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William Peace University

Varnier
6
Mary Baldwin MARY BAL 4-17
8
Winner William Peace WILLIAM 14-9
Mary Baldwin MARY BAL
4-17
6
Final
8
William Peace WILLIAM
14-9
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Mary Baldwin MARY BAL 1 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 6 6 2
William Peace WILLIAM 0 1 2 4 0 1 0 0 X 8 11 1

W: Shea, Brendan (1-2) L: K. Measell (2-3) S: Varnier, Nathaniel (3)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Baseball Takes Down Mary Baldwin To Sweep The Series

CARY, NC – William Peace University baseball defeated Mary Baldwin 8-6 in game three of the series for a 3-0 sweep.

THE BASICS
Final score:  
  • Final Score: William Peace 8, Mary Baldwin 6
  • Records: William Peace (14-9, 4-2), Mary Baldwin (4-17, 1-5)
  • Location: Cary, NC
HOW IT HAPPENED
Mary Badlwin would take an early 1-0 lead at the top of the first. Cameron Butler would single through the right side to tie the game 1-1 in the bottom of the 2nd. The Fighting Squirrels would take a 3-1 lead at the top of the third on a single and walked-in run. In the bottom of the 3rd, the Pacers would cut the lead to 3-2 as Logan Barbour scored on a fielding error. Hunter Ward would drive in Nick Tyler to tie it 3-3.

In the bottom of the 4th,  Logan Barbour would single to left center to score Keyon Green for a 4-3 lead. A sacrifice fly from Nick Tyler would score Kevin Gonzalez for a score of 5-3, while Hunter Ward's inside the park homerun would score Logan Barbour for a 7-3 advantage. In the bottom of the sixth, Nick Tyler would score on a wild pitch to put the Pacers ahead 8-3. The Fighting Squirrels would battle back at the top of the 7th, but the Pacers would shut them down the rest of the game to take an 8-6 win.


PACER TOP PERFORMERS
  • Hunter Ward hit an inside the park home run as he went 1 for 4 and notched 3 RBIs.
  • Logan Barbour went 3 for 5 and tallied 1 RBI.
  • Nathaniel Varnier tallied 7 strikeouts facing 12 batters, allowing no runs and just one hit.
FOR THE FOES
  • G. Rush went 2 for 4 for the Fighting Squirrels.
NEXT GAME
The Pacers will host Greensboro College in a three-game series, beginning on April 1st at 6 PM.

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