SALISBURY – Seventh-ranked Catawba took the lead for good with its first two at-bats of the contest, and then added a trio of insurance runs in the third, sixth and seventh innings, to snap the 14
th-ranked UNC Pembroke baseball team's three-game winning skein with a 12-7 victory over the Braves on Tuesday afternoon.
The result marked the final leg of a seven-game road trip for the Black & Gold (6-3) who will return to Pembroke this weekend for a three-game set against Peach Belt Conference rival Young Harris. The Indians (7-4) have now grabbed wins in three of their last four outings, and have now won three-straight home games in the series with UNCP.
| GAME SUMMARY |
| FINAL SCORE |
Catawba 12, UNC Pembroke 7 |
| PITCHERS |
WP: Bryan Ketchie (1-0) LP: Bucky Bonynge (2-1) Save: None. |
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| RECORDS |
UNC Pembroke (6-3); Catawba (7-4) |
| KEY INNINGS |
| BOT 1 |
Lee Poteat doubled to lead off the bottom of the first for Catawba, moved to third on a wild pitch and eventually scored on a run-scoring single off the bat of Hunter Shepherd. |
| BOT 3 |
The Indians utilized a single, a costly error and walk to load the bases with their first three at-bats, and got free passes in each of their next two at-bats to force in a pair of runs. Jeremy Simpson's sacrifice fly pushed the hosts' advantage out to 4-0. |
| BOT 7 |
Zack Miller's leadoff homer to start the frame signaled a 6-hit, 5-run inning for Catawba who sent 10 batters to the plate to fuel the rally. Jeremy Simpson's base-clearing double gave the Indians a 12-2 lead heading into the final two innings. |
| UNCP LEADERS |
CC LEADERS |
Trevor Clemons 4-5, R
Gage Hammonds 2-4, BB, 2 RBI
Christian Jayne 1-3, HR, BB
Spencer Faulkner 1-2, 2 BB, RBI |
Lee Poteat 3-4, 2B, HR, 3 RBI
Hunter Shepherd 3-3, 2B, 2 BB, RBI
Jeremy Simpson 1-4, HR, SF, 4 RBI
Bryan Ketchie 6.0 IP, H, ER, 3 K |
| UP NEXT |
| The Braves will make a quick stop home this weekend when they suit up to battle league rival Young Harris (3-4, 3-3 PBC) in a weekend set at Sammy Cox Field. The squads will open up the series with a 1 p.m. doubleheader on Saturday, before wrapping up the weekend with a 1 p.m. outing on Sunday as well. |
| SUPPORT UNC PEMBROKE BASEBALL |
| Fans can help support the UNC Pembroke Baseball program by joining the Braves Club, or by making a gift directly to the program. To find out more information about the Braves Club, visit UNCPBraves.com/BravesClub or email braves.club@uncp.edu. To make a monetary gift, visit UNCPBraves.com/Give and indicate "baseball team" in notes section. |
