CENTRAL, S.C. – The King University baseball team concluded their season-opening series on Sunday as they fell at Southern Wesleyan University. The Warriors used a big fifth inning to take a commanding lead in the 9-0 victory.
THE BASICS: Southern Wesleyan 9, King 0
LOCATION: Dr. C. Keith Connor Field; Central, S.C.
RECORDS: King 2-2, 2-2 Conference Carolinas; Southern Wesleyan 2-3, 2-2 Conference Carolinas
TIME OF GAME: 2:45
KING HIGHLIGHTS
HOW IT HAPPENED
- King threatened in the first inning with a pair of runners, but that was it as they were stranded on first and second.
- Ty King Richards started the third with a double and scored on a D.J. Ludwick triple, giving Southern Wesleyan a 1-0 lead.
- The Warriors extended their lead to 6-0 with five runs in the fifth, highlighted by a Josh Galloway two-run single.
- Southern Wesleyan added two runs in the eighth to take the contest 9-0.
FOR THE FOES
- Ludwick, Galloway and Tanner Glass all posted two hits and drove in two.
- Richards collected two hits and scored twice while Ludwick and Galloway also scored two runs apiece.
OF RECORD
Winning Pitcher: Tanner Glass (1-0) 6.0 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 4 SO
Losing Pitcher: Jakob Brown (0-1) 4.1 IP, 6 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 2 BB, 1 SO
Save: Ryan Moore (1) 3.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 4 SO
UP NEXT
- King travels to Limestone University on Saturday for a nonconference doubleheader that starts at 2:00 p.m. The teams will play another doubleheader on Sunday.
- Southern Wesleyan travels to the University of Mount Olive on Friday and Saturday.
