University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
Wednesday, April 23
Asheville, NC
5 pm
UNC Asheville
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Western Carolina
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Baseball Falls to Western Carolina in Wild Wednesday Night Affair
04.23.2025 | Baseball
ASHEVILLE, N.C. - UNC Asheville Baseball fell to Western Carolina 14-13 in a wild affair at Greenwood Field Wednesday night (Apr. 23).
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Western Carolina opened the scoring with five runs in the top half of the second while Asheville countered with one run in the home half on Jake Minarik's seventh home run of the year, a solo shot to center. Western Carolina would stretch their lead to 11-1 with two runs in the third, two runs in the fifth and two runs in the sixth. Asheville would respond with three runs in the home half of the sixth, a frame that began with Corbin Lanowitz taking first on a one-out hit by pitch and advancing to second on a wild pitch. Logan Lowe would draw a walk behind him, before Rylen Stockton would watch his fourth home run of the season sail over the left field wall to put three on the board for Asheville. Western Carolina would add one in the top half of the seventh, before Asheville would respond with another three runs in the home half. The frame began with a one-out double by Coleman McGinnis and a walk to Isaac Turner, before Lanowitz was again hit by a pitch to load the bases. Lowe would step to the plate and clear the bases with a double to left center as Asheville trailed 12-7 headed to the eighth. Western would add one run in the eighth, before Asheville would erupt for six runs in the frame to tie the game. Minarik led off the inning being hit by a pitch, before Canon Pierce drew a pinch hit walk to put runners at first and second. After back-to-back outs were recorded, both runners advanced a base on a wild pitch before Lanowitz drew a walk to load the bases. Lowe would chop a full-count pitch back to the pitcher, reaching first as the ball was thrown away. Minarik scored on the play, while Pierce scored on the error and Lanowitz advanced to third. Stockton would put a ball in play that was thrown away by Western Carolina's third baseman allowing Lanowitz to score and pushing Lowe to third, before Patrick Gillen would put the exclamation point on the inning with a three-run tank off the light pole in right field for his third home run of the season to tie the game at 13. Western Carolina would score the game-winning run in the top of the ninth before closing the game down on the defensive end to get the win.
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Lowe paced the offense going 3-4 in the game with four runs batted in and two runs scored, while Stockton, Gillen, Minarik, Owen Michelson and McGinnis each had one hit in the game. Stockton and Gillen each drove in three runs in the game, while Minarik also had one RBI in the contest. Lanowitz scored three times in the game, while Stockton and Minarik each scored twice and Gillen, Pierce, McGinnis and Turner each scored once. Shea Walker began the game for Asheville covering the first 1.1 innings allowing four runs on two hits with two walks and one strikeout, before being relieved by Matthew Hall for 1.1 innings. Hall allowed two runs on two hits with two walks, before handing the ball off to Branden Barna for 1.1 innings. Barna gave up one run on one hit with two strikeouts, before giving way to Daylinh Nguyen-Brown, who gave up two runs on one hit with one walk and one strikeout. Chase Buscher tossed the next inning allowing two runs, one earned on three hits while walking one before handing the ball over to Nic Melton. Melton allowed one run on one hit with one walk and one strikeout, before Asheville turned to Sam Thompson. Thompson handled the next 0.2 innings, allowing one run on one hit with three walks. Cal Barna (0-1) would take the loss in the ninth, allowing one run on one hit with one walk and two strikeouts over 1.1 innings.
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The Bulldogs return to Greenwood Field this weekend (Apr. 25-27) to host Radford in Big South Conference action. First pitch on Friday (Apr. 25) is set for 5:00 p.m., with video and live stats available at www.uncabulldogs.com.
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A reminder that admission to all UNC Asheville Baseball games at Greenwood Field is free courtesy of Ingles!
