Cary, NC -- The William Peace University baseball team split a doubleheader series with Roanoke College. The Pacers would fall 6-5 in extra innings in the first game, but would pick up a 6-3 win in game two after gaining an early lead.

THE BASICS

• Final score: 
  • Game One - William Peace 5, Roanoke 6
  • Game Two - William Peace 6, Roanoke 3
• Records: William Peace (3-1), Methodist (1-1)
• Location: Cary, NC

HOW IT HAPPENED
Game One
1st - Tyshawn Barrett would score the first run as he made it to home on a passed ball to give WPU a 1-0 lead.

3rd - Roanoke would tie things up 1-1 as pitcher Philip Berger put in a strong performance on the mound to keep the game tied.

6th - Roanoke would take a 2-1 lead at the top of the inning after getting the bases loaded. The Pacers would score four runs in the bottom of the inning to take back a 5-2 lead. Patrick Rogan would bring in two runs on his single to left field, while Alec Seaton would bring home Rogan on a double. Kevin Gonzalez would bring home Seaton to send the Pacers into the 7th leading 5-2.

7th, 8th, 9th and 10th - Despite strong play from the Pacer defense, Roanoke would add a run at the top of the seventh, eighth, and ninth innings to tie the game 5-5 and send it to extra innings. A single by the Maroons at the top of the tenth combined with strong pitching at the bottom of the inning would secure them the 6-5 win.

Game Two
1st - Hunter Ward's single to center field would get the Pacers going at the start of the game to lead 1-0.

2nd - Jackson May would score stealing home to increase the lead to 2-0 as pitcher Patrick Rogan began to tally up the strikeouts for the Pacers, keeping the Maroons off the scoresheet.

3rd - The Pacers would get the bases loaded in the bottom of the third, with Alec Seaton's walk bringing in Tyshawn Barrett to lead 3-0.

5th - A single by Sean Roseborough combined with an error would bring home Logan Barbour, while Gavin Taylor's single would bring home Seaton and Roseborough to lead 6-0.

6th and 7th - The Maroons would add a few runs in the 6th and 7th, but the Pacers would continue to put up strong defensive play to clinch the 6-3 win.


PACER TOP PERFORMERS

• Patrick Rogan pitched 5 innings in game two, recording 8 strikeouts, 1 hit, and allowing no runs.
• Gavin Taylor was 2 for 3 in game two with 2 RBIs.
• Tyshawn Barrett and Hunter Ward both went 2 for 4 in game one.

FOR THE FOES

• Pitcher Lingenfel tallied 7 strikeouts, 2 runs, and 3 hits in game one for the Maroons.
• Merriken was 3 for 5 in game one.
• Plunkett went 4 for 5 in game two with 2 RBIs.

NEXT GAME
The Pacers will host the University of Lynchburg on February 27th at 12 and 3PM in another doubleheader.

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