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Nolen Hester action 2021 ETSU
4
Wofford WOF 17-12, 6-5 SoCon
7
Winner ETSU ETSU 16-13, 6-5 SoCon
Wofford WOF
17-12, 6-5 SoCon
4
Final
7
ETSU ETSU
16-13, 6-5 SoCon
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Wofford WOF 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 4 8 0
ETSU ETSU 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 X 7 10 2

W: Colby Stuart (3-1) L: Stratton, Sam (2-2) S: Matthew Bollenbacher (3)

11
Winner Wofford WOF 18-12, 7-5 SoCon
9
ETSU ETSU 16-14, 6-6 SoCon
Winner
Wofford WOF
18-12, 7-5 SoCon
11
Final
9
ETSU ETSU
16-14, 6-6 SoCon
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Wofford WOF 0 3 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 11 21 3
ETSU ETSU 3 0 0 0 5 0 0 1 0 9 10 1

W: Stephens, Luke (1-0) L: Nathanial Tate (3-3)

Game Recap: Baseball | | Media Relations

Baseball Takes Weekend Series At ETSU

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. – The Wofford College baseball team split a doubleheader at East Tennessee State on Sunday afternoon at Thomas Stadium. In the first game, the Bucs had five of their seven runs score via a home run in the 7-4 win for ETSU. The Bucs took a 3-0 lead in the first inning of game two, but the Terriers scored the next eleven runs and led 11-3 in the top of the fifth inning. The Bucs scored five runs in the bottom of the fifth and one in the eighth for the 11-9 final score.
 
Wofford is 18-12 overall and 7-5 in the Southern Conference, while East Tennessee State is 16-14 with a 6-6 mark in league play. The Terriers won the single game on Saturday to win the weekend series against the Bucs.
 
GAME ONE NOTABLES
  • Wofford had eight hits, including two each by Colin Davis and Zeb Roos. The Bucs had ten hits in the contest, four of which were home runs. There were a combined eleven extra base hits between the two teams.
  • The home run by Matty Brown was his first of the season and third of his career.
  • Wofford pitcher Sam Stratton (2-2) went a career-long 4.2 innings with a career high five strikeouts along with five runs allowed. Jack Galbraith threw 3.1 innings with two runs allowed on a pair of hits and a career-best three strikeouts.
  • ETSU starter Colby Stuart (3-1) worked seven innings with four runs allowed on seven hits and seven strikeouts. Matthew Bollenbacher earned the save by going the final two innings with one hit allowed.
 
GAME ONE HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Colin Davis singled with one out in the top of the first before the Bucs turned a double play. In the bottom of the first a double was followed by a walk. With one out, a double made it a 2-0 game.
  • In the top of the second, John Dempsey singled and Trey Yunger hit a ground rule double. Zeb Roos reached on a fielder's choice that allowed both runners to score and tie the game at 2-2. The Bucs stranded two on the corners to end the second frame.
  • Wofford left one runner on base in the top of the third and ETSU led off their half of the inning with a solo home run for a 3-2 lead. With two outs, back-to-back solo home runs pushed the lead to 5-2.
  • Zeb Roos doubled with one out in the top of the fourth and scored on an error on a fielder's choice by Jack Renwick. The Bucs were retired in order to end the fourth.
  • Matty Brown led off the fifth inning with a solo home run for a 5-4 score. Lawson Hill added a double with two outs. ETSU stranded two at the end of the fifth inning.
  • Both teams were retired in order in the sixth and seventh innings. Wofford went in order in the eighth. The Bucs had one runner on base when a home run with two outs made it a 7-4 game.
  • With one out in the top of the ninth, Zeb Roos singled but a fielder's choice and fly ball ended the first game.
 
GAME TWO NOTABLES
  • Wofford had 21 hits in the contest, marking the 14th time in school history with 20 or more hits in a game.
  • Nolen Hester, Colin Davis and Jack Renwick each had four hits in the game, with Davis and Lawson Hill each having three RBIs. The Bucs had ten hits, four of which were home runs.
  • Wofford pitcher Elliot Carney went the first three innings with three runs allowed on five hits and five strikeouts. Dom Marcoccio threw 1.1 innings with five runs allowed on three hits. Luke Stephens (1-0) earned his first career win by going the final 4.2 innings – a career-high - with one run allowed on two hits.
  • ETSU starter Nathanial Tate (3-3) threw 3.2 innings with six runs allowed on 12 hits, along with four strikeouts. Landon Smiddy gave up five runs on five hits in two-thirds of an inning. Matthew Mercer worked two innings without allowing a run on two hits and three strikeouts. Seth Chavez went the final 2.2 innings with two hits allowed and four strikeouts.
 
GAME TWO HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Nolen Hester opened the game with a single and Lawson Hill singled with one out, but both were stranded. With two outs in the bottom of the first, the Bucs had back-to-back solo home runs for a 2-0 lead. A double and a hit by pitch were followed with an RBI double before a strikeout ended the inning.
  • Wofford had back-to-back singles from John Dempsey and Jack Renwick to put runners on the corners in the top of the second inning. With one out, A single by Matty Brown drove in Dempsey for a 3-1 score. A single by Nolen Hester loaded the bases and a single by Colin Davis plated two runs to tie the game at 3-3. The Terriers left the bases loaded.
  • In the top of the fourth, Matty Brown and Nolen Hester led off with singles. Singles by Colin Davis and Lawson Hill drove in runs for a 5-3 lead. Trey Yunger added a single but was out at second on the play. Zeb Roos was hit by a pitch and on a stolen base the ball was thrown into the outfield allowing Hill to score. A single by Jack Renwick drove in Roos for a 7-3 score.
  • With one out in the top of the fifth, Nolen Hester singled and Colin Davis had a ground rule double. A triple by Lawson Hill made it 9-3 and a double by Trey Yunger drove in Hill to take a 10-3 lead. With two outs a single by Jack Renwick added a run for an 11-3 advantage.
  • The Bucs started the bottom of the fifth with a pair of batters reaching on errors. A home run followed to cut the lead to 11-6. A solo home run was followed by a double and sacrifice bunt. A sacrifice fly made it an 11-8 game.
  • Wofford had two on base after walks in the top of the sixth with one out when a double play ended the half. The Bucs went in order to end the frame.
  • Trey Yunger had a ground rule double to begin the seventh inning and Zeb Roos was hit by a pitch for the third straight at bat. A passed ball advanced the runners and a fielder's choice had Yunger out at home.
  • Colin Davis doubled with two outs in the top of the eighth but was stranded at third. The Bucs had a single and a double to begin the bottom of the eighth. A sacrifice fly made it 11-9 before a fly ball and fielder's choice ended the inning with two runners stranded.
  • With two outs in the top of the ninth, John Dempsey was hit by a pitch and Jack Renwick singled before a ground out left two stranded. In the bottom of the ninth, the Bucs were retired in order.
 
QUOTABLE
Pitcher Luke Stephens – "I was just trying to throw strikes to keep our offense in position to win the game. Our defense made plays, including a couple big ones by Matty Brown, to get us off the field. This was a big SoCon series for us and to bounce back in game two to win the series was big."
 
UP NEXT
Wofford will return home Tuesday to host USC Upstate at 6:00 p.m.
 
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