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Spencer Slide Conference Tourney
14
Winner UNC Pembroke UNCP 38-14
5
Barton BARTON 26-26
Winner
UNC Pembroke UNCP
38-14
14
Final
5
Barton BARTON
26-26
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
UNC Pembroke UNCP 1 1 5 3 0 1 2 0 1 14 21 0
Barton BARTON 0 1 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 5 13 1

W: McLean, Evan (8-1) L: Alex Hart (9-4) S: Jernigan, Chase (1)

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

No. 19 Baseball Topples Barton, Advances To Semifinals

WILSON – The second-seeded and 19th-ranked UNC Pembroke baseball team registered 21 hits, including five off of the bat of senior Gage Hammonds, to cruise to a 14-5 rout of eighth-seeded Barton on Saturday evening in an elimination game at the 2022 Conference Carolinas Tournament.
 
The win helped the Braves (38-14) match the 2013 and 2015 clubs for the second-most victories in program history, while also helping the Black & Gold move into a semifinal matchup on Sunday against the loser of Friday's late matchup between top-seeded North Greenville and fourth-seeded Mount Olive. The setback snapped the lid on the 2022 campaign for the Bulldogs (26-26).
 
Freshman Evan McLean (8-1) threw 107 pitches and fought off an hour-long weather delay to record his eighth win of the season for the Braves, while southpaw Chase Jernigan picked up his first collegiate save with 3-1/3 quality innings of relief. Senior lefthander Alex Hart (9-4), a first team all-conference pick, took the loss for the Bulldogs after allowing seven earned runs on 11 hits in just 2-1/3 innings on the hill.
 
GAME SUMMARY
FINAL SCORE UNC Pembroke 14, Barton 5
PITCHERS WP: Evan McLean (8-1) LP: Alex Hart (9-4) Save: Chase Jernigan (1)
RECORDS UNC Pembroke 38-14; Barton 26-26
KEY INNINGS
TOP 3 Barton trimmed a 2-score deficit in half with a run in the bottom of the second, but the Braves responded with five runs in the third. Freshman Ethan Ott got the party started with a 2-run single, but Spencer Faulkner, Garrett Littleton and Christian Jayne all followed with run-scoring at bats as well.
TOP 4 UNCP came out of an hour-long weather delay and posted three more runs. Gage Hammonds opened the frame with a solo shot to centerfield, while Ethan Ott and Spencer Faulkner both recorded 1-out RBI singles as well.
UNCP LEADERS BC LEADERS
Gage Hammonds 5-6, HR, 2 RBI, 4 R
Spencer Faulkner 4-6, 4 RBI, 2 R
Ethan Ott 3-4, 2 BB, 2B, 3 RBI
Garrett Littleton 3-6, RBI
 Andres Machado 3-5, RBI, R
Raymond Paniagua 2-5, R
Chase Waddell 2-5, HR
Ryan McIsaac 1-4, 2B, R
 
UP NEXT
The Braves advance to the semifinal round of the 2022 Conference Carolinas Tournament on Sunday where they will take on the loser of Saturday evening's late-night tilt between top-seeded North Greenville and fourth-seeded Mount Olive. Sunday's semifinal matchup is slated for a 1 p.m. first pitch at Fleming Stadium in Wilson. Get your tickets ahead of time by visiting ConferenceCarolinas.com/Tickets.
 
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BACK THE BRAVES
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