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Elijah Helton 04172018
12
Winner Queens QUEENS 12-25
11
UNC Pembroke UNCP 18-20
Winner
Queens QUEENS
12-25
12
Final
11
UNC Pembroke UNCP
18-20
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Queens QUEENS 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 6 1 12 16 5
UNC Pembroke UNCP 1 0 4 0 1 0 4 0 1 11 13 5

W: Evan Dix (1-1) L: Winstead, Brandon (1-5) S: Daniel Bagwell (2)

Game Recap: Baseball | | Todd Anderson, Associate AD/Communications & Strategic Initiatives

Queens Stuns Baseball With Late-Inning Rally

PEMBROKE – Elijah Helton hit a 2-run homer to spark a four-run seventh inning that gave the UNC Pembroke baseball team a 10-5 lead, but Queens rallied for seven runs in the final two frames to stun the Braves, 12-11, on Wednesday evening at Sammy Cox Field.
 
The setback marked the fifth loss in the last six home outings for the Black & Gold (18-20) who also fell to 2-8 in games decided by one run this season as well. The triumph snapped a two-game skid for the Royals (12-25) who picked up their fourth win of the season against teams from the Peach Belt Conference.

 
GAME SUMMARY
FINAL SCORE Queens 12, UNC Pembroke 11
PITCHERS WP: Dix (1-1)  LP: Brandon Winstead (1-5)  Save: Bagwell (2)
RECORDS UNC Pembroke 18-20; Queens 12-25

KEY INNINGS
TOP 1 Dominic Ford singled in the first at-bat of the afternoon, and Queens took a 2-0 lead minutes later when Noah Jones smacked a one-ball offering from UNCP starter Hank Simpson over the right field fence.
BOT 3 Dominic Ford singled in the first at-bat of the afternoon, and Queens took a 2-0 lead minutes later when Noah Jones smacked a one-ball offering from UNCP starter Hank Simpson over the right field fence.
BOT 7 Luke Jackson (hit by pitch) drew a free pass to lead off the frame, and Elijah Helton followed with a towering homer to left field to stretch UNCP's advantage out to three runs, 8-5. Bobby Dixon hit a one-out double to plate Connor Grainger, and a costly throwing error by the Royals allowed the hosts to take a 10-5 lead into the eighth.
TOP 8 Queens loaded the bases with its first three at-bats to chase reliever Jacob Morrison from the hill, and Dominic Ford got the benefits of a hard-hit ball that was stuffed when it hit the backside of field umpire Rick Trollinger. Noah Jones (two-run single) and Ryan Dudney (single) both recorded RBI at-bats to pull their team to within a run, and Queens used a costly throwing error to score two more times and grab an 11-10 lead.
TOP 9 Alex Sexton reached on a fielder's choice, moved into scoring position on a throwing error and eventually scored on another error by the Black & Gold to pad the lead out to a pair of runs.
BOT 9 Zach Ghelfi scored from third base on a fielder's choice RBI off the bat of River Ryan, and UNCP loaded the bases with one out showing when Ethan Baucom was hit by pitch. That forced a pitching change for the Royals, and reliever Daniel Bagwell cemented the victory for the visitors by registering two-straight outs.

UNCP LEADERS QUEENS LEADERS
Ethan Baucom  3-5, 2 HR, 4 RBI
Elijah Helton  3-6, 2 2B, HR, 3 RBI
Zach Ghelfi  2-3, 2 BB
 		 Ford  4-6, RBI
Jones  3-6, HR, 5 RBI
Jacobson  2-3
Hammonds  2-2, R
 
UP NEXT
The Braves will continue a nine-game home stand this weekend when they suit up to take on eighth-ranked and PBC-leading North Georgia (27-10, 14-7) in a three-game series at Sammy Cox Field. The squads will get the weekend started on Friday evening at 6 p.m.
 
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