HARTSVILLE, S.C. – 5th-ranked UNC Pembroke took a 5-4 lead in the top of the 9th on a
Spencer Faulkner solo home run, but Coker used an error and a wild pitch to plate the tying and winning runs in the bottom half to take a 6-5 win Tuesday night at Tom J. New Field.
The Braves (12-3) fell to 33-12 all-time against the Cobras (10-5) and have now dropped three of their last four road matchups in the series.
UNCP will be back in action Friday, March 1, as they return home to host Chowan for a Conference Carolinas series. First pitch is set for 6 p.m. at Sammy Cox Field.
| GAME SUMMARY |
| FINAL SCORE |
Coker 6, UNC Pembroke 5 |
| PITCHERS |
WP: Benjamin Blackwell (3-0) LP: Spencer Ledford (2-2) Save: None |
| RECORDS |
UNC Pembroke 12-3; Coker 10-5 |
| KEY INNINGS |
| TOP 2 |
Joey Rezek led off the frame with a single, while Morgan Padgett and Jake Bradley would follow with walks. Carlos Amezquita put the Braves on the board first with a sac fly, before Kasen McCawley would make it 2-0 with an RBI groundout. |
| BOT 5 |
Coker's Ick Cirino was hit by a pitch and would come around to score on a wild pitch, while Hunter Poole singled and would score on a Jaylen Mack RBI groundout to give Coker a 4-2 lead. |
| TOP 8 |
Kody O'Connor was hit by a pitch to lead off the 8th and move to 3rd on Will Hood's single. Rezek's RBI groundout would tie the score at 4-4. |
| TOP 9 |
Spencer Faulkner would put the Black & Gold ahead 5-4 with a solo blast to left. |
| BOT 9 |
Cameron Ferrell would lead off the inning with a single, with Mack following with a walk. Ferrell would score to tie the game on a UNCP error, with Mack scoring the winning run on a 2-out wild pitch to give the hosts the 6-5 win. |
| UNCP LEADERS |
CU LEADERS |
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Corbin Wright 2-4, HR, SB, RBI
Hunter Poole 2-4, 3B
Ick Cirino 2-3, SB |
| UP NEXT |
| The Braves will be back in action Friday, March 1, as they return home to host Chowan for a Conference Carolinas series. First pitch is set for 6 p.m. at Sammy Cox Field. |
| BACK THE BRAVES |
| Fans can help support the UNC Pembroke Baseball program by joining the Braves Club, or by making a gift directly to the program. To find out more information about the Braves Club, visit UNCPBraves.com/BravesClub or email braves.club@uncp.edu. To make a monetary gift, visit UNCPBraves.com/Give and indicate "baseball team" in notes section. |
