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Kody OConnor 032423
1
UNC Pembroke UNCP 23-6, 10-3 CC
7
Winner North Greenville NGU 27-2, 15-1 CC
UNC Pembroke UNCP
23-6, 10-3 CC
1
Final
7
North Greenville NGU
27-2, 15-1 CC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
UNC Pembroke UNCP 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 6 1
North Greenville NGU 0 3 0 0 2 2 0 0 X 7 7 1

W: Noah Takac (2-0) L: McLean, Evan (3-1)

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

No. 1 North Greenville Tops No. 13 Baseball In Series Opener

TIGERVILLE, S.C. – Cory Bivins hit a 3-run homer with two outs in the bottom of the second inning to give top-ranked North Greenville all of the offense it would need as the Crusaders captured their season opener with the 13th-ranked UNC Pembroke baseball team via a 7-1 win over the Braves on Friday afternoon.
 
The setback snapped a four-game win streak for the Black & Gold (23-6, 10-3 CC) who also fell to 0-4 all-time against NGU in Tigerville. It was the 13th-straight victory for the Crusaders (27-2, 15-1) who improved to 15-0 at Dillard Field this season.
 
GAME SUMMARY
FINAL SCORE North Greenville 7, UNC Pembroke 1
PITCHERS WP: Noah Takac (2-0) LP: Evan McLean (3-1) Save: None
RECORDS UNC Pembroke 23-6, 10-3 CC; North Greenville 27-2, 15-1 CC
KEY INNINGS
BOT 2 Jalen Vasquez drew a leadoff walk, and Zach Zarra climbed aboard via a one-out walk, to set the table for a go-ahead at-bat minutes later. Evan McLean kept his wits about him and retired the next batter via a swinging strikeout, and then worked back from a 3-and-0 count to Cory Bivins, but Bivins crushed a full-count offering over the fence in right field.
UNCP LEADERS NGU LEADERS
Kody O'Connor 2-4, 2B, RBI
Will Hood 2-4
Michael Kocen 1-1, BB, RBI
Christian Jayne 1-5
 Cory Bivins 2-3, BB, HR, 3 RBI
Pat Monteith 2-3, R
Jalen Vasquez 1-2, BB, RBI
Noah Takac 5.0 IP, 0 R, 3 K
 
UP NEXT
The Braves will close out their weekend series with North Greenville with a doubleheader on Saturday. First pitch of the twinbill is scheduled for noon.
 
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