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SPARTANBURG, SC – In a battle of cross-town teams, Wofford defeated USC Upstate 10-8 on Tuesday night at King Field. The Spartans scored eight runs in the sixth inning to take an 8-5 lead, but the Terriers fought back and scored three runs in the bottom of the eighth to get the win.
Wofford opened the game with three runs in the first inning, then added a solo home run by Shane Kirkley in the third to go up 4-0. In the fifth inning, Michael Gilmartin led off with a single and was driven in by Mo Seay two batters later.
In the sixth inning, the Spartans took advantage of three errors by the Terriers. Phillip Morgan hit a home run to drive in three runs and Kyle Simpson added a three-run blast as USC Upstate sent twelve batters to the plate in the inning.
The Terriers began to cut into the 8-5 lead in the bottom of the sixth when Jake Williams drove in Adam Kearney. In the seventh, Mo Seay hit a solo shot over the centerfield wall.
In the bottom of the eighth with two out, Michael Gilmartin singled, which was followed by a double by Shane Kirkley. With two on, Mo Seay hit his second homerun of the night to centerfield to give the Terriers a 10-8 lead. Michael Gilmartin came in at the top of the ninth to close the game for Wofford and faced four batters with one strikeout to get the save.
Wofford started Tom Dolinak, who went 5.1 innings with three strikeouts. Pete Noordsy went 1.2 innings with one strikeout and Drew Sheridan went 1.0 innings and picked up his first career win. Michael Gilmartin allowed one hit for the save.
The Spartans started Phillip Myers, who went 4.0 innings with three strikeouts and four runs on five hits. A.J. Clark played 3.0 innings with three strikeouts, while Dennis McCraney had the loss allowing two runs in 0.2 innings. Justin Hayes had one strikeout and allowed one hit in 0.1 innings of work.
The Terriers will begin a four-game series with Albany on Friday at 4:00 pm at Russell King Field. The teams will play two games on Saturday beginning at 1:00 pm and will wrap up the series with a single game on Sunday at 1:00 pm.
