Box Score Game One Box (pdf)
Game Two Box (pdf)
SPARTANBURG, S.C. – On a cold and cloudy Saturday afternoon, the Wofford baseball team took both games of a doubleheader over Marshall at Russell C. King Field. In the first game, Jesse Morris struck out a career-high ten batters in a 6-0 victory. The Terriers won the second game 9-8 on a bunt single in the bottom of the ninth by Matt Ramsay.
Wofford is now 6-5 on the season, while Marshall is 3-6. The Terriers were led by Seth Neely with four hits on the day, while the Thundering Herd had three RBIs from Matt Kirkwood.
In game one, the Terriers loaded the bases in the bottom of the first on singles by Matthew Ramsay and Seth Neely along with a walk to Eric Brenk. A single by Alec Paradowski scored two runs, but Wofford left two on base at the end of the first.
In the top of the third, Marshall had Mardu Smith hit by a pitch and Sergi Leon reached on an error but both were left on base. Marshall added a single to lead off the fourth, but did not score. In the bottom of the fourth, Alec Paradowski doubled and moved to second on a sacrifice bunt. A double by Matthew Pelt down the left line gave Wofford a 3-0 lead. Demetrius Jennings walked and a single by Matthew Kaskow drove in two runs for a 5-0 advantage.
Marshall left one on base in the sixth inning and Wofford had two stranded in the bottom of the sixth. Marshall was retired in order in the top of the seventh to give the Terriers the 5-0 victory.
Wofford starter Jesse Morris (3-0) went the complete seven innings and allowed only two hits. His ten strikeouts set a new career high and are tied for fifth most in school history.
Marshall starter Wayland Moore (1-1) went 3.1 innings and gave up four runs on five hits with one strikeout. Kolin Stanley threw two-thirds of an inning and allowed one run on one hit. Brandyn Sittinger went the final two innings and gave up one run on one hit with one strikeout.
In game two, Marshall and Wofford both stranded two runners in the first inning. The Thundering Herd opened the scoring in the top of the second with a two-run homer over the left fence by Matt Kirkwood for a 2-0 score. In the bottom of the second, the Terriers took advantage of two Marshall errors and plated two runs with a sacrifice bunt by Demetrius Jennings and a double by Matthew Kaskow.
Wofford used three straight singles by Josh Hyman, Seth Neely and Eric Brenk, with Brenk driving in a run for a 3-2 advantage after three innings. Marshall left one on base in the fourth. The Terriers had an RBI double by Josh Hyman in the bottom of the fourth to push the lead to 4-2. Hyman stole third and scored on an infield single by Seth Neely for a 5-2 score.
Marshall loaded the bases in the top of the fifth when a single by Gray Stafford drove in two runs. A single by Matt Kirkwood added a run and an RBI double from Chase Vogelbach gave the Thundering Herd a 6-5 lead. In the bottom of the fifth, Taylor Rozier led off with a single. A walk to Clark Wise and a wild pitch moved the runners and a sacrifice fly by Demetrius Jennings tied the game at six. Wofford took a 7-6 lead when Clark Wise scored on a wild pitch.
In the top of the sixth, Marshall had a sacrifice fly by Nathan Gomez to tie the game at seven. After Wofford left two runners on base in the bottom of the seventh, Marshall took an 8-7 lead in the top of the eighth inning on an RBI single up the middle by Eric Escobedo. In the bottom of the eighth, Seth Neely singled and stole second. A single by Alec Paradowski, along with a throwing error by the Thundering Herd, allowed Neely to score and tie the game at eight.
With two outs in the top of the ninth, Marshall had two singles before a fly ball ended the scoring chance. To open the Wofford half of the ninth, Clark Wise hit a double to left field. He moved to third on a sacrifice bunt and Matthew Kaskow was intentionally walked. With runners at first and third and one out, Matthew Ramsey put a squeeze bunt down the first base side that scored Wise for the 9-8 win.
Wofford starter Tanner Hawley went 4.1 innings and allowed five runs on seven hits with one strikeout. Connell Anderson threw two-thirds of an inning with one run allowed on three hits, while Josh Simpson gave up one run in a third of an inning. Matthew Milburn went 2.1 innings and gave up one run on one hit with four strikeouts. J.D. Osborne (1-0) threw the final 1.2 innings and did not allow a run on three hits.
Marshall starter Alex Thackston threw four innings and gave up five runs on six hits with one strikeout. Terrance Moore went two-thirds of an inning and gave up two runs on one hit. Ryan Hopkins threw 3.1 innings and allowed one run on three hits with three strikeouts. Matt Margaritonda (0-1) went a third of an inning and gave up one run on two hits.
The Terriers wrap up the weekend with a game against Dayton at 1:00 p.m. on Sunday. On Wednesday, Wofford will travel to Clemson for a 4:00 p.m. contest.
