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JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. – On a cold and windy Tuesday afternoon, the Wofford baseball team was defeated 12-10 by East Tennessee State at Thomas Stadium. Despite three home runs and Josh Hyman hitting for the cycle, the Bucs scored the final five runs in the contest for the victory.
Wofford begins the season 3-1, while ETSU is also 3-1. For the Terriers, Josh Hyman was 5-of-5 for the day as he hit for the cycle. It was the first cycle hit by the Terriers since 2010. Eric Brenk had three hits and three RBIs. The Bucs were led by Andrew Green with three hits and three RBIs.
The Terriers opened the game with a walk to Matthew Kaskow. With one out, Josh Hyman hit a home run over the left center fence. With two outs, Matthew Ramsay singled and he was driven home by a home run from Eric Brenk that cleared the fence down the left field line. The Buccaneers got one run back on a solo home run by Clinton Freeman to make it a 4-1 game after one inning.
Wofford added a solo home run down the left field line by Matthew Kaskow in the top of the second inning for a 5-1 lead. It was Kaskow’s first career home run. ETSU loaded the bases in the bottom of the second on a walk and two bunt singles. A single by Chris Riopedre drove in two runs and a hit by pitch made it 5-4. A fielder’s choice tied the game at five as the Bucs batted around in the second inning.
In the top of the third, Josh Hyman led off with a triple. Hyman scored on a sacrifice bunt by Matthew Ramsay to give Wofford a 6-5 advantage. Neither team posted a run in the fourth inning. In the top of the fifth, Josh Hyman singled and moved to third on a single by Matthew Ramsay. A double steal allowed Hyman to score. A triple down the right field line by Eric Brenk scored Ramsay to give the Terriers an 8-5 lead.
The Buccaneers loaded the bases in the bottom of the fifth with no outs. A sacrifice fly scored one run, and a single up the middle made it an 8-7 game. Wofford added a run in the top of the sixth on a single to center field by Alec Paradowski. Josh Hyman hit a double to score a run as the Terriers took a 10-7 lead. In the bottom of the sixth, ETSU got two runs back on an RBI double and a single to cut the score to 10-9.
Wofford left one runner on base in the top of the seventh. The Bucs loaded the bases with two out in the bottom of the seventh. A walk allowed the tying run to cross the plate, but ETSU stranded three runners to end the seventh inning.
In the top of the eighth, Wofford stranded two runners. With two out in the bottom of the eighth, a double followed by a triple from Andrew Green drove in a run for an 11-10 lead. The bases were loaded when a walk allowed another run to score and ETSU had a 12-10 advantage. Wofford left one runner on base in the top of the ninth.
Wofford starter Tanner Hawley went three innings and gave up five runs on six hits with three strikeouts. Dominick Del Monte worked two innings and allowed four runs on five hits with one strikeout. Matthew Milburn threw two innings with one run allowed on two hits with two strikeouts. Connell Anderson (0-1) went two-thirds of an inning and gave up two runs on two hits along with one strikeout. Josh Simpson picked up the final out.
ETSU starter Kevin Marnon lasted one inning and gave up four runs on three hits. Peyton Taylor worked two innings and allowed two runs on three hits with one strikeout. Josh Jacques went two innings and allowed two runs on three hits with two strikeouts. Kameron Miller had a third of an inning and gave up two runs on one hit. Will Chesney (1-0) threw 2.2 innings and did not allow a run on four hits with one strikeout. Clinton Freeman had the save by pitching the ninth without allowing a hit and one strikeout.
The Terriers return home on Friday at 4:00 p.m. for the beginning of a three-game series against Pittsburgh.
