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Tyler Steele 2026
6
King (Tenn.) KING 14-38
11
Winner UNC Pembroke UNCP 33-17
King (Tenn.) KING
14-38
6
Final
11
UNC Pembroke UNCP
33-17
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
King (Tenn.) KING 0 3 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 6 10 2
UNC Pembroke UNCP 3 3 2 0 0 0 0 3 X 11 12 0

W: Smith, Jacob (5-3) L: Gavin True (0-6) S: Elliott, Conner (1)

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

Baseball Defeats King, Stays Alive At Conference Carolinas Championship

GASTONIA – No. 5 seed UNC Pembroke jumped out to a quick lead and never trailed on the way to an 11-6 win over No. 9 seed King in an elimination game Friday at CaroMont Health Park.

Tyler Steele turned in a perfect 5-5 day at the plate with an RBI, marking the first player to record five hits in a game since Blake Hinson did it almost exactly a year ago on May 2, 2025 against Francis Marion. Jackson Crute doubled twice and drove in three runs, while Mason Mozeley tallied a pair of hits and three RBI, as well.

Jacob Smith battled through six innings to pick up the win, while Conner Elliott closed out the game with scoreless innings to nail down the save.

The Braves (33-17) improved to 15-2 in the all-time series against the Tornado (14-38).

The Braves will be back in action Saturday as they look to stave off elimination once more against the loser of Friday night's Francis Marion-Belmont Abbey matchup. First pitch is set for 11 a.m. at Sims Legion Park.
 
GAME SUMMARY
FINAL SCORE UNC Pembroke 11, King 6
PITCHERS WP: Jacob Smith (5-3) LP: Gavin True (0-6) Save: Conner Elliott (1)
RECORDS UNC Pembroke 33-17; King 14-38
KEY INNINGS
BOT 1 The Braves struck first as Landon Lucas was hit by a pitch, while Branton Jernigan walked. Lucas would score on Jackson Crute's RBI double, while Mason Mozeley would drive home Jernigan and Crute with a two-run single to jump out to a quick 3-0 lead.
TOP 2 King answered right back, with RBI singles from Jacob Eargle and Justin Smith, with a successful safety squeeze from Jose Ruiz in between to knot the score at 3-3.
BOT 2 UNCP countered with a two-run double from Crute and an RBI groundout from Mozeley to reclaim a 6-3 lead.
BOT 3 The Black & Gold stretched its lead as Ashton Donathan was hit by a pitch and Tyler Steele singled, while both came home on a Daniel Stephens two-run double to make it 8-3.
TOP 5 After scoring a single run in the top half of the fourth, King cut it to 8-6 on Tommy Regan's two-run homer.
BOT 8 The Braves put the game away as Steele's fifth hit of the day brought home Boone Herman, while two more runs came home on a King error to make it 11-6.
UNCP LEADERS KING LEADERS
Tyler Steele 5-5, RBI, 2 SB
Jackson Crute 2-5, 2 2B, 3 RBI
Mason Mozeley 2-5, 3 RBI
Daniel Stephens 1-3, 2 BB, 2B, 2 RBI
Conner Elliott SV, 3 IP, 2 H, 0 R, K
 Kale Richardson 3-4
Tommy Regan 1-4, HR, 2 RBI
Justin Smith 2-5, 2 RBI
 
UP NEXT
The Braves will be back in action Saturday as they look to stave off elimination once more against the loser of tonight's Francis Marion-Belmont Abbey matchup. First pitch is set for 11 a.m. at Sims Legion Park.
 
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