PEMBROKE – UNC Pembroke faced an early 5-1 deficit, but the bats and the bullpen came alive to take a 13-7 win over Chowan in the Conference Carolinas series opener Saturday afternoon at Sammy Cox Field. The win was head coach
Paul O'Neil's 750
th as skipper of the Black & Gold.
The Braves used 14 walks by the Chowan pitching staff, to go along with homers from
Will Hood and
Jake Bradley and excellent relief outings from
Jacob Smith and
HL Smith to put the game away.
The Braves (13-3, 2-2 CC) improved to 30-4 in the all-time series with the Hawks (6-11, 2-2 CC).
UNCP will be back in action tomorrow, March 3, as they conclude the series with a doubleheader. First pitch is set for noon.
| GAME SUMMARY |
| FINAL SCORE |
UNC Pembroke 13, Chowan 7 |
| PITCHERS |
WP: Jacob Smith (2-0) LP: Bradley Wilbourne (2-3) Save: None |
| RECORDS |
UNC Pembroke 13-3, 2-2 CC; Chowan 6-11, 2-2 CC |
| KEY INNINGS |
| TOP 2 |
Chowan's Ryan Bellamy got the frame started with a single, before Ty Johnson followed with a single. Jackson Dunlap singled Bellamy home, while Christian Allen would score two with a double. Elvis Rumaldo would add an RBI groundout to make it 4-1 Hawks. |
| BOT 3 |
Morgan Padgett worked a 2-out walk, before Joey Rezek and Isaias Villarreal would both earn a free pass to load the bases. Jake Bradley added an RBI walk, while Will Hood cut the deficit to one with a 2-RBI single to make it 5-4. |
| BOT 6 |
Kody O'Connor would lead off with a walk and come around to score on a wild pitch to give the Braves the lead at 8-7. Rezek would add to the lead with a sac fly, while Bradley's RBI single added another. Hood followed with a 2-run bomb to cap off the scoring and give the Black & Gold a 12-7 lead. |
| UNCP LEADERS |
CU LEADERS |
Will Hood 3-3, 2 BB, HR, 4 RBI
Jake Bradley 2-4, BB, HR, 3 RBI
Jacob Smith W, 3 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 4 K
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Ryan Bellamy 2-4, BB, HR, RBI
Jackson Dunlap 2-4, RBI
Christian Allen 1-3, 2B, 2 RBI |
| UP NEXT |
| The Braves will be back in action tomorrow, March 3, as they conclude the series with a doubleheader. First pitch is set for noon. |
| BACK THE BRAVES |
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