Cary, NC - The William Peace University baseball team defeated Dean College by a score of (13-9).

THE BASICS

• Final score: William Peace 13, Dean 9
• Records: William Peace (12-6), Dean (1-6)
• Location: Cary, NC

HOW IT HAPPENED
2nd - Landon Fish would get things started at the top of the second with a triple to right center and would score a few minutes later after a hit by Ben Chajet (1-0).

4th - Daniel Lilja's single at the top of the fourth would bring in another run as the Bulldogs led (2-0). Lilja would cross home plate after Ben Chajet's grounder to give the Bulldogs a (3-0) advantage. In the bottom of the inning, the Pacers would respond as Hunter Ward's sacrifice fly would score Tyshawn Barret (3-1). The Bulldogs would walk in a run (3-2), while Alec Seaton and Tate Proctor would come home after a hit from Jake Norris to give the Pacers their first lead of the game (4-3).

5th - The Pacers continued to gain momentum as Logan Barbour's double would bring home another two runs (6-3).

6th - Ben Chajet would continue to be hot at the plate as his single to left center would score two runs (6-5). The Bulldogs would tie everything up (6-6) as they scored on a wild pitch before taking a (7-6) lead on a walked-in run. They would add one more (8-6) before the Pacers could respond in the bottom of the inning. Gavin Taylor's bunt would allow Jackson May to cross home plate (8-7). A bizarre play would allow Jake Norris to come home and tie it up (8-8) while Hunter Ward's single would regain the Pacer lead (9-8).

7th - Jackson May would score on a wild pitch in the bottom of the seventh (10-8), while Gavin Wheeler's sacrifice fly would bring home Jake Norris to give WPU an (11-8) advantage. Hunter Ward's would drive one to center field for a triple to score Tyshawn Barrett (12-8).

8th - The Bulldogs would get a run in off of Thomas Troy's single (12-9) but the Pacers would immediately respond as Alec Seaton's sacrifice fly would bring home Garrett Pannell (13-9).

9th - Warren Gay would close the game for the Pacers on the mound as they secured their second win over Dean College (13-9).

PACER TOP PERFORMERS

• Hunter Ward was 2 for 3 at the plate with 3 RBIs.
• Logan Barbour went 2 for 3 at bat as he added 2 RBIs.
• John Speight started the game for the Pacers as he allowed just one run and one hit while tallying 3 strikeouts.

FOR THE FOES

• Ben Chajet was 1 for 4 at bat as he added 4 RBIs.
• Daniel Lilja was 1 for 3 at the plate with 1 RBI.

NEXT GAME
The Pacers will travel to Misenheimer, NC to face Pfeiffer University in a 3-game series. Game one is scheduled for March 13th at 7PM.

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