GREENSBORO, N.C. – The UNCG baseball team headed to downtown Greensboro Tuesday evening for its annual contest with crosstown rival North Carolina A&T at NewBridge Bank Park and came away with a 10-0 nonconference victory. The Spartans improve to 10-12 with the win while the Aggies drop to 3-17. The Blue and Gold upped its advantage in the all-time series to 41-6 and won its seventh straight over North Carolina A&T.

The shutout marked the first for the Blue and Gold since April 5, 2013 when Max Povse's complete game effort lifted UNCG past College of Charleston by a 12-0 score in a Southern Conference contest in Charleston.

The Spartans posted double digits in the run column for the sixth time in 2015 and improved to 6-0 in those contests. UNCG also tallied double figures in hits for the 10th time and ran its record to 8-2 when turning the trick.

Senior outfielder Zac MacAneney and senior infielder Hunter King recorded two hits and three RBI apiece to pace the offensive efforts while senior outfielder Tyler Long and freshman infielder Tripp Shelton chipped in with two hits and two runs scored each. Shelton also notched two RBI. Additionally, freshman Devin Ruiz scored two runs to go along with a hit and a walk. With a single in the bottom of the seventh, MacAneney ran his hitting streak to 12 games.

Freshman RHP Andrew Wantz tossed four strong innings to earn his fourth victory of the season against no losses. He did not allow a run while giving up just two hits and striking out four batters. A total of five Spartan pitchers came out of the bullpen and threw an inning each to close out the contest. Evan Miranda suffered the loss for the Aggies, allowing four runs (three earned) on five hits with three walks and seven strikeouts in six innings of work.

UNCG jumped on top in the bottom of the first inning thanks to a sacrifice fly by senior infielder Aaron Wright. A&T put up its first real threat in the top of the third as Brandon Mitchell doubled with one out and advanced to third on a failed pickoff attempt. He would be thrown out at home on the next play, however, and Micah Carmony struck out to leave the Aggies still searching for their first run.

A two-out RBI single by King plated Shelton in the bottom of the third to extend the Spartan lead to 2-0 before North Carolina A&T came calling again in the top of the fifth. With freshman RHP Daniel Dulaney on the bump, Milton Rivera drew a leadoff walk and moved to second on a Bo McMillan sacrifice bunt. Rivera reached third via a groundout and Mitchell walked, putting runners on the corners with two away, but Dulaney induced a groundout to terminate the threat.

Ruiz drew a leadoff walk to begin the bottom of the fifth and moved to third base on a bunt single by Long. Shelton then laid down a bunt single of his own and reached second on a throwing error. Ruiz would score on the play to make it a 3-0 contest before Long raced home on a MacAneney sac fly – leaving UNCG with a 4-0 cushion after five complete.

The Spartans broke the game open in the bottom of the seventh. Ruiz led off with a single to right field and Long followed with a slash hit and run double down the right field line that allowed Ruiz to advance to third. After Shelton grounded out, MacAneney singled to drive in Ruiz and Long scored on the play after a throwing error from right field. King then stepped up a deposited a ball on Natty's Hill in left field to give his team an 8-0 advantage. UNCG looked to add more in the frame, but a fly ball out and strikeout ended the inning.

The Blue and Gold added two more runs in the bottom of the eighth thanks to a Shelton RBI double and MacAneney RBI single. Freshman RHP Chad Sykes then came on to pitch the top of the ninth and struck out a pair of batters on his way to closing out the game.

UNCG returns to action this weekend, opening a three-game Southern Conference series at East Tennessee State. The Spartans and Bucs will begin the set Friday at 6:05 p.m. inside Thomas Stadium.