SPARTANBURG, S.C. – After dropping the first game of the day 5-2, the Wofford baseball team utilized a walk-off sacrifice fly off the bat of Gunnar Johnson to win the second leg 6-5 and split a pair of seven-inning affairs with the Pennsylvania Quakers at Russell C. King Field. After the doubleheader, Wofford is 5-6, while Penn is now 3-3. The Terriers hold a 2-1 series lead and have secured at least a series split.
 
Game One
Josh Vitus (1-2) suffered the loss for the Terriers after pitching 4.0 innings as the starter. He allowed four runs (two earned) on seven hits, striking out five.
 
Joe Miller (1-1) earned the win for Penn in 5.1 innings. He surrendered just two runs in a starting role. The save went to Brendan Bean (1) after he hurled the final inning and held the Terriers scoreless.
 
The Quaker pitchers held Wofford's bats in check in the first game, as the Terriers totaled six hits and only three walks in the first seven innings of the day. Marshall Toole was the only Terrier with multiple hits in game one, knocking two and driving in a run. Lawson Hill also reached base twice, notching a hit and working a walk. Hill also swiped two bags in the contest, one of three Terriers to secure steals in the game (Jack Renwick and Ryan Galanie).
 
Though Wofford struck first with a sacrifice fly in the second innings, a three-run inning for Penn in the top of the third gave the Quakers a quick response in taking the lead.
 
The Terriers cut the lead to one with another sacrifice fly in the bottom of that third frame, but the Quakers would pull away a little more. A double down the left field line in the fifth extended the Penn lead to 4-2, and another RBI double in the seventh made it a 5-2 ballgame.
 
Wofford would not quit, however, and the Terriers were able to get a runner on second with two outs in the bottom of the seventh. Unfortunately, a comeback was not in the cards as a pop-out ended the game, and Wofford dropped the first contest of the day 5-2.
 
Game Two
Dalton Rhadans (2-1) was the victor for the Terriers after hurling the final 2.0 frames, holding the Quakers to only one hit and no runs. He notched Wofford's only punchout of the game.
 
The loss was charged to Danny Heintz (0-1) after he pitched 2.0 innings out of the bullpen. He allowed just one run, the decisive score in the bottom of the seventh.
 
Though swatting only five hits as a team, the Terriers worked six walks to obtain baserunners. Nolen Hester drew two of those free passes to pace the squad. Lawson Hill continued his big day, scoring three runs. He worked one of the Wofford walks and notched a hit. But his hit was a towering solo shot that tied the game in the fifth inning for his first big fly of the season.
 
The Terriers struck first again when John Dempsey singled up the middle to drive in a run in the first inning.
 
Penn didn't take long to respond yet again, pulling even with a sacrifice fly in the top of the second.
 
A four-run third helped the Quakers take a lead. A seeing-eye single brought home the leading run, and a second single scored one more. Penn then knocked a two-run double to conclude the rally with a 5-2 edge.
 
In the bottom of the frame, the Terriers began to chip away. With runners on the corners, a steal attempt by the first-base runner baited a throw from the catcher, allowing Ryan Galanie on third to come home and score. The deficit was 5-3.
 
More effective baserunning helped the Terriers in the fourth, as Wofford once again had runners on the corners and sent the runner on first. This time, he was safe, as was Marshall Toole, the third-base runner, with a steal of home. Wofford was only one run away, down 5-4.
 
Wofford got that tying run in the fifth, scoring for a third consecutive inning. This time, it was the bat of Lawson Hill doing the damage when he launched a moonshot into the trees behind the left field fence to knot things at five.
 
After a scoreless sixth, Penn worked the potential leading run over to third base with two outs. Dalton Rhadans rose to the occasion, inducing a pop-out in foul territory to strand the runner 90 feet away and give his offense a chance to win it in style.
 
After a lead-off flyout, John Dempsey began Wofford's hopes by working a walk. Connor Larson came in to pinch-run, and he immediately put his legs to work by advancing on a wild pitch. An infield single by Trey Yunger moved the winning run over to third base, bringing up a pinch-hitter, Gunnar Johnson. With a 1-1 count, the sophomore delivered, lifting a fly ball to centerfield. It was deep enough, and Larson scurried across the plate after tagging up to secure Wofford's first walk-off victory of the campaign with a 6-5 triumph.
 
The Terriers will conclude their four-game set with the Quakers tomorrow afternoon at Russell C. King Field. First pitch for the series finale is scheduled for 1:00 p.m.