University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
Tuesday, April 2
Asheville, NC
5 PM
UNC Asheville
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East Tennessee State
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Baseball Drops Midweek Contest to East Tennessee State
04.02.2024 | Baseball
ASHEVILLE, N.C. - UNC Asheville Baseball dropped its midweek contest to East Tennessee State on Tuesday (Apr. 2) at Greenwood Field by a score of 5-2.
The Bulldogs started the scoring in the first inning, when Ty Kaufman led the inning off lacing his first triple of the season down the right field line before coming home on a balk. ETSU would go on to build a 5-1 lead through the next seven innings, holding Asheville scoreless until the ninth. Ben Hemphill led off the inning with a double down the left field line, his eighth of the season. A groundout to the right side by Canon Pierce moved Hemphill to third, before he would come home on Kohl Abrams's third sacrifice fly of the season to bring the game to its final score.
Kaufman and Robbie Burnett each had three hits in the game to lead Asheville, while Cameron Johnson, Hemphill and Owen Michelson each had one hit in the game with Michelson's infield single being the first hit of his Asheville career. Kaufman and Hemphill each scored a run in the game, while Abrams drove in one run in the game. Bryce Fisher took the loss in the contest, allowing two runs on four hits through 2.2 innings. Isaac Gonzales fired 1.1 scoreless innings of relief, allowing one hit while notching one strikeout followed by 1.2 innings from Nic Melton. Melton allowed two runs on four hits with three punchouts in the game, while Shea Walker followed with one inning of relief allowing one run on one hit with one walk. Sam Thompson and Brett Johnson combined to finish out the game for Asheville, with Thompson logging 0.2 innings allowing one hit and two walks and Johnson firing 1.2 scoreless innings allowing two hits with one strikeout.
Asheville returns to the diamond on Friday (Apr. 5) to host High Point in Big South Conference action. First pitch to open the series is set for 5:00 p.m. from Greenwood Field, with video and live stats available at www.uncabulldogs.com.
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The Bulldogs started the scoring in the first inning, when Ty Kaufman led the inning off lacing his first triple of the season down the right field line before coming home on a balk. ETSU would go on to build a 5-1 lead through the next seven innings, holding Asheville scoreless until the ninth. Ben Hemphill led off the inning with a double down the left field line, his eighth of the season. A groundout to the right side by Canon Pierce moved Hemphill to third, before he would come home on Kohl Abrams's third sacrifice fly of the season to bring the game to its final score.
Kaufman and Robbie Burnett each had three hits in the game to lead Asheville, while Cameron Johnson, Hemphill and Owen Michelson each had one hit in the game with Michelson's infield single being the first hit of his Asheville career. Kaufman and Hemphill each scored a run in the game, while Abrams drove in one run in the game. Bryce Fisher took the loss in the contest, allowing two runs on four hits through 2.2 innings. Isaac Gonzales fired 1.1 scoreless innings of relief, allowing one hit while notching one strikeout followed by 1.2 innings from Nic Melton. Melton allowed two runs on four hits with three punchouts in the game, while Shea Walker followed with one inning of relief allowing one run on one hit with one walk. Sam Thompson and Brett Johnson combined to finish out the game for Asheville, with Thompson logging 0.2 innings allowing one hit and two walks and Johnson firing 1.2 scoreless innings allowing two hits with one strikeout.
Asheville returns to the diamond on Friday (Apr. 5) to host High Point in Big South Conference action. First pitch to open the series is set for 5:00 p.m. from Greenwood Field, with video and live stats available at www.uncabulldogs.com.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Nathan Hickman (1-0)
L: Fisher, Bryce (0-1)
S: Owen Kovacs (5)
Batting:
2B: Noah Gent 2
HR: Cameron Sisneros 1 ; Noah Webb 1
RBI: Cameron Sisneros 1 ; Noah Gent 1 ; Noah Webb 2 ; Jackson Green 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Cameron Sisneros 1 ; Cody Miller 2 ; Noah Gent 1 ; Noah Webb 1
SB: Cody Miller 2
Batting:
2B: Hemphill, Ben 1
3B: Kaufman, Ty 1
RBI: Abrams, Kohl 1
SF: Abrams, Kohl 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Kaufman, Ty 1 ; Hemphill, Ben 1
PO: Burnett, Robbie 1
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