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SPARTANBURG, S.C. – On Monday afternoon, the Wofford baseball team defeated Niagara 7-4 at Russell C. King Field. The Terriers were limited to only five hits on the day, but took advantage of six errors by the Purple Eagles.
Wofford begins the season 3-0, while Niagara is 0-4. For the Terriers, Matthew Ramsay had two RBIs and Stephen Cantrell had two hits. The Purple Eagles were led by Pavel Chavez-Rusova with a two-run homer.
The Terriers loaded the bases in the bottom of the first on two walks and a catcher’s interference. A hit by pitch to Matthew Ramsay scored one run, but Wofford left the bases loaded. In the top of the second, Niagara loaded the bases with two outs but all three were stranded.
In the top of the third, the Purple Eagles had an RBI single by Logan Linder to tie the game at one. In the Wofford half of the third inning, the Terriers scored four runs on just two hits with three errors by Niagara. Matthew Ramsay and Stephen Cantrell had RBI singles in the inning as Wofford took a 5-1 lead.
Niagara got one run back in the top of the fourth when a runner scored on a wild pitch to make it 5-2. In the bottom of the fourth, Matthew Kaskow walked and scored on a double by Alec Paradowski. Paradowski stole third base and was able to score when Matthew Ramsay reached on an error to push the lead to 7-2.
In the top of the sixth, Pavel Chavez-Rusova hit a two-run homer to left field to cut the lead to 7-4. Neither team was able to score in the seventh or eighth innings. The Purple Eagles went down in order in the top of the ninth inning to end the contest.
Wofford starter Luke Leftwich (1-0) went three innings and gave up one run on five hits with five strikeouts. DooJoon Park was on the mound for three innings and allowed three runs on three hits with three strikeouts. J.D. Osborne worked two innings and did not allow a hit with two strikeouts. Eric Eck threw the top of the ninth with two strikeouts.
Niagara starter Anthony Caringi (0-1) threw four innings with seven runs allowed, but only three were earned. He gave up three hits and had five strikeouts. Sean Quinlan went an inning with two strikeouts. Jordan Schwartz worked three innings with two hits allowed and one strikeout.
Wofford will travel to East Tennessee State on Tuesday afternoon for the first road contest of the season with a 3:00 p.m. first pitch. The Terriers return home on Friday for the beginning of a three-game series against Pittsburgh.
