Baseball 4/12/2008 8:00:00 PM UNCGSpartans.com

Season high five home runs send UNCG past Wofford, 16-9

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GREENSBORO, NC UNC Greensboro scored ten runs off of a season-high five home runs to defeat the Wofford Terriers, 16-9, on Saturday afternoon at UNCG Baseball Stadium in Greensboro, NC.

Right fielder Pedro Leon and first baseman Ricky Orton accounted for six of those runs as both slammed three-run home runs over the left side fence; Leon went yard in the first while Orton hammered away for the tenth time in the second. In the fourth, shortstop Matt Gaski sent a solo shot out the left center and Sean Snell brought in two with a hit out to left field. Third baseman Ray Quinones added another solo to the list in the seventh after sending another ball out on the left side.

Following Sunday's Southern Conference victory, UNCG moved 21-12 on the season with a 7-4 conference mark. Wofford fell to 19-15 on the season and is now 4-7 in the league.

With the help of Leon and Orton, the Spartans jumped out to a 9-2 lead after two innings. Home runs by Gaski and Snell in the fourth, along with an RBI single by second baseman Tim Carrier pushed UNCG ahead by four more to put the game at 13-3 in favor of the Spartans.

The Terriers came back in the fifth with a five-run rally to come within five runs of the Spartans. Michael Gilmartin started things off with an RBI single to right center. In the next at-bat, Shane Kirkley doubled down the leftfield line to bring in Kyle Behrendt from third. Gilmartin came home off of a wild pitch before Jake Williams bounced a three-bagger off of the centerfield wall to bring one in. Keith Munns closed out the rally with an RBI single through the left side.

After scoring three more between the sixth and the seventh inning and allowing just one in the sixth, the blue and gold took a 16-9 lead over Wofford. One of the Spartan runs came off of the bat of Quinones as he tallied the team's fifth home run of the game to set a new season high for UNCG.

Greg Feltes went 3-for-4 with four runs, two RBI, and a pair of doubles. Pedro Leon was 2-for-5 with four RBI and a run scored. The Terriers' Kyle Behrendt was 3-for-4 with three runs and an RBI.

Reliever Matt Bjorkstrom (2-1) nabbed the win for the Spartans after taking over for James White in the fifth. Matt Gibbs (3-0) notched his second save of the season after coming to the mound in the seventh. Wofford's Ben Austin (4-3) took the loss after giving up 13 of UNCG's 16 runs.

The Spartans return again tomorrow to UNCG Baseball Stadium for the final game of the series with the Wofford Terriers. First pitch is set for 1pm. Sunday's game will be a continuation of Katie Ball Memorial Baseball Weekend in honor of the late Katherine (Katie) Ball, former baseball administrative assistant. Fans are invited to join UNCG baseball and the rest of Spartan athletics in their effort to STRIKEOUT cancer.

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UNC Greensboro 16, Wofford 9 (Apr 12, 2008 at Greensboro, NC)