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Branden Kunz 021823
0
Belmont Abbey BAC 9-2, 0-2 CC
12
Winner UNC Pembroke UNCP 8-0, 2-0 CC
Belmont Abbey BAC
9-2, 0-2 CC
0
Final
12
UNC Pembroke UNCP
8-0, 2-0 CC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Belmont Abbey BAC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
UNC Pembroke UNCP 1 1 3 0 7 0 X 12 10 1

W: Kunz, Branden (2-0) L: A. Sniffen (1-1)

6
Belmont Abbey BAC 9-3, 0-3 CC
9
Winner UNC Pembroke UNCP 9-0, 3-0 CC
Belmont Abbey BAC
9-3, 0-3 CC
6
Final
9
UNC Pembroke UNCP
9-0, 3-0 CC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Belmont Abbey BAC 0 0 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 6 11 1
UNC Pembroke UNCP 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 5 X 9 6 2

W: Barrow, Luke (1-0) L: Jake Craddock (0-1)

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

No. 13 Baseball Finishes Off Sweep Of No. 14 Belmont Abbey

PEMBROKE – Senior Branden Kunz pitched a masterpiece to lead the 13th-ranked UNC Pembroke to a series-clinching 12-0 victory in the front end of a Saturday afternoon twinbill at Sammy Cox Field, and the Braves used an epic comeback effort to complete a weekend sweep of the Crusaders with a 9-6 victory in the nightcap.
 
UNCP (9-0, 3-0 CC) pushed its multi-season home win streak out to 14 games with Saturday's results, while also giving the Black & Gold a conference-opening series sweep for the second-straight year. The weekend sweep marked the first three losses of the season for the Crusaders (9-3, 0-3) who fell to 18-18 all-time in the series with UNCP.
 
Kunz (2-0) notched a career-best 14 strikeouts across a 2-hit complete game effort in the opening game of Saturday's twinbill – a performance that also saw him strike out nine of the first 10 batters he faced. Newcomer Luke Barrow (1-0) grabbed his first win as a member of the Black & Gold in game two, striking out seven across four hitless innings of relief.
 
DOUBLEHEADER SUMMARY
GAME 1 FINAL UNC Pembroke 12, Belmont Abbey 0
PITCHERS WP: Branden Kunz (2-0) LP: Alex Sniffen (1-1) Save: None
GAME 2 FINAL UNC Pembroke 9, Belmont Abbey 6
PITCHERS WP: Luke Barrow (1-0) LP: Jake Craddock (0-1) Save: None
RECORDS UNC Pembroke 9-0, 3-0 CC; Belmont Abbey 9-3, 0-3 CC
KEY INNINGS (GAME 1)
BOT 1 Joey Rezek drew a 2-out walk and Ethan Ott followed with a run-scoring double off of the wall in right field to give the hosts the only run they would need.
KEY INNINGS (GAME 2)
TOP 3 Belmont Abbey offset a 2-0 deficit by sending its entire order to the plate in a 6-hit, 5-run third inning that swung the momentum into the visiting dugout. Connor Tucker, Joey Humphrey and Garrett Browder all registered RBI singles, while Jack Boyles tallied a two-run triple.
BOT 8 UNCP sent its entire order to the plate in a game-deciding eighth inning, tacking up the last five of seven-straight unanswered runs to close the contest. The Braves loaded the bases with their first four at-bats, and Michael Kocen drew a 4-pitch walk to force in a run. Joey Rezek registered a RBI groundout to even up the score, and Ethan Ott crushed a full-count offering from reliever Jake Craddock deep and over the fence in left field.
UNCP LEADERS (GAME 1) BAC LEADERS (GAME 1)
Joey Rezek 2-3, HR, 3 RBI
Jonathan Barham 1-3, HR, SF, 4 RBI
Ethan Ott 2-3, 2B, BB, RBI
Branden Kunz 7.0 IP, 14 K		 Joe Whitaker 1-2
Patrick Taylor 1-2

 
UNCP LEADERS (GAME 2) BAC LEADERS (GAME 2)
Ethan Ott 2-4, HR, 3 RBI
Michael Kocen 1-3, 2 BB, 3 R
Spencer Faulkner 1-3, 2 BB, 2 RBI
Luke Barrow 4.0 IP, 7 K		 Garrett Browder 2-4, HR, 2 RBI
Jack Boyles 1-3, 3B, 2 RBI
Connor Tucker 2-5, 2B, RBI
Patrick Taylor 2-5
 
UP NEXT
The Braves will continue an eight-game home stand on Tuesday when they welcome Mercy (0-2) to Sammy Cox Field. First pitch is scheduled for 3 p.m.
 
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