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Western Carolina opened the scoring with five runs in the top half of the second while Asheville countered with one run in the home half on Jake Minarik's seventh home run of the year, a solo shot to center. Western Carolina would stretch their lead to 11-1 with two runs in the third, two runs in the fifth and two runs in the sixth. Asheville would respond with three runs in the home half of the sixth, a frame that began with Corbin Lanowitz taking first on a one-out hit by pitch and advancing to second on a wild pitch. Logan Lowe would draw a walk behind him, before Rylen Stockton would watch his fourth home run of the season sail over the left field wall to put three on the board for Asheville. Western Carolina would add one in the top half of the seventh, before Asheville would respond with another three runs in the home half. The frame began with a one-out double by Coleman McGinnis and a walk to Isaac Turner, before Lanowitz was again hit by a pitch to load the bases. Lowe would step to the plate and clear the bases with a double to left center as Asheville trailed 12-7 headed to the eighth. Western would add one run in the eighth, before Asheville would erupt for six runs in the frame to tie the game. Minarik led off the inning being hit by a pitch, before Canon Pierce drew a pinch hit walk to put runners at first and second. After back-to-back outs were recorded, both runners advanced a base on a wild pitch before Lanowitz drew a walk to load the bases. Lowe would chop a full-count pitch back to the pitcher, reaching first as the ball was thrown away. Minarik scored on the play, while Pierce scored on the error and Lanowitz advanced to third. Stockton would put a ball in play that was thrown away by Western Carolina's third baseman allowing Lanowitz to score and pushing Lowe to third, before Patrick Gillen would put the exclamation point on the inning with a three-run tank off the light pole in right field for his third home run of the season to tie the game at 13. Western Carolina would score the game-winning run in the top of the ninth before closing the game down on the defensive end to get the win.
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Lowe paced the offense going 3-4 in the game with four runs batted in and two runs scored, while Stockton, Gillen, Minarik, Owen Michelson and McGinnis each had one hit in the game. Stockton and Gillen each drove in three runs in the game, while Minarik also had one RBI in the contest. Lanowitz scored three times in the game, while Stockton and Minarik each scored twice and Gillen, Pierce, McGinnis and Turner each scored once. Shea Walker began the game for Asheville covering the first 1.1 innings allowing four runs on two hits with two walks and one strikeout, before being relieved by Matthew Hall for 1.1 innings. Hall allowed two runs on two hits with two walks, before handing the ball off to Branden Barna for 1.1 innings. Barna gave up one run on one hit with two strikeouts, before giving way to Daylinh Nguyen-Brown, who gave up two runs on one hit with one walk and one strikeout. Chase Buscher tossed the next inning allowing two runs, one earned on three hits while walking one before handing the ball over to Nic Melton. Melton allowed one run on one hit with one walk and one strikeout, before Asheville turned to Sam Thompson. Thompson handled the next 0.2 innings, allowing one run on one hit with three walks. Cal Barna (0-1) would take the loss in the ninth, allowing one run on one hit with one walk and two strikeouts over 1.1 innings.
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The Bulldogs return to Greenwood Field this weekend (Apr. 25-27) to host Radford in Big South Conference action. First pitch on Friday (Apr. 25) is set for 5:00 p.m., with video and live stats available at www.uncabulldogs.com.
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A reminder that admission to all UNC Asheville Baseball games at Greenwood Field is free courtesy of Ingles!
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: White (1-1)
L: Barna, Cal (0-1)
S: Langley (7)
Batting:
2B: Spyke 1 ; Lyda 1
3B: Friese 1
HR: Holton 1 ; Smith 1
RBI: Sikes 1 ; Friese 3 ; Spyke 1 ; Holton 2 ; Smith 2 ; Jones 1 ; Spees 1 ; Lyda 1
SH: Sikes 1
SF: Friese 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Sikes 1 ; Friese 1 ; Turner 1 ; Spyke 1 ; Holton 2 ; Stanley 2 ; Smith 1 ; Quarless 1 ; Murray 1 ; Spees 2 ; Lyda 1
SB: Sikes 1 ; Turner 1
HBP: Turner 1
Batting:
2B: Lowe, Logan 1 ; McGinnis, Coleman 1
HR: Stockton, Rylen 1 ; Gillen, Patrick 1 ; Minarik, Jake 1
RBI: Lowe, Logan 4 ; Stockton, Rylen 3 ; Gillen, Patrick 3 ; Minarik, Jake 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Lanowitz, Corbin 3 ; Lowe, Logan 2 ; Stockton, Rylen 2 ; Gillen, Patrick 1 ; Minarik, Jake 2 ; Pierce, Canon 1 ; McGinnis, Coleman 1 ; Turner, Isaac 1
HBP: Lanowitz, Corbin 2 ; Gillen, Patrick 1 ; Johnson, Blaize 1 ; Minarik, Jake 1
PO: Michelson, Owen 1
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