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Grainger vs IUP 020919
11
Winner UNC Pembroke UNCP 12-11
4
Anderson ANDERSON 10-13
Winner
UNC Pembroke UNCP
12-11
11
Final
4
Anderson ANDERSON
10-13
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
UNC Pembroke UNCP 4 0 1 1 3 0 2 0 0 11 21 1
Anderson ANDERSON 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 4 12 1

W: Ball, Nile (5-2) L: Gage Gambrell (0-1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Hit Parade Carries Baseball Past Anderson In Series Opener

ANDERSON, S.C. – The UNC Pembroke baseball team tacked up a season-high 21 hits and scored 11 times behind another solid outing from Nile Ball, and the Braves cruised to an 11-4 series-opening victory over Anderson on Saturday at Memorial Stadium.
 
It was the fifth win in the last seven outings for the Braves (12-11) who climbed above the .500 mark for the first time in nearly four weeks with the triumph as well. It was the sixth loss in the last eight outings for the Trojans (10-13) who fell to 7-7 at Memorial Stadium this season with the result.

 
GAME SUMMARY
FINAL SCORE UNC Pembroke 11, Anderson 4
PITCHERS WP: Nile Ball (5-2)  LP: Gambrell (0-1)  Save: None
RECORDS UNC Pembroke 12-11; Anderson 10-13

KEY INNINGS
TOP 1 Connor Grainger hit a RBI double to spark a two-out rally for the Braves that eventually led to four runs. Elijah Helton, River Ryan and Bobby Dixon all registered RBI singles in the frame as well.
TOP 3 The Braves loaded the bases with their first three at-bats of the frame, and Bobby Dixon's RBI single pushed the lead out to 4-0 with a single to left field. The rally ended there, however, as AU reliever Brent Reynolds settled down and retired the next three hitters in order.
TOP 4 Connor Grainger laced a one-out double to the gap in left field, and Elijah Helton followed with a single through the left side to set up a two-out RBI single from Jarratt Mobley two at-bats later.
TOP 5 Luke Jackson hit one-out single through the left side, and Trevor Clemons pushed the lead out to 7-0 with a RBI triple to the gap in right field. Ethan Baucom's 2-run homer moments later made it a 9-0 affair.
TOP 7 UNCP put a pair of runners into scoring position with its first two at-bats, and Bobby Dixon capped the scoring in the game for the Braves with a two-out double to left field three batters later to plate both runs.
BOT 7 Anderson used an ill-timed error by the Braves to plate its first run of the outing and spoil the shutout. Brandon Odachowski's RBI groundout with one out showing eventually plated the run.
BOT 9 BThe Trojans registered singles in five of their first six at-bats in the home half of the ninth, including a two-run knock from Brandon Odachowski. Tyler Berry drew a bases-loaded walk to cap the scoring on the day before UNCP reliever Dylan Radford induced a game-ending double play from the bat of Trevor Weisner.

UNCP LEADERS AU LEADERS
Elijah Helton  5-6, 2B, 3 R
Bobby Dixon  3-5, 2B, 4 RBI
Connor Grainger  2-5, 2 2B, 3 R
Nile Ball  6.0 IP, 0 R, 5 K		 Castleberry  2-4
Stephens  2-4, R
Strange  2-5
Odachowski  1-5, 3 RBI
 
UP NEXT
The Braves will play the back half of a series-opening doubleheader with Anderson later today at Memorial Stadium. First pitch was scheduled for approximately 4:45 p.m.
 
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