University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
Saturday, February 28
Jackson, MS (at Jackson State)
1 PM
UNC Asheville
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Alcorn State
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UNC Asheville
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Alcorn St.
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Bulldogs Sweep Saturday at Jackson State Round Robin
03.01.2026 | Baseball
*Recap can and will be adjusted for potential statistical inaccuracies, as current displayed statistics are not 100 percent accurate.
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JACKSON, Miss. – UNC Asheville Baseball swept its Saturday (Feb. 28) action at Jackson State's round robin with an 8-2 win over Alcorn State and a 7-1 win over Jackson State. Â
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Game One vs. Alcorn State
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The Bulldogs scored two runs in the second inning and one in the third to jump out to a 3-0 lead through three innings. Ben Green began the second inning with his first career triple to left, before scoring on an Owen Michelson double. After a groundout moved Michelson to third, he would score on a Tyler Parks groundout for the second run of the inning. Asheville would add to its lead when Jake Minarik would score on a Michelson infield hit. The Bulldogs would later pull away with four runs in the sixth, keeping Alcorn State off the board through six innings. Michelson led off the inning taking first base on a hit by pitch, before advancing to second on a groundout. Parks would reach on an infield single, before Zeb Swangim would rip a double to left center to push Parks to third and score Michelson. After an Alcorn State pitching change, Logan Lowe welcomed the new Braves arm with a single through the left side that scored Parks and advanced Swangim to third. Patrick Gillen would follow suit with a single through the left side that would score Swangim and push Lowe to second, before Minarik would draw a walk to load the bases. Blaize Johnson would bring home the final run of the inning on a sacrifice fly that would score Lowe. Asheville would score one more run in the top of the seventh when Chase Klingemann would score thanks to some crafty baserunning. Alcorn State would plate one in the seventh and one in the eighth to bring the game to its final score.
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Lowe, Gillen, Michelson and Parks each had two hits in the game, while Minarik, Green, Klingemann and Swangim each had one hit. Michelson scored twice in the contest, while Lowe, Minarik, Green, Klingemann, Parks and Swangim each crossed the plate once. Michelson drove in two runs in the game, while Lowe, Gillen, Johnson and Swangim each drove in one run. Lowe also stole two bases in the game for the Bulldogs. Cooper Smith (1-0) earned his first win as a Bulldog throwing five shutout innings, before TJ Brooks closed things out with four innings of solid relief. Â
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Game Two vs. Jackson State
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Jackson State scored the game's first run in the bottom of the third, before Asheville would tie the game in the top of the fourth on Jake Minarik's first home run of the season. After a scoreless fifth, Asheville would blow the game open in the sixth with six runs to ultimately bring the game to its final score. Lowe led the inning off taking his base after being hit by a pitch, before Gillen singled to center to put runners on first and second with no one out. Johnson would single through the right side to load the bases, before Green scored Lowe on a sacrifice fly to right with Gillen moving to third on the play. Gillen would come home on a miscue in the Jackson State infield, before Minarik singled to move Johnson to second with just one out. Michelson would double to left to score Johnson and push Minarik to third, before Klingemann singled in the infield to score Minarik. McGinnis would continue the hit parade in the inning with a single to right to yet again load the bases, before Lowe would come back up with two outs and single to center to score Michelson before an error on the same play allowed Klingemann to score. The teams would trade scoreless frames through the last three innings as Asheville completed the sweep on the day.
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Minarik paced the offense in the game going 3-4, while Green and Michelson each went 2-4 in the game. Lowe, Gillen, Johnson, Klingemann and McGinnis each also registered one hit in the game. Minarik scored two runs in the win, while Lowe, Gillen, Johnson, Michelson and Klingemann each scored one run. Lowe, Green, Minarik, Michelson and Klingemann each drove in one run in the game. Drew Turner (2-1) earned the win for the Bulldogs on the mound, firing six innings scattering four hits allowing just one run with a program record 14 strikeouts and just three walks. The previous record of 13 belonged to Fred Rask who fanned 13 Wofford Terriers back in 1997. Turner would give way to Branden Barna who tossed 1.2 innings of scoreless relief allowing two hits and two walks. Nick Bruno would finish off the game for the Bulldogs, firing 1.1 innings of scoreless relief with two walks and one strikeout.
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The Bulldogs return to action tomorrow (Mar. 1) to complete play for the weekend, facing Jackson State again. First pitch is set for 12:00 p.m. from Jackson, Miss. with live stats and tickets available at www.uncabulldogs.com.
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JACKSON, Miss. – UNC Asheville Baseball swept its Saturday (Feb. 28) action at Jackson State's round robin with an 8-2 win over Alcorn State and a 7-1 win over Jackson State. Â
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Game One vs. Alcorn State
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The Bulldogs scored two runs in the second inning and one in the third to jump out to a 3-0 lead through three innings. Ben Green began the second inning with his first career triple to left, before scoring on an Owen Michelson double. After a groundout moved Michelson to third, he would score on a Tyler Parks groundout for the second run of the inning. Asheville would add to its lead when Jake Minarik would score on a Michelson infield hit. The Bulldogs would later pull away with four runs in the sixth, keeping Alcorn State off the board through six innings. Michelson led off the inning taking first base on a hit by pitch, before advancing to second on a groundout. Parks would reach on an infield single, before Zeb Swangim would rip a double to left center to push Parks to third and score Michelson. After an Alcorn State pitching change, Logan Lowe welcomed the new Braves arm with a single through the left side that scored Parks and advanced Swangim to third. Patrick Gillen would follow suit with a single through the left side that would score Swangim and push Lowe to second, before Minarik would draw a walk to load the bases. Blaize Johnson would bring home the final run of the inning on a sacrifice fly that would score Lowe. Asheville would score one more run in the top of the seventh when Chase Klingemann would score thanks to some crafty baserunning. Alcorn State would plate one in the seventh and one in the eighth to bring the game to its final score.
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Lowe, Gillen, Michelson and Parks each had two hits in the game, while Minarik, Green, Klingemann and Swangim each had one hit. Michelson scored twice in the contest, while Lowe, Minