University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
Sunday, April 13
New Orleans, LA
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Rally Falls Short for Baseball in Loss at New Orleans
04.13.2025 | Baseball
NEW ORLEANS, La. - UNC Asheville Baseball saw its rally fall short in a 3-2 loss at New Orleans on Sunday (Apr. 13).
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After the teams traded three scoreless innings to open the game, New Orleans would jump out to a 3-0 lead with two runs in the fourth and another one in the sixth. Asheville would claw their way back into the game with two runs in the eighth, before getting the tying run to third in the ninth. Brock Mercado would begin the eighth inning with a pinch-hit walk, before Kolby Watson pinch ran for him. Watson moved to third on a single through the right side off the bat of Canon Pierce, before Watson would score on a sacrifice fly to center field by Jake Perieira. The lineup card would turn over for Corbin Lanowitz, whose single to center moved Pierce to third with just one out. After the second out was recorded, Rylen Stockton laced a single up the middle to score Pierce.
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Jake Minarik and Pierce each had two hits in the game, while Lanowitz, Stockton and Blaize Johnson each had one hit in the game. Watson and Pierce each scored in the game, while Stockton and Perieira drove in runs. Pierce also stole one base in the game for Asheville. Garrett Crum (2-1) took the loss for Asheville on the mound, tossing 5.1 innings allowing three runs on seven hits with no walks and six punchouts. Matthew Hall would fire a scoreless 1.2 innings of relief with two walks and one strikeout, while Ryland Howell would also contribute one scoreless inning with one strikeout.
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The Bulldogs return to action on Thursday (Apr. 17) at High Point in Big South Conference action. First serve is set for 6:00 p.m. from High Point, N.C. with video and live stats available at www.uncabulldogs.com. Â
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After the teams traded three scoreless innings to open the game, New Orleans would jump out to a 3-0 lead with two runs in the fourth and another one in the sixth. Asheville would claw their way back into the game with two runs in the eighth, before getting the tying run to third in the ninth. Brock Mercado would begin the eighth inning with a pinch-hit walk, before Kolby Watson pinch ran for him. Watson moved to third on a single through the right side off the bat of Canon Pierce, before Watson would score on a sacrifice fly to center field by Jake Perieira. The lineup card would turn over for Corbin Lanowitz, whose single to center moved Pierce to third with just one out. After the second out was recorded, Rylen Stockton laced a single up the middle to score Pierce.
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Jake Minarik and Pierce each had two hits in the game, while Lanowitz, Stockton and Blaize Johnson each had one hit in the game. Watson and Pierce each scored in the game, while Stockton and Perieira drove in runs. Pierce also stole one base in the game for Asheville. Garrett Crum (2-1) took the loss for Asheville on the mound, tossing 5.1 innings allowing three runs on seven hits with no walks and six punchouts. Matthew Hall would fire a scoreless 1.2 innings of relief with two walks and one strikeout, while Ryland Howell would also contribute one scoreless inning with one strikeout.
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The Bulldogs return to action on Thursday (Apr. 17) at High Point in Big South Conference action. First serve is set for 6:00 p.m. from High Point, N.C. with video and live stats available at www.uncabulldogs.com. Â
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Longshore, Zach (1-3)
L: Crum, Garrett (2-1)
S: Calloway, Bryce (8)
Batting:
RBI: Stockton, Rylen 1 ; Pereira, Jake 1
SF: Pereira, Jake 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Watson, Kolby 1 ; Pierce, Canon 1
SB: Pierce, Canon 1
CS: Minarik, Jake 1
Batting:
RBI: Calloway, Bryce 1 ; Husser, Collin 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Villescas, Diego 1 ; Mueses, Marco 1 ; Calloway, Bryce 1
SB: Villescas, Diego 1
CS: Loupe, Collin 1
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RBI
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AB
4
R
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H
1
RBI
1
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