Greensboro, N.C. – Guilford College secured a 7-3 victory against Carolina University U on April 15, 2025, at Rich Park.
Guilford College started strong, scoring three runs in the top of the first inning. S. Dark singled to shortstop, followed by E. George's sacrifice bunt, which advanced Dark to second base. R. Smith's single to center field brought Dark home, and C. Wade's triple down the right field line scored Smith. C. McGuire's single to left field capped off the inning, scoring Wade and giving Guilford College an early 3-0 lead.
Carolina U responded in the bottom of the second inning when
Nick Franklin doubled to right field, driving in
Antonio Biggers and narrowing the score to 4-1. However, Guilford College continued to add to their lead. In the top of the third, C. Wade singled, advanced on a double by C. McGuire, and scored on S. Melton's sacrifice fly, making it 5-1.
Guilford College added another run in the fifth inning when an error by Carolina's ss allowed C. McGuire to score, extending their lead to 6-1. Carolina U mounted a comeback attempt in the bottom of the eighth, scoring two runs. A. Noll doubled to right center, and
Paxton Tucker followed with a double to right field, scoring Noll.
Danny Gonzalez then doubled to left field, bringing Tucker home and making the score 6-3.
Guilford College sealed their victory in the top of the ninth inning. After C. McGuire walked, R. Rodrigues singled to left center, and A. Williams singled to right field, driving in McGuire and setting the final score at 7-3.
Guilford College's offense was powered by 13 hits, with notable contributions from C. Wade, who had a triple and multiple RBIs, and C. McGuire, who had a double and also drove in a run. CU managed seven hits, including doubles from A. Noll, P. Tucker, D. Gonzalez, and N. Franklin, and a triple from
Alexis Fontanez.
S. Barwick (1-1) earned the win for Guilford College, while M. Kelley (0-1) took the loss for Carolina U. H. Sekanick recorded the save.
Key Players:
Carolina U
- A. Noll: 1 hit, 1 RBI, 1 double
- P. Tucker: 1 hit, 2 RBI, 1 double
- D. Gonzalez: 1 hit, 1 RBI, 1 double
- A. Fontanez: 1 triple
- N. Franklin: 2 hits, 1 RBI, 2 doubles
Guilford College
- S. Dark: 2 hits
- E. George: 2 hits
- C. Wade: 2 hits, 2 RBI, 1 triple
- C. McGuire: 2 hits, 1 RBI, 1 double
Up Next:
The Bruins will head to Lawrenceville, GA this weekend, April 18-19, for a CAC round robin hosted by Georgia Gwinnett, including Spartanburg Methodist.