SPARTANBURG, S.C. – A grand slam by Cody Miller in the third inning helped the Wofford College baseball team to a 7-5 win over Evansville on Saturday afternoon at Russell C. King Field. With the game tied at two, Miller's home run gave the Terriers a 6-2 lead. Both teams scored a run in the fifth inning and the Purple Aces added a two-run homer in the eighth, but Wofford held on for the win.
 
Wofford opens at 6-0 for the second straight season, while Evansville is 1-4 overall. The Terriers were led by Cody Miller, who was 3-of-3 for the day with four RBIs. Alex Malsch and McClain Bradley added two hits each. Adam Scott earned the win by going seven innings, while Will Stillman earned his fourth save of the season. Evansville was led by Boomer Synek with two hits and four RBIs.
 
In the first inning, the Purple Aces had one hit but the runner was caught stealing. Alec Paradowski led off the bottom of the first with a double to left center. With two outs, Brett Hash was hit by a pitch and then McClain Bradley hit a triple to the right field fence to score both runners. Evansville was retired in order in the top of the second.
 
Cody Miller opened the bottom of the second with a single and he moved to second on a wild pitch, but was unable to advance. A single and a double by the Purple Aces gave them runners in scoring position with one out in the top of the third. A ground out allowed one run to score and a wild pitch plated the tying run.
 
With two outs in the bottom of the third, the Terriers had singles from Brett Hash and McClain Bradley and a walk to Mack Nathanson loaded the bases. Cody Miller then cleared the bases with a home run over the fence in left field for a 6-2 lead. It was the first home run of the season for Miller (second of his career) and it was the first grand slam for Wofford since March 22, 2014 (James Plaisted at Davidson).
 
The Purple Aces walked to lead off the fourth inning, but a fly ball and double play ended the top half. Demetrius Jennings walked to start the bottom of the fourth, however was unable to advance past second base. In the top of the fifth, a single was followed by a two-out double by Boomer Synek to cut the lead to 6-3.
 
McClain Bradley walked with one out in the bottom of the fifth inning. A hit-and-run by Cody Miller gave the Terriers runners on the corners with two outs. On a double steal, Bradley was safe at home for a 7-3 lead. The Purple Aces were retired in order in the top of the sixth and a caught stealing ended Wofford's half of the sixth. Both teams were retired in order in the seventh inning.  
 
In the top of the eighth, a walk was followed by a home run by Boomer Synek to make it a 7-5 game. After another walk, Will Stillman entered the game and retired three straight batters. A walk and a single up the middle by Alex Malsch gave the Terriers runners on first and second with two outs. The lead runner was caught at third on a double steal attempt to end the eighth inning.
 
Wofford pitcher Adam Scott (2-0) worked seven innings and allowed three runs on five hits with a pair of strikeouts. Spencer Kulman gave up on run on two hits. Will Stillman threw the final two innings and did not allow a hit with two strikeouts for his fourth save of the season.
 
Brandon Gomer (0-2) started for Evansville and went 5.1 innings with seven runs allowed on eight hits, along with five strikeouts. Ryan Brady threw 2.1 innings with one hit allowed, while Brian Jestice recorded the final out.
 
The Terriers will host UNC Asheville on Sunday at 4:00 p.m. at Russell C. King Field to close out the weekend. On Tuesday afternoon, Wofford will travel to Clemson for a 4:00 p.m. contest.