GAME 1 | North Carolina Wesleyan 5, Pfeiffer 3
MISENHEIMER, N.C. --The Pfeiffer Falcons took a 2-1 lead into the seventh inning, but could not hang on and fell 5-3 to the North Carolina Wesleyan Battling Bishops Saturday in game one of a USA South doubleheader.
Senior Thad Lewis (1-2) started and took the loss on the mound for Pfeiffer (5-11, 1-1).
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Falcons got on the scoreboard first, starting in the second inning. Junior Austin Wood came across to score the lone run of the inning for Pfeiffer and get them on the board.
The Battling Bishops then tied the ballgame at one before the Falcons came back to reclaim their advantage in the fourth inning. Senior Wilson Lohrer came across to score the lone run of the inning for Pfeiffer, which brought the Falcons lead to 2-1.
Pfeiffer's lead had disappeared by the time the ninth inning arrived and turned into a 5-2 North Carolina Wesleyan advantage, when the Falcons cut that deficit to 5-3. The Falcons scored once on an RBI single off the bat of Lohrer. The Falcons were unable to get any closer, as neither team scored again in the ballgame.
GAME NOTES
» Pfeiffer's highest scoring inning was the ninth, when it pushed one run across.
» Pfeiffer left 10 runners stranded on base in the loss.
» Pfeiffer pitchers limited North Carolina Wesleyan to just 2-for-12 (.167) with runners in scoring position.
» Pfeiffer pitchers faced 41 North Carolina Wesleyan hitters in the game, allowing 13 ground balls and seven fly balls while striking out six.
» The Falcons drew eight walks from North Carolina Wesleyan pitching.
» Lohrer led the Falcons at the plate, going 2-for-5 with an RBI.
» North Carolina Wesleyan was led offensively by sophomore Jacob Trivette, who went 3-for-3 with two doubles, a home run and three RBI.
» Freshman Mason Botbol led the Battling Bishops pitching staff, throwing three innings of one-run ball.
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GAME 2 | North Carolina Wesleyan 10, Pfeiffer 7
In game two, Pfeiffer fell 10-7 in a 10-inning matchup to N.C. Wesleyan.
Freshman Levi Barrett (0-2) took the loss for Pfeiffer (5-12, 1-2) while freshman Trent Lowe was a bright spot for the Falcons, starting the ballgame, tossing three innings, giving up three runs, zero earned, on four hits, with three walks and one strikeout.
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Falcons were trailing 3-0 in the second inning when they first put runs on the board. Pfeiffer got an RBI single from senior Thomas Ashby, scoring sophomore Hunter Huneycutt from third base.
The Falcons kept the Battling Bishops off the board before tying it up in the third. Huneycutt's run-scoring single highlighted an inning where Pfeiffer scored twice, which evened the score at 3-3.
North Carolina Wesleyan broke that tie and grabbed a 5-3 lead moving into the fourth, when Pfeiffer grabbed the advantage at 7-5. The Falcons bats heated up in the inning, scoring four runs, including a one-run single off the bat of junior Connor Welker. The Falcons were unable to hold the lead, as North Carolina Wesleyan scored five times over the remaining six innings to grab the 10-7 win.
GAME NOTES
» The Falcons got three-hit games from both Barrett and Huneycutt.
» Every Falcons starter reached base safely in the loss.
» Pfeiffer's highest scoring inning was the fourth, when it pushed four runs across.
» Pfeiffer left 13 runners stranded on base in the loss.
» The Falcons out-hit the Battling Bishops at a 14-11 clip.
» Pfeiffer went 6-for-19 (.316) with runners in scoring position.
» Pfeiffer pitchers faced 49 North Carolina Wesleyan hitters in the game, allowing 11 ground balls and 10 fly balls while striking out seven.
» Huneycutt led the Falcons at the plate, going 3-for-5 with two RBI.
» North Carolina Wesleyan was led offensively by junior Caleb Elias, who went 2-for-5 with a home run and three RBI.
» Junior Drake Hobgood led the Battling Bishops pitching staff, throwing 5.2 innings of one-run ball.
Next Game
Pfeiffer will embark on a three-game USA South road series on March 22-23 at Brevard College. First pitch is scheduled for noon on Saturday, March 22.
