Baseball 4/2/2008 8:00:00 PM UNCGSpartans.com

UNCG falls to NC A&T, 10-7, after a six-run rally

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GREENSBORO, NC The North Carolina A&T Aggies tabbed a 10-7 victory and their fourth win over UNC Greensboro in 17 years following a six-run rally in the sixth inning on Wednesday evening at NewBridge Bank Park in Greensboro, NC.

UNCG took an early-game lead with an opening pitch solo by Tim Carrier and a two-run double by Ricky Orton. The Aggies were able to chip away at the lead until knotting the game at 4-4 with four hits, including a two-run homer by Jeremy Jones in the third.

N.C. A&T then came out with a six-run rally in the sixth inning to take a 10-4 lead. The Spartans kept the Aggie lineup silent through the remainder of the game, but after scoring just three runs, N.C. A&T came away with the victory.

UNCG's Tim Carrier took the first pitch of the game and drove it over the right field fence to put the Spartans up with an early 1-0 led. First baseman Ricky Orton upped the margin by two more with a centerfield double to score shortstop Matt Gaski and leftfielder Greg Feltes.

Orton came through again in the second inning with a single through the left side to plate Gaski and give the Spartans the 4-0 lead.

The Aggies cut the margin in half in inning three as Jeremy Jones stroked a two-run shot onto the grassy knoll behind the left field wall. N.C. A&T knotted the game at 4-4 with single runs in both the fourth and fifth innings. In the fourth, John Primus laid a bunt which hugged the left field line. As UNCG waited for the ball to roll foul, Neil Rosser was able to advance to second while Joe McIntrye crossed the plate.

In the following inning, McIntrye grounded out to second base yet nabbed the RBI as CJ Beatty crossed the plate.

N.C. A&T took the lead with a six-run tally in the top of the sixth inning. The Aggie rally was jumpstarted by a two-run single up the middle by Beatty. Jones was plated in the next at-bat and then McIntyre brought in the final three with a home run over the left field wall and the inning's final run.

The Spartans cut the lead to 10-6 in the bottom of the seventh. Orton brought Gaski in with a single to the right center gap. UNCG's second run came by gift from the Aggie mound as third baseman Ray Quinones received a bases loaded walk to plate Feltes.

UNCG notched one more in the eighth, but a three up, three down ninth inning left them scoreless as N.C. A&T came away with the 10-7 victory.

UNCG's Ricky Orton was 3-for-5 with four RBI. Tim Carrier was 1-for5 with two runs and the first pitch solo. The Aggies' CJ Beatty was 2-for-4 with two RBI and two runs.

Marquis Frink (1-2) grabbed the win for the Aggies after over six innings of work with nine strikeouts. Matt Bjorkstrom (1-1) took his first loss of the season after 1.2 innings on the rubber.

The Spartans will remain in Greensboro as they take on Southern Conference foes, the Furman Paladins, for a three-day, three-game series at the UNCG Baseball Stadium staring Friday, April 7. The first game of the series is slated to begin at 7pm, with Saturday's game starting at 2pm and Sunday's game getting underway at 1pm.

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North Carolina A&T 10, UNC Greensboro 7 (Apr 02, 2008 at Greensboro, NC)