Pfeiffer Baseball Splits Doubleheader With Brevard

Misenheimer, N.C. (March 14, 2022) – The Pfeiffer University baseball team split a nonconference doubleheader with Brevard College on Sunday, March 13, winning the first game 6-5 and falling in the nightcap 3-2.

The Basics
Game 1  - Pfeiffer def. Brevard, 6-5 (9 innings)
Game 2  – Brevard def. Pfeiffer, 3-2 (10 innings)

Records
Brevard – 10-6
Pfeiffer – 3-5

Location – Misenheimer, N.C.. – Joe Ferebee Field

Game 1
Originally scheduled for seven innings, Pfeiffer junior Bryce Marsh (Asheboro, N.C.) provided an RBI single in the bottom of the ninth inning to push the Falcons to a 6-5 win.

Marsh finished 3-of-5 on the game with a pair of RBI.  Sophomore teammate Landon Evans (Statesville, N.C.) scored once and was 2-of-4 from the plate.  Austin Morton (Jacksonville, Fla.) hit his team-leading fifth double on the season for Pfeiffer's lone extra-base hit in the game.

Dakota Caughey (Gastonia, N.C.) earned the pitching win for the Falcons, as he scattered two hits over three innings while striking out a pair of Tornado batters.

Game 2
In game two, also a scheduled seven inning game, Brevard loaded the bases in the top of the 10^th inning and scored on a hit batter to take the 3-2 lead.

In the bottom half of the inning, Zach Ferrell (Apex, N.C.) drew a one-out walk and would later advance to second on a passed ball.  Brevard pitcher Bryce Bowers would strike out Pfeiffer's Jackson Leck (High Point, N.C.) to close the game.

Up Next
Pfeiffer's next scheduled game will be on Wednesday, March 16 when they host 15^th-ranked Lynchburg College at Joe Ferebee Field.  First pitch is set for 5:00 p.m.
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