SPARTANBURG, S.C. – To close out the weekend, the Wofford College baseball team picked up an 8-5 win over UNC Asheville on Sunday afternoon at Russell C. King Field. The Terriers took the lead with three runs in the third inning, but the Bulldogs battled back with a three-run homer in the fifth to make it a one-run game. Wofford added a run in the eighth and Will Stillman closed the door with his fifth save of the season.
 
Wofford opens at 7-0 for the second straight season, while UNC Asheville is 2-4 overall. The Terriers were led by Max McDougald, Kody Ruedisili and Cody Miller with three hits each. Miller and Carson Waln each had two RBIs. Joe Zayatz had one hit and four RBIs for the Bulldogs.
 
The Bulldogs loaded the bases with one out in the top of the first inning after a pair of walks and a single. A sacrifice fly and strikeout ended the top half with UNC Asheville holding a 1-0 lead. With runners on first and second, a triple down the right field line by Carson Waln made it a 2-1 game at the end of the first inning.
 
Jacob Condra-Bogan struck out the side in the top of the second inning. McClain Bradley and Alex Malsch had back-to-back singles to open the bottom of the second. Bradley was picked off second and a strikeout and ground out ended the inning. With two out and runner on first, Joe Tietjen hit a double to left field to tie the contest at 2-2 in the top of the third inning. 
 
To lead off the bottom of the third, Max McDougald had a single through the left side. After a fielder's choice by Kody Ruedisili, Brett Hash added a single. With two outs, Cody Miller hit a double to left field to plate both runners and give Wofford a 4-2 lead. An RBI single by McClain Bradley added a run to make it 5-2 before a strikeout ended the third inning.
 
After the Bulldogs were retired in order in the top of the fourth, Alec Paradowski led off with a double. A single by Max McDougald scored Paradowski and McDougald moved to second on a fielding error during the play. The fourth inning ended with Wofford holding a 6-2 advantage.
 
With two outs in the top of the fifth, the Bulldogs had two runners on base after a walk and single. Joe Zayatz cleared the fence in left field for his first home run of the season and made it a 6-5 game.  Wofford led off the bottom of the fifth with a single by Cody Miller and McClain Bradley reaching on an error. A sacrifice bunt advanced the runners and a wild pitch scored Miller, but Bradley was out at third on the play. The Terriers had a 7-5 lead and then the Bulldogs were retired in order in the top of the sixth inning.
 
Wofford left one runner on base in the bottom of the sixth after a single by Kody Ruedisili. In the top of the seventh, the Bulldogs stranded a runner at second base. Wofford had a double by Cody Miller and McClain Bradley walked in the bottom of the seventh, but an amazing catch of a line drive by Derek Smith at shortstop ended the scoring chance.
 
The Bulldogs were down in order in the top of the eighth. With two outs in the bottom of the eighth, Kody Ruedisili singled and Brett Hash walked. A walk to Carson Waln loaded the bases and then a bad throw by the catcher back to the pitcher allowed Ruedisili to score on the error. A foul fly ball with the bases loaded ended the inning with Wofford holding an 8-5 advantage. The Bulldogs were retired in order by Will Stillman in the ninth to close the game.
 
Wofford pitcher Jacob Condra-Bogan threw 4.2 innings and gave up five runs on five hits with seven strikeouts. Elliot Lance (2-0) worked two innings and did not allow a hit with a pair of strikeouts. Jordan Accetta added 1.1 innings with three strikeouts. Will Stillman recorded two strikeouts in the ninth inning to earn his fifth save of the season. The game marked the 200^th career win for head coach Todd Interdonato.
 
Jordan Carr (1-1) started for UNC Asheville and worked three innings with five runs allowed on nine hits, along with four strikeouts. Tyler Hughes went two innings with two runs allowed on three hits with one strikeout. Adam Spracklin recorded one out. Eric Whitecavage threw 1.2 innings and allowed two hits with one strikeout.  Lucas Clarke went a third of an inning, while Zach Greene and Corey Randall combined for the final two outs.
 
On Tuesday afternoon, Wofford will travel to Clemson for a 4:00 p.m. contest, followed by a short road trip to USC Upstate on Wednesday afternoon. The Terriers will host Ohio University for a four-game weekend series beginning on Friday.