University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
UNC Asheville
USC Upstate
Bulldogs Fall Tuesday; Travel to Face UNC on Wednesday Night
04.05.2016 | Baseball
THE RUNDOWN
Score: USC Upstate 9 – Asheville 3
Teams: Asheville (7-22, 2-7 BSC)
USC Upstate (14-14, 0-2 ASun)
Location: Harley Park / Spartanburg, S.C.
SPARTANBURG, S.C. – UNC Asheville scored the game's opening run, but left three men on base to end the first inning, as USC Upstate responded with four runs in the bottom of the second inning and didn't look back as the Bulldogs fell 9-3 on the road Tuesday night.
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THE TURNING POINT
The Bulldogs left 11 men on base in the loss, including stranding the bases loaded in the first inning when trying to build a lead and then also leaving three runners on to end the seventh frame as they tried to get back into the game. USC Upstate pitchers combined to strikeout 15 Bulldog batters throughout the night.
NOTABLES
-Asheville was led by Kyle Carruthers and Carmine Pagano, who each tallied two hits. Three other Bulldogs – Danny Wilson, Scott Kobos and Alex Baratta – all had one hit.
-Wilson, Carruthers and Kobos each drove in a run in the loss, while Pete Guy drew two walks to up his season total to 36 base on balls as he continues to lead the nation in that category.
-Starter Lucas Clarke was saddled with the loss, allowing four runs on five hits over the opening two innings a Brett Hyers (three innings, five runs (one earned)), Adam Spracklin (two innings) and Nick Boyles (one inning) all combined to toe the rubber for the Bulldogs in the loss.
-Asheville used a Guy walk in the top of the first inning and Wilson's one-out RBI single into left field to get on the board. The Bulldogs eventually loaded the bases before Upstate ended the threat with a strikeout of Baratta.
-The hosts took the lead in the second inning with four runs on five hits, including an RBI double and two run-scoring singles, to take the lead before extending the advantage in the fourth and fifth frames. In the fourth, Upstate plated three runs, including two via a Bulldog error, and in the fifth they used an RBI single and scored a second run via an error.
-The Bulldogs tried to claw back into the game in the sixth and seventh, plating one run in each inning. In the sixth, Joe Tietjen walked to begin the inning before scoring on Kobos' RBI single. Upstate ended the threat with a pair of strikeouts to close the frame. In the seventh inning, Asheville plated a run on Carruthers' two-out RBI single but another strikeout ended the threat and stranded three runners.
-Asheville tallied a pair of singles in the eighth inning before stranding the runners, and went down in order in the ninth to close the game.
UP NEXT
-Following tonight's loss, Asheville travels to UNC for a Wednesday night road matchup. The Bulldogs return home this weekend to host North Carolina Central, with the teams scheduled for a doubleheader Saturday and a single game Sunday.
