GREENSBORO, N.C.- Seniors Austin Parsley and Alex Hoppe pitched for a combined five-hit shutout in the UNC Greensboro (UNCG) baseball team's 5-0 win over the Appalachian State Mountaineers on Saturday afternoon.
 
Parsley earned his second start on the mound for the Spartans. The Mountaineers loaded the bases early with back-to-back hits and a walk. Parsley struck out two batters. The final out came from a diving over the back catch from Zack Budzik.
 
Kennedy Jones and Pres Cavenaugh got the bottom of the first started with back-to-back singles. Greg Hardison's second RBI of the season gave the Blue and Gold the early 1-0 lead. Jones got on base again in the bottom of the third. He advanced to third on a double down the right-field line by Cavenaugh. Hogan Windish's single to the shortstop and Hardison's single to center gave UNCG a 3-0 lead.
 
The Spartans wouldn't score again until the bottom of the seventh inning. Jones hit his first career home run over the left-field wall to tack on two more, 5-0.
 
RECORDS
UNCG: 3-3, 0-0
App State: 2-4, 0-0
 
BY THE NUMBERS

• Jones led with three runs, including his first collegiate home run.
• Jones and Windish went 3-for-4 at the plate.
• The Spartans finished with five RBIs. Jones and Hardison had two and Windish had one.
• Windish had UNCG's lone stolen base.
• Parsley pitched 6.0 innings. He had nine strikeouts, one walk, and no runs.
• Alex Hoppe pitched the last three innings for the Spartans and had three strikeouts and one walk.

 
UPCOMING
UNCG will close out the series with App State tomorrow at 2 p.m. The game was originally scheduled for 1 p.m. but was moved due to the potential of inclement weather.