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2021 Regular Season Champions
9
North Georgia UNG 24-12, 22-11 PBC
11
Winner UNC Pembroke UNCP 27-6, 23-4 PBC
North Georgia UNG
24-12, 22-11 PBC
9
Final
11
UNC Pembroke UNCP
27-6, 23-4 PBC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
North Georgia UNG 0 0 0 2 0 3 1 1 2 9 10 2
UNC Pembroke UNCP 0 0 2 6 0 3 0 0 X 11 12 2

W: Bowen, Darren (5-0) L: Jay Pendley (1-1)

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

No. 13 Baseball Claims PBC Regular Season Championship

PEMBROKE – River Ryan highlighted a 6-run fourth inning with a two-out grand slam and the 13th-ranked UNC Pembroke baseball team held off a late charge by No. 21 North Georgia to finish off a weekend sweep of the Nighthawks with an 11-9 triumph on Sunday afternoon that also handed the Braves their first Peach Belt Conference regular season championship in program history.
 
The result put the finishing touches on the seventh league series sweep of the season for the Braves (27-6, 23-4 PBC) who will close out a seven-game home stand on Tuesday evening against 26th-ranked Catawba (29-7) at Sammy Cox Field. The Nighthawks (24-12, 22-11) have now dropped four-straight games in the series with the Black & Gold, but suffered its first weekend sweep at the hands of the Braves since the 2013 campaign.

UNCP now has two conference titles to its credit, including the 2011 PBC Tourmament crown.

 
GAME SUMMARY
FINAL SCORE UNC Pembroke 11, North Georgia 9
PITCHERS WP: Darren Bowen (5-0) LP: Jay Pendley (1-1) Save: None
RECORDS UNC Pembroke 27-6, 23-4 PBC; North Georgia 24-12, 22-11 PBC

KEY INNINGS
BOT 4 A costly error with two outs and the bases loaded kept a rally going for the Braves in the fourth and eventually led to six unearned runs crossing the plate. River Ryan highlighted the frame with a two-out grand slam to push the lead out to 7-2, and Bobby Dixon capped off the inning with a RBI single through the right side.
TOP 6 North Georgia cut into its deficit with three runs in the sixth, pushing the first run across on a RBI single up the middle by Will Hardigree, and then pulling to within a pair of runs with a 2-run homer off the bat of Jake Arnold.
BOT 6 River Ryan and Gage Hammonds led off the home half of the sixth with back-to-back solo homers, and Ramsey Petty pushed across another run later in the frame on a sac fly to centerfield.

UNCP LEADERS UNG LEADERS
River Ryan 3-5, HR, GS, 6 RBI
Gage Hammonds 3-5, 2B, HR, 2 RBI
Trevor Clemons 1-3, 2 BB, 2 R		 Tim Conway 3-5, 2B, 2 RBI
Crews Taylor 2-5, 2B, HR, RBI
Jake Arnold 1-4, HR, 3 RBI
 
UP NEXT
The Braves will close out a seven-game home stand on Tuesday when they suit up to take on 26th-ranked Catawba (29-7) at Sammy Cox Field. First pitch is slated for 6 p.m.
 
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