SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Two hits each from
Kennedy Jones,
Pres Cavenaugh, and
Greg Hardison fueled UNCG's 10-hit attack during a 5-2 setback to Wofford in a Southern Conference contest at King Field Saturday afternoon.
UNCG applied consistent pressure throughout the contest as it had a runner on base in eight of the nine innings.
Records
UNCG 14-17 overall, 0-2 SoCon
Wofford 23-9, 2-0
How It Happened
- The Spartans started fast as the first three hitters in the lineup registered a hit.
- Hardison's two-run double in the first inning gave UNCG a quick 2-0 lead.
- Jones, who singled, and Cavenaugh, who doubled, scored on Hardison's 201st career hit.
- Windish doubled and Mitchell Smith singled with two outs in the third inning.
- Windish also walked twice.
- In the ninth inning, the Spartans had their first two hitters (Dallas Callahan and Jones) reach base with singles.
- UNCG brought the tying run to the plate in the ninth inning.
- Alex Hoppe also struck out a season best eight batters in 4.1 innings.
- Hoppe allowed one hit and pitched a perfect fifth inning.
- Callahan caught two base runners trying to steal bases.
- Callahan has thrown out three base runners in this series.
- Ethan McKay made a nice catch in rightfield and then threw a strike home to nail a Wofford runner at the plate in the second inning to preserve UNCG's early 2-0 lead.
- Wofford scored all its runs with two outs in the fourth inning.
- Lawson Hill had two hits for the Terriers.
- Wofford had three of its six hits in the fourth inning.
Inside the Numbers
- Jones has 13 multi-hit games this season.
- Windish has reached base in nine straight games.
- Callahan extended his hitting streak to 10 games.
- This was Hardison's 14th multi-hit game of the season.
- With 202 career hits, Hardison has a hit in six straight contests.
- Hardison has at least two RBIs in two of UNCG's last three games.
- Hardison leads UNCG with 43 hits.
- Cavenaugh has 12 multi-hit games this season.
- Cavenaugh and Windish also had doubles for the Spartans.
- This was Hoppe's fifth game with at least five strikeouts in 2022.
- Zack Budzik also registered a hit for UNCG.
- Budzik has reached base in 27 of UNCG's 31 games.
Up Next
- UNCG finishes the series against Wofford on Sunday starting at 1:00 p.m.
Schedule Notes
- UNCG will host Wake Forest on Tuesday, April 12 at 6 p.m. at home. This game was originally scheduled for the Grasshoppers Stadium.
- UNCG will host Mercer beginning Thursday, April 14 at 6 p.m. The Spartans and Bears will battle on Friday, April 15 at 6 p.m. and Saturday, April 16 at 2 p.m. The series was moved up a day because of Easter Sunday.
