GREENSBORO, N.C.- The UNC Greensboro (UNCG) baseball team fell to the No. 22 N.C. State Wolfpack, 13-5, in its Tuesday night matchup in Greensboro, N.C.
The Wolfpack took an early 1-0 lead in the top of the first on a Spartan error. UNCG answered with three runs of its own.
Zack Budzik was walked, followed by a single from
Pres Cavenaugh. Freshman
Kennedy Jones stepped up to the plate and hit a three-run homer over the left-field wall.
State tied the game in the top of the second on a wild pitch and then took the lead on a Spartan error.
Rowan Watt doubled to left-field and scored on a Wolfpack error to first base. Cavenaugh got on base with a double and then was brought home with a single by Jones.
NC State tied the game at five in the top of the third with two runs. State took a 12-5 lead with four runs in the fifth and three in the seventh. UNCG had men in scoring position with
Mitchell Smith being walked and
GC Jarman hitting a double down the left-field line in the bottom of the eighth but nothing came of it. The Spartans would fall to the Wolfpack, 13-5.
RHP
Hunter Shuey earned his second career start. He pitched two innings, allowed two hits and struck out two batters.
RECORDS
UNCG: 6-6, 0-0
NC State: 9-4, 0-0
BY THE NUMBERS
- Cavenaugh led the Spartans with three hits. Jones followed with two.
- Jarman hit his first career double.
- Cavenaugh and Watt also hit a double.
- Jones led with four RBIs.
- He now has a hit in every game this season.
- He hit the Spartan's only home run of the game.
- Hogan Windish was hit by a pitch twice.
- Shuey led with three strikeouts.
- Price King, Caleb Freeman, and Wesley Buck had two strikeouts.
HUNTER SHUEY ON STARTING
"I'm really happy about it. I've been working hard in the offseason and preseason and coach Godwin has seen that so being able to come out here and get my first start just means a lot. Going into it you're nervous for the game, but as I was told 'if you're not nervous, you're not ready'. So after getting that first strikeout I feel like everything just slowed down for me."
UPCOMING
UNCG will head to Boiling Springs, S.C. for a midweek game against the Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs. The first pitch is set for 4 p.m.
