GREENSBORO, N.C.- Greg Hardison stretched his on-base streak to 27, tying for 10^th in the record books in the UNC Greensboro (UNCG) baseball team's 10-7 loss against the Wake Forest Demon Deacons on Tuesday night.
 
Kennedy Jones started the game with his first career triple to left center. Greg Hardison's 204^th  career hit brought Jones home to give UNCG the early lead. The Spartans stretched their lead to 3-0 with an RBI single from Mitchell Smith and a failed pick-off attempt that allowed Smith to score.
 
Matt Kemp's triple in the fourth brought Ethan McKay home to tie the game at four. The Spartans next run came from Hardison on an RBI single from Smith.
 
UNCG tacked on two more, one in the seventh and one in the ninth, both from Jones.
 
Freshman Caleb Freeman earned his first collegiate start. He pitched 2.0 innings, allowed one hit and struck out two. Six more Spartan pitchers had time on the mound. Price King and Sam Murchison also struck out two batters. Ryan Rouse, Jake Wolf, and Cam Noble did not allow a run in their appearance.  
 
 
RECORDS
UNCG: 14-19, 0-3 (SoCon)
Wake Forest: 26-7, 9-6 (ACC)
 
BY THE NUMBERS

• Hogan Windish stretched his on base streak to 11 games.
• Smith led the game with three hits.
• Jones led the game with three runs.
• Windish and Smith had multi-RBI performances. 
UPCOMING
UNCG will welcome conference foes, Mercer Bears, for a weekend series starting on Thursday.  The Spartans and Bears will play Thursday and Friday at 6 p.m. They will close out the series on Saturday at 2 p.m.
 
Prior to the game, UNCG Athletics will host an Easter Egg hunt at 1 p.m.

#204 give the Spartans the early lead!#LosMuchachos pic.twitter.com/Ro3Ku0fBuY

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Smith's RBI single brings in another run ??#LosMuchachos pic.twitter.com/eZZ8FaxvAD

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What a relay ????#LosMuchachos pic.twitter.com/z3SitQIqXB

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