PEMBROKE – UNC Pembroke jumped out to an early 5-0 lead, and then scored one run in each of the last four innings to beat Catawba 10-9 in 11 innings Tuesday evening at Sammy Cox Field.
Michael Dolberry II's RBI single tied it in the bottom of the 10th, and
Blake Hinson's walk-off single ended it in the 11th to give the Braves a big region victory.
The Braves (22-9) improved to 32-29 in the all-time series against the Indians (22-9), while also improving to 17-3 when playing at Sammy Cox Field this season. The Black & Gold also moved to 14-0 on the year when scoring 10+ runs.
The Braves will hit the road this weekend to Due West, S.C., for a Conference Carolinas series at Erskine. Friday's Game 1 is set for 2 p.m., with Saturday's doubleheader slated to begin at 11 a.m.
| GAME SUMMARY |
| FINAL SCORE |
UNC Pembroke 10, Catawba 9 |
| PITCHERS |
WP: Jake Inman (4-1) LP: Hayden Simmerson (2-2) Save: None |
| RECORDS |
UNC Pembroke 22-9, Catawba 22-9 |
| KEY INNINGS |
| BOT 1 |
Blake Hinson led off the frame with a single, and would come around to score on Joey Rezek's 2-run blast to give the Braves an early 2-0 lead. Spencer Faulkner and Carlos Amezquita would each single, before Andrew Jenner scored Faulkner with an RBI single. Jenner was then caught stealing, but not before Amezquita crossed home to give the Braves a 4-0 lead after one complete. |
| TOP 8 |
Drew Robertson drove in a run with an RBI ground out, Logan Rogers added a 2-RBI double to tie the game at 6, and Parker Styborski provided a pinch-hit RBI single to give Catawba a 7-6 lead. Levi Perrell's RBI triple added another run to make it 8-6. |
| TOP 10 |
Rogers led off the inning with a solo blast to give Catawba a 9-8 lead. |
| BOT 10 |
Kody O'Connor reached on a 2-out single, moved to 2nd on a wild pitch, and would score to tie the game once more on Michael Dolberry II's RBI single to make it 9-9. |
| BOT 11 |
Faulkner would reach on an error and move up 90 feet on Zane Brockman's sac bunt. After Andrew Jenner was intentionally walked, Chase Hudson drew a walk to load the bases. Hinson dribbled a 2-strike, 2-out infield single into no-man's land to walk it off for the Braves. |
| UNCP LEADERS |
CAT LEADERS |
Blake Hinson 3-7, RBI
Joey Rezek 1-3, BB, HR, 2 RBI
Ashton Donathan 1-3, HR, RBI
Jake Inman W, 3.1 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, K
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Logan Rogers 3-5, 2 2B, HR, 3 RBI
Cole Hales 2-4, BB, RBI
Jackson Finger 1-4, HR, 2 RBI |
| UP NEXT |
| The Braves will hit the road this weekend to Due West, S.C., for a Conference Carolinas series at Erskine. Friday's Game 1 is set for 2 p.m., with Saturday's doubleheader slated to begin at 11 a.m. |
| 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. |
