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SPARTANBURG, S.C. – The Wofford baseball team used a 2-1 win on Sunday afternoon to sweep the weekend series against Davidson at Russell C. King Field on Sunday afternoon. The Terriers scored two runs in the fourth inning and the pitching staff struck out ten batters to secure the victory.
Wofford is now 17-20 on the season and 5-10 in the SoCon. Davidson is 16-19 overall and 8-12 in conference play. The Terriers were led by Matt Moore with two hits and starter Tom Dolinak struck out seven batters in six innings of work on the mound. The Wildcats were limited to only two hits on the day.
Davidson picked up the first hit of the game in the top of the third inning, but a double play erased the runner. The Terriers first hit came in the bottom of the fourth on a double by Clark Wise. A single to left field by Konstantine Diamaduros scored Wise for a 1-0 lead and Diamaduros went to second on the throw to home. Another single by Josh McKinney scored Diamaduros to take a 2-0 advantage.
In the top of the fifth, the Wildcats loaded the bases with one out. A ground out by Calvin Sigelbaum drove in one run to make it a 2-1 game and the Wildcats left two on base at the end of their half of the fifth.
Wofford had Clark Wise reach on an error and Mac Doyle was intentionally walked, but both runners were stranded to end the sixth. In the bottom of the seventh, Landon Bennett walked and a hit and run single by Matt Moore. A double steal gave Wofford two runners in scoring position with one out, but both were left on base.
The Wildcats left one runner on base in the top of the eighth and Wofford went down in order in the bottom of the eighth. In the top of the ninth, Drew Sheridan struck out the first two batters looking then a fly ball ended the game at 2-1.
Wofford starter Tom Dolinak (3-3) went six innings with one run allowed on two hits with seven strikeouts. Bobby Streisel threw an inning without allowing a hit and one strikeout. Pete Noordsy retired the one batter he faced in the eighth. Ryan Traylor worked two-thirds of an inning without a hit. Drew Sheridan picked up his first save of the season by striking out two in the ninth.
Davidson starter Ryan Overcash (2-3) threw 5.1 innings and allowed four hits and two runs along with four strikeouts. Mac Hunter went an inning without allowing a hit. Matt Frongello went the final 1.2 innings and allowed only one hit.
The series win over Davidson marked the first sweep in conference play since 2005. The 17 total wins on the season tie the mark from last season. Next week, Wofford will travel to UNC Asheville on Wednesday, then head to Western Carolina on Friday for the start of a three-game series.
