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William Peace University

Hunter
10
Winner William Peace WILLIAM 16-12
8
N.C. Wesleyan N.C. WES 16-12
Winner
William Peace WILLIAM
16-12
10
Final
8
N.C. Wesleyan N.C. WES
16-12
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
William Peace WILLIAM 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 4 0 10 14 1
N.C. Wesleyan N.C. WES 0 1 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 8 9 1

W: Varnier, Nathaniel (1-0) L: C. Padgett (0-1) S: Howard, Peyton (1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Late Rally Sends Pacers Over Battling Bishops

ROCKY MOUNT, NC – William Peace University baseball rallied from a 7-0 deficit to defeat the N.C. Wesleyan Battling Bishops 10-8. The Pacers have now evened the series 1-1 with one game remaining tomorrow, April 10th, at 2PM.

THE BASICS
Final score:  
  • Final Score: William Peace 10, NCWC 8
  • Records: William Peace (16-12, 6-5), NCWC (16-12, 9-2)
  • Location: Rocky Mount, NC
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Battling Bishops would get out to an early 1-0 lead in the bottom of the second on a sacrifice fly. In the bottom of the third, NCWC would take advantage of a few stolen bases and hits to add four runs to lead 5-0. The Battling Bishops would add two more runs to lead 7-0 in the bottom of the 4th on a walk and a single.

At the top of the 5th, a sacrifice fly from Nick Tyler would drive home Jake Norris to put the Pacers on the board as they trailed 7-1. Hunter Ward would double to left field to score Kevin Gonzalez to bring the score to 7-2. A sacrifice fly from Brett Kemp would score Logan Barbour and cut the NCWC lead to 7-3. The Battling Bishops would score in the bottom of the 5th on a sacrifice fly to lead 8-3.

The Pacers would begin to rally at the top of the 7th as Brett Kemp's home run would bring in Nick Tyler and Logan Barbour to cut the Pacer deficit to 8-6. At the top of the 8th, a triple from Hunter Ward would score Nick Tyler, Logan Barbour, and Shy Thompson to put the Pacers up 9-8. Ward would score on a wild pitch, and the Pacers would hold the Battling Bishops to secure a 10-8 win.

PACER TOP PERFORMERS FOR THE FOES
  • J. Hobbs went 2 for 3 with 2 RBIs.
NEXT GAME
The Pacers will wrap up their series with NCWC tomorrow, April 10th at 2 PM.

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