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Nico Brini scores vs SJU 2026
Mark Olencki
2
St. Joseph's SJU 2-6
12
Winner Wofford WOF 7-2
St. Joseph's SJU
2-6
2
Final
12
Wofford WOF
7-2
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 R H E
St. Joseph's SJU 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 6 3
Wofford WOF 0 2 2 0 4 2 0 2 12 10 0

W: Michaels, Kenny (3-0) L: McCARRON, Duke (0-2)

Game Recap: Baseball | | Trinity Tatman

Wofford Baseball Beats Saint Joseph’s in a Dominant 12-2 Win

SPARTANBURG, S.C. – The Wofford baseball team defeated Saint Joseph's to take home the first win of the three-game weekend series on Friday night at Russell C. King Field. The Terriers won 12-2 in eight innings to move 7-2 on the season.

"I thought Kenny Michaels did great," said associate head coach Pat Brown. "He laid out a really great game plan for the rest of the guys and gave them a good look on how they'll be successful against this team."  

Starter Kenny Michaels (3-0) pitched for seven innings, giving up only four hits and one run while striking out eight batters. Corben Childers served as the relief to Michaels in the eighth inning. Childers pitched for one inning, giving up two hits and one run, while he struck out one batter. Niko Brini led the Terriers with two runs and three hits. Logan Tribble followed with one run, two hits and two RBI. Ben Timblin contributed with one run, two hits, three RBI and one stolen base.

The first inning saw three quick outs from both teams. The Hawks had an opportunity in the second with a single to left field, but Michaels was quick to strike out the next two batters and force a flyout to centerfield to end Saint Joseph's chance to strike first. Andrew Mannelly would bring in the first run of the night on a wild pitch after Harrison Campi walked. The Terriers' run didn't end there, when moments later catcher Lucas Manning tripled to bring in another run to give Wofford a 2-0 lead going into the third.

The Terriers didn't let down in the top of the third, bringing in two more runs from a Logan Tribble single and a sacrifice fly to right field from Ben Timblin to widen Wofford's lead to 4-0. Saint Joseph's first run would be a homer to right field to cut the Terriers' lead 4-1. Wofford's next four runs would come from four big hits and stolen bases by Campi and Mannelly to make it an 8-1 game going into the sixth. The Hawks would see one more run in the eighth inning from a triple to make it a 10-2 score. Wofford finished the game off in the bottom of the eighth when Logan Tribble doubled to bring in Cade Collins for an 11-2 score. The Terriers closed the door when pitch runner Ethan Belk scored on a wild pitch to run-rule the Hawks 12-2.

Quick Hits:
  • Niko Brini had a game-high of three hits and five at bats.
  • Kenny Michaels, with eight strikeouts tonight, achieved 130 career strikeouts. Michaels is also tied for second in the Southern Conference in strikeouts.
  • The Terriers have a 5-1 record when scoring first.
  • This is the first time Saint Joseph's and Wofford have faced off against each other.
  • Ben Timblin leads the team with 13 RBI, with Harrison Campi in second with 12.
The Terriers will be back again tomorrow, Saturday, February 28, to play Saint Joseph's at 3:30 p.m. to close out February.
 
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