Cary, NC -- William Peace University baseball swept a double header against Averett University. The Pacers would win the first game in the bottom of the 9th with a walk-off sacrifice fly by Hunter Ward to win 4-3. In game two, the Pacers would dominate play to win 8-1.

THE BASICS

• Final score:
  • Game One - William Peace 4, Averett 3
  • Game Two - William Peace 8, Averett 1
• Records: William Peace (12-8, 4-1), Averett (3-13, 2-4)
• Location: Cary, NC

HOW IT HAPPENED
Game One - The Pacers would get things going in the bottom of the second, with Nathan Holt scoring the first run and a single by Gavin Taylor bringing home Logan Barbour to give the Pacers a 2-0 lead. The Cougars would tie it up 2-2 on two singles, before taking a 3-2 lead on another single to right field. Neither team was able to get much going, with pitcher Philipp Berger notching 5 strikeouts in 7 innings. In the bottom of the 8th, a single from Gavin Taylor would score Hunter Ward to tie it up 3-3. TLogan Flowers would relieve Berger for the last two innings, shutting them down before a sacrifice fly by Hunter Ward would bring home Nathan Holt to secure the 4-3 win for WPU.

Game Two - Alec Seaton would score in the bottom of the first to give the Pacers an earl 1-0 lead. Soon after, Tyler Vaughn would score off of a single from Nathan Holt, bringing the score to 2-0. In the bottom of the third, a homerun from Tyler Vaughn would bring home 3 runs to give WPU a 5-0 advantage. In the fourth inning, the Cougars would  get on the board off a double, however in the bottom of the inning a single from Gavin Taylor would score Tate Proctor to bring the score to 6-1 in favor of the Pacers. The fifth inning would see the final two runs of the game as a single from Hunter Ward and an error would secure an 8-1 Pacer victory.

PACER TOP PERFORMERS

• Gavin Taylor was 2 for 5 in both games, adding 3 RBIs.
• Tyler Vaughn went 2 for 3 in game two with 3 RBIs.
• Austin Skipper pitched 7 innings in game two, recording 5 strikeouts while allowing 6 hits and one run.

FOR THE FOES

• David Asbill was on the mound for 4.1 innings, allowing 4 hits while notching 5 strikeouts in game one.

NEXT GAME
The Pacers will host Christopher Newport University in Cary, NC on March 31st. First pitch is scheduled for 2PM.

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