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Kody O'Connor
4
UNC Pembroke UNCP 21-9, 7-8 CC
5
Winner Mount Olive UMO 20-8, 11-3 CC
UNC Pembroke UNCP
21-9, 7-8 CC
4
Final
5
Mount Olive UMO
20-8, 11-3 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 1 2 0 4 8 1
Mount Olive UMO 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 X 5 8 1

W: Greyson Linderman (2-1) L: Smith, Jacob (2-2) S: Andrew Ledbetter (3)

Game Recap: Baseball | | Alex Pearce, Assistant Athletic Communications Director

Braves Drop Game 3 At Mount Olive 5-4

MOUNT OLIVE – The 21st-ranked UNC Pembroke baseball chipped away at a 3-0 deficit, eventually taking a 4-3 lead going to the bottom of the 8th, but couldn't hold on as Mount Olive picked up another late-inning win and the series sweep as the Braves fell 5-4 Sunday afternoon at Scarborough Field.

Carlos Amezquita's 2-out, 2-RBI single in the 8th gave the Black & Gold a brief lead, before Mount Olive answered with two runs of their own to retake the lead 5-4.

The Braves (21-9, 7-8 CC) dropped to 18-33 in the all-time series against the Trojans (20-8, 11-3 CC), as well as falling to 5-6 when playing on the road this season.
 
The Braves will be back in action Tuesday, March 26 as they return home to host Catawba. First pitch is set for 4 p.m.
 
GAME SUMMARY
FINAL SCORE Mount Olive 5, UNC Pembroke 4
PITCHERS WP: Greyson Linderman (2-1) LP: Jacob Smith (2-2) Save: Andrew Ledbetter (3)
RECORDS UNC Pembroke (21-9, 7-8 CC); Mount Olive (20-8, 11-3 CC)
KEY INNINGS
BOT 1 Mount Olive jumped out to an early 2-0 lead on a 2-run single from Alden Cottle.
TOP 7 Jake Bradley blasted a solo shot to cut the Trojan lead to 3-2.
TOP 8 Joey Rezek worked a leadoff walk, Kody O'Connor followed with a single, and they both moved up 90 feet on a groundout. Carlos Amezquita put the Braves ahead 4-3 with a 2-RBI single.
BOT 8 Josh Kabayama drew a 1-out walk, moved to second on a wild pitch, stole 3rd, and scored to tie the game on Lane McLean's RBI double. Davis Halstead added his second pinch-hit RBI single of the weekend to give the Trojans the 5-4 lead.
UNCP LEADERS UMO LEADERS
Kody O'Connor 3-4, RBI
Jake Bradley 1-4, HR, RBI
Carlos Amezquita 1-4, 2 RBI
Jonathon Jacobs 6.1 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 K
 Alden Cottle 2-4, 2 RBI
Lane McLean 1-3, 2B, 2 RBI
Erik Johnson 6.1 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 ER, BB, 6 K
 
UP NEXT
The Braves will be back in action Tuesday, March 26 as they return home to host Catawba. First pitch is set for 4 p.m.
 
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