CULLOWHEE, N.C.- The UNC Greensboro (UNCG) baseball team clinched the final series with a quick 5-3 win over the Western Carolina Catamounts on Friday night.
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The Spartans are playing for their second series sweep of the season tomorrow. They swept The Citadel earlier this season.
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They are also playing for a top four spot in the 2022 Southern Conference Tournament. They are currently tied with Mercer with an 11-9 conference record.
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SPARTANS INTERVIEWING SPARTANS WITH BRADLEY BOTT
Bott: "Hoppe came in and closed out the game for us. Tell me, what was working for you on the mound?"
Hoppe: "I think everything was working pretty well today. It was all about feeling my zone up and letting my defense play behind me and it worked out well today."
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RECORDS
UNCG: 27-27, 11-9 (SoCon)
Western Carolina: 25-28-1, 9-10-1 (SoCon)
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Spartans took the early lead in the first inning.
- A Catamount error would allow Mitchell Smith to reach first and Kennedy Jones to score.
- A double from Dallas Callahan would bring two more across the plate to give the Spartans the 3-0 lead.
- A solo home run from Jones in the second inning would grow the lead to 4-0.
- The Catamounts cut the Spartan's lead in half with two runs in the sixth inning.
- GC Jarman's single in the eighth inning allowed Smith to score to make it 5-2.
- Western Carolina added one in the bottom of the ninth, but the Spartans won 5-3.
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BY THE NUMBERS
- Jones was a triple away from hitting for the cycle.
- Jared Mathewson and Alex Hoppe struck out four batters each.
- Mathewson is now five strikeouts away from 200 in his career.
- The Spartans are 11-2 in its last 13 SoCon contests.Â
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UPCOMING
UNCG will close out the regular season tomorrow at 2 p.m. against the Catamounts. Â
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