BRISTOL, Tenn. – The King University baseball team dropped the final game of their Conference Carolinas series Sunday, falling 24-11 to UNC Pembroke.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: UNC Pembroke 24, King 11
LOCATION: Bristol, Tenn.
RECORDS: King 14-28, 7-18 Conference Carolinas; UNC Pembroke 34-12, 16-11 Conference Carolinas
KING HIGHLIGHTS
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Braves scored twice in the top of the first, taking a 2-0 lead before Nathan Borchardt singled to center field, allowing Truman Roper to score, cutting the lead to 2-1.
- UNCP then scored nine runs in the third before adding another in the fourth to go ahead 10-1.
- Corley picked up the first of his doubles in the bottom of the fourth, driving Misael Garcia and Kale Richardson to cut the lead to 11-3.
- A pair of UNC Pembroke runs saw their lead reach 12-3, though Hyatt scored on a passed ball in the bottom of the inning for the Tornado.
- After the lead reached 16-4, Corley hit his second RBI double of the day, doubling down the right field line to score Chad Evans.
- Huffman then had an RBI single before Michael Starrs hit a sacrifice fly to score Huffman, cutting the lead to 16-7.
- King trimmed the lead further in the seventh, with Huffman singling to drive in a pair, with Starrs adding a bases loaded RBI single to bring the Tornado to within 16-10.
- The Braves then scored four runs in the top of the eighth, before Eargle hit his home run in the bottom.
- UNC Pembroke added four more in the ninth, winning 24-11.
FOR THE FOES
- Michael Dolberry II had a pair of home runs, while Joey Rezek, Kody O'Connor and Ashton Donathan all adding one home run each.
- O'Connor finished with six RBI on the day.
OF RECORD
Winning Pitcher: HL Smith (2-2) 5.0 IP, 7 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 0 BB, 4 SO
Losing Pitcher: Miguel Rosado (2-7) 2.1 IP, 5 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 3 BB, 4 SO
UP NEXT
- King will close the regular season next week when they host Emmanuel University for a three-game series. Game one is scheduled for a 3:30 p.m. start on Thursday.
