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SPARTANBURG, S.C. – On Saturday afternoon, the Wofford College baseball team was defeated 14-4 by Elon at Russell C. King Field. The Phoenix scored seven runs in the first inning and limited the Terriers to only four hits on the day.
Wofford is 13-29 on the season and 6-14 in the Southern Conference. Elon is 30-16 overall and 14-9 in the conference. The Terriers were led by Konstantine Diamaduros with one hit and two RBIs. Elon was led by Alex Swim with four hits and Matt Hinson with four RBIs.
The Phoenix got on the board early when with one out Neal Pritchard singled to drive in one run. Matt Hinson then hit a three-run homer to left field for a 4-0 lead. RBI singles from Ben Scott, Harry Austin and Alex Swim made it a 7-0 game before Wofford was able to get the third out.
After scoreless second and third innings, Elon added three runs in the top of the fourth inning as Matt Hinson and Ryan Adams had singles that drove in runs and a ground-out by Scott Riddle made it 10-0.
In the top of the fifth, two more runs scored for Elon on a homer to right field by Mike Melillo for a 12-0 lead. Wofford opened the bottom of the fifth with Mac Doyle reaching on a hit by pitch and David Roney walking. A double by Landon Bennett drove in one run and a double by Konstantine Diamaduros drove in two more runs to make it a 12-3 game with no outs. On a double play, Diamaduros scored from third to add a run. Wofford added a single by James Foster, but the inning ended with two runners left on base.
Elon added a run in the top of the sixth on an RBI double from Harry Austin and plated a run in the top of the seventh with a double by Scott Riddle to push the lead to 14-4. Wofford left one runner on base in the eighth and two on in the ninth.
For the Terriers, Drew Sheridan (2-4) started his first game of the season and gave up ten runs on eleven hits in 3.2 innings with two strikeouts. Gus White went the final 5.1 innings and allowed four runs on eight hits with three strikeouts.
Elon starter Daniel Britt (4-2) went six innings with four runs and four hits allowed with one strikeout. J.D. Reichenbach threw two innings and did not allow a hit with three strikeouts. John Brebbia closed the game with one strikeout and no hits allowed in the ninth.
Wofford had two hitting streaks end in the game, as Kyle Behrendt ended a streak of 21 games with a hit and Mac Doyle saw his 17-game streak end. The Terriers complete the three-game series against Elon on Sunday at 1:00 p.m.
