseman into left, and then Trey Hogan came through with a two out hit up the middle to score Roupp.
Dumford (0-3) was pinned with the loss, allowing eight runs (six earned) on 12 hits, two strikeouts and a walk in six innings of work. Klinedinst went 3-for-5 at the plate and scored three runs. Clark went 2-for-4 with a run scored. Roupp and Cole each added one hit and three RBI apiece.
Seth Debity (3-2) earned the win, giving up four runs on seven hits, three walks and a pair of strikeouts in five innings pitched. Blonder led the Scots, going 4-for-6 with five RBI and a run scored. Dean also went 4-for-6 with an RBI and two runs scored.
Game Two: Maryville 3, William Peace 2
Despite a season high 12 hits in game one, the Pacers were outhit by 12 in game two (18-6) and found themselves down, 6-0, heading into the bottom of the fourth. Maryville (10-5, 9-5 USAS) added five in the eighth and went on to win, 13-2.
Trey Hathaway led the fourth off with an infield hit and stole second and third before Roupp drove him in. WPU (1-11, 1-10 USAS) loaded the bases in the sixth. Klinedinst singled to start things off and eventually came home on an RBI walk from Hunter Allen, but that's all the Pacers could manage.
Coleman Greene (0-2) got the start and the loss for WPU, allowing three runs on one hit, a walk, and three hit batsmen in two innings of work. Klinedinst, Hathaway, Ennis, Clark, Roupp and Trevor Nanney all collected one hit apiece.
Jeremy Ibarra (4-1) picked up the win for Maryville, while Dean and Blonder both went 4-for-5 at the plate. Dean added a pair of RBI and scored four runs. Blonder drove one in and scored another.
The Pacers will be back in action against Maryville for the series finale Sunday at noon.
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