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Emmanuel EMM 17-31, 9-20 CC
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Winner UNC Pembroke UNCP 35-13, 22-7 CC
Emmanuel EMM
17-31, 9-20 CC
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Final
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UNC Pembroke UNCP
35-13, 22-7 CC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Emmanuel EMM 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 6 0
UNC Pembroke UNCP 0 3 0 3 1 0 X 7 9 4

W: Kunz, Branden (8-1) L: Colby Fields (1-8)

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Emmanuel EMM 17-32, 9-21 CC
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Winner UNC Pembroke UNCP 36-13, 23-7 CC
Emmanuel EMM
17-32, 9-21 CC
2
Final
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UNC Pembroke UNCP
36-13, 23-7 CC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Emmanuel EMM 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 6 0
UNC Pembroke UNCP 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 X 3 5 1

W: McLean, Evan (7-1) L: Jake Denham (6-5) S: Smith, Landen (7)

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

No. 24 Baseball Wraps Up Weekend Sweep Of Emmanuel

PEMBROKE – The 24th-ranked UNC Pembroke baseball team got a pair of solid starts from right-handers Branden Kunz and Evan McLean, as well as two solid relief showings from southpaw Landen Smith, to key a pair of victories on Saturday that completed a weekend sweep of Emmanuel. Wellington Guzman tagged a pair of home runs to pace the Braves to a 7-2 win in the opener, while Christian Jayne hit a go-ahead homer in the fifth inning to fuel a 3-2 win in the nightcap.
 
The wins highlighted Senior Day for the Braves (36-13, 23-7 CC) who closed out the regular season with eight-straight wins en route to securing the No. 2 seed for next week's Conference Carolinas Tournament in Wilson. It was the ninth and 10th setbacks in the last 11 outings for Emmanuel (17-32, 9-21).
 
Kunz (8-1) struck out six and did not surrender an earned run in five innings of work in Saturday's opener to pick up his eighth win of the season, while McLean (7-1) struck out five in 5-1/3 innings pitched in the second game to notch the seventh win of his rookie campaign. Smith closed out both contests and finished his afternoon with a dozen strikeouts in 5-2/3 innings pitched. He notched his seventh save of the campaign with 3-2/3 innings of relief in the nightcap.
 
DOUBLEHEADER SUMMARY
GAME 1 FINAL UNC Pembroke 7, Emmanuel 2
PITCHERS WP: Branden Kunz (8-1) LP: Colby Fields (1-8) Save: None
GAME 2 FINAL UNC Pembroke 3, Emmanuel 2
PITCHERS WP: Evan McLean (7-1) LP: Jake Denham (6-5) Save: Landen Smith (7)
RECORDS UNC Pembroke 36-13, 23-7 CC; Emmanuel 17-32, 9-21 CC
KEY INNINGS (GAME 1)
TOP 2 Emmanuel capitalized on two ill-timed errors by the Braves to put a pair of runners into scoring position with no outs, and eventually pushed across a run on Vinny Antinori's RBI groundout.
BOT 2 Bobby Dixon drew a 5-pitch walk to lead off the frame, moved into scoring position on an ensuing sacrifice bunt and eventually scampered home with the tying run thanks to Blake Hinson's two-out single. Hinson took advantage of a passed ball and two wild pitches to come across with the go-ahead run, and Wellington Guzman hit a towering solo homer to close out the scoring.
KEY INNINGS (GAME 2)
TOP 3 Emmanuel put a pair of runners into scoring position with one out, and took its first lead of the weekend on Cody Minnis's sacrifice fly to left field.
BOT 4 The Braves loaded the bases with their first four at-bats in the fourth, and evened the score back up on a sacrifice fly from Trent Harris.
BOT 5 Andrew Mills singled to lead off the frame, but it was Christian Jayne's two-out blast over the right field fence three batters later that gave the Black & Gold the lead for good.
UNCP LEADERS (GAME 1) EC LEADERS (GAME 1)
Wellington Guzman 2-3, 2 HR, 3 RBI
Christian Jayne 2-4, 2B, RBI
Garrett Littleton 2-2, R
Blake Hinson 1-3, RBI		 Cody Minnis 2-4, R
Khalib Bayona 1-3, 2B
Brody Campbell 1-3, BB, RBI
 
UNCP LEADERS (GAME 2) EC LEADERS (GAME 2)
Christian Jayne 1-4, HR, 2 RBI
Gage Hammonds 2-4, R
Andrew Mills 1-3, R
Bobby Dixon 1-3, BB		 Luke Patty 2-5
Dustin Frost 1-4, 2B, R
Johnathan Manibusan 1-2, RBI
 
 
UP NEXT
Second-seeded UNCP will battle the winner of Wednesday's Conference Carolinas Tournament play-in game between fifth-seeded Erskine and eighth-seeded Barton in Thursday's first round. First pitch of that contest is scheduled for 3 p.m. Ticket information for the 2022 Conference Carolinas Baseball Tournament can be found at ConferenceCarolinas.com/Tickets.
 
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