SPARTANBURG, S.C. –The Wofford baseball team dominated Queens University 20-1 in seven innings on Tuesday night at Russell C. King Field. The Terriers (30-11, 8-1) scored an astonishing 13 runs in the second inning to close the door on the Royals (12-28) early before scoring seven more runs to secure their second-straight 20-run win.
Sheldon Egger got the midweek mound start for the Terriers. Egger (2-1) pitched 3.2 innings, giving up three hits and one run, while striking out five batters.
Cole Draper,
Corben Childers, and
Davis Rivers followed in relief and did not allow a hit across 3.1 innings pitched. Childers struck out two batters in one inning. Many Terriers had their share of contributions at the plate, but
Ben Timblin led Wofford with two runs on two hits, including a three-run home run.
Niko Brini followed with one run on two hits with three RBI.
The ball game started with a scoreless first inning before the Terriers came back into the second inning to score the second-most runs in one inning in program history. A leadoff triple by
Ben Timblin was followed by a wild pitch to put the first run on the board. Two walks followed before a sacrifice fly by
Tanner Hardin drove home
Marc Quarrie for a 2-0 ball game. After
Lucas Manning was walked, a series of hits and runs followed to push the Wofford lead to 6-0 over the Royals with one out.
Ben Timblin, with his second at bat of the inning, hit a home run deep out of center field to drive home
Logan Tribble and
Niko Brini for a 9-0 score. With two outs,
Lucas Manning hit a triple to centerfield to drive home two runs. Singles by
Cade Collins and
Niko Brini followed to plate two more runs to bring the inning to a 13-0 score before a ground ball ended the frame.Â
The Terriers retired Queens in a quick three-up, three-down inning. The bottom half of the third inning saw two walks and a hit by pitch to load the bases. With one out,
Raul Feliz became the third walk of the inning to bring the ball game to 14-0.
Alex Myers hit a sacrifice fly to left field to drive home
Keeton Burroughs for a 15-0 score. The Terriers would leave the bases loaded. Queens saw their first run of the night with two outs on an RBI double to left field to cut the Terriers' lead 15-1. The Royals gave the Terriers their first 1-2-3 inning of the game to end the fifth.
Queens had one hit in the fifth as the Terriers came into their bottom half to score five more runs on two hits. A single by
Raul Feliz drove in a run before a single and sacrifice fly boosted the Terriers to an 18-1 lead. A passed ball and a wild pitch allowed
Jack Euart and
Alex Myers to score, giving Wofford a 20-1 lead over the Royals. Neither team saw a hit in the sixth inning before Queens came back in the seventh with a fielder's choice and a walk to put two runners on base for the Royals. A double play ended the game.
Quick Hits:
- Starting Lineup: Cade Collins (3B), Niko Brini (CF), Logan Tribble (LF), Ben Timblin (RF), Marc Quarrie (DH), Hunter Herndon (1B), Tanner Hardin (2B), Lucas Manning (C), Brady Gold (SS) and Sheldon Egger (SP).
- Jack Euart earned his first collegiate hit and RBI in tonight's outing.
- The Terriers are on a nine-game winning streak, the longest since 2023 when Wofford went on a 14-game winning streak.
- The 13 runs scored in the second inning are tied for the second-most runs scored in an inning in program history. The last time the Terriers saw 13 runs scored in one inning was in 1983 when Wofford faced Gardner-Webb. This was the most runs scored in one inning since Wofford scored 15 in 2024 against Presbyterian.
- This is the eighth full season in a row Wofford has reached 30 wins in a season and 20 + wins at Russell C. King Field.
- Ben Timblin hit his 10th home run of the season. Timblin's home run earned him his 51st RBI of the season, the third-most in the Southern Conference.
- Wofford had 17 RBIs, the second-most of the season.
- Tonight's outing saw three triples, a season high.
The Terriers are back on the road as conference play resumes with a three-game series at Mercer starting on Friday, April 24, with first pitch slated at 6 p.m.
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