Catcher setting up before pitch
15
Winner Spartanburg Methodist SPARTANB 10-11
5
Carolina (N.C.) CAROLINA 10-12
Winner
Spartanburg Methodist SPARTANB
10-11
15
Final
5
Carolina (N.C.) CAROLINA
10-12
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Spartanburg Methodist SPARTANB 4 1 1 2 1 4 2 15 14 1
Carolina (N.C.) CAROLINA 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 5 8 5

W: Alex Higdon (1-2) L: Gribble, Cameron (1-2)

9
Spartanburg Methodist SPARTANB 10-12
12
Winner Carolina (N.C.) CAROLINA 11-12
Spartanburg Methodist SPARTANB
10-12
9
Final
12
Carolina (N.C.) CAROLINA
11-12
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Spartanburg Methodist SPARTANB 0 3 3 0 3 0 0 9 8 1
Carolina (N.C.) CAROLINA 0 0 0 0 7 5 X 12 16 2

W: Johnson, Landon (1-0) L: Nicky White (2-1) S: Collada, Ray (1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Carolina Baseball Splits Doubleheader with Spartanburg Methodist

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Carolina University Baseball hosted Spartanburg Methodist for a Tuesday afternoon doubleheader at Rich Park on March 10, splitting the two games with a loss in the opener before rallying for a comeback victory in game two.

The Bruins fell 15–5 in game one but responded in the nightcap with a 12–9 win behind a late offensive surge.

Associate Head Coach Logan Conklin praised the team's response after the early setback.

"Our guys showed a lot of resilience after a tough first game," said Conklin. "We kept competing and put together quality at-bats in the second game to turn things around. That kind of response says a lot about the character of this group."

Game 1 – Spartanburg Methodist 15, Carolina 5

Spartanburg Methodist jumped out to an early lead and maintained control throughout the first game of the doubleheader, defeating Carolina 15–5. The visitors scored four runs in the opening inning and continued to add on, finishing with 14 hits in the game.

Carolina found some offensive momentum in the middle innings. In the third inning, Chandler Smithart launched a solo home run to get the Bruins on the board. Carolina added three runs across the third and fourth innings to cut into the deficit before Spartanburg Methodist pulled away late.

Smithart led the Bruins at the plate with a 3-for-4 performance and two runs scored, while Nathan Wesley added two hits and an RBI. Ty Vespe also recorded two hits and drove in a run.

Spartanburg Methodist was powered by multi-hit performances from Elijah Franz and Jarian Pinckney, who combined for six hits and four RBIs in the game.

Game 1 Key Stats

  • Chandler Smithart: 3-for-4, HR, 2 R, RBI

  • Nathan Wesley: 2-for-4, RBI

  • Ty Vespe: 2-for-3, RBI

  • Carolina: 8 hits, 5 runs

Game 2 – Carolina 12, Spartanburg Methodist 9

Carolina bounced back in the second game, overcoming an early deficit with a dominant offensive performance in the fifth and sixth innings to secure a 12–9 victory.

Spartanburg Methodist built a 6–0 lead through the first three innings and extended it to 9–0 in the fifth before Carolina mounted its comeback. The Bruins erupted for seven runs in the fifth inning, highlighted by a two-run homer from Danny Gonzalez and a two-RBI triple from Chandler Smithart.

Carolina continued the rally in the sixth inning, plating five more runs. Andres Hoyos delivered a two-run double before Brody Parris capped the inning with a two-run home run to give the Bruins the lead for good.

On the mound, Landon Johnson earned the win in relief, while Ray Collada closed out the game to record the save.

Game 2 Key Stats

  • Nathan Wesley: 4-for-4, 2 R, RBI

  • Brody Parris: 2-for-2, HR, 3 RBI

  • Andres Hoyos: 2-for-4, 2 RBI

  • Danny Gonzalez: HR, 2 RBI

  • Carolina: 16 hits, 12 runs

Carolina University will return to action this weekend as the Bruins travel to face Toccoa Falls, with first pitch scheduled for 2:00 p.m. on Friday, March 13.


 
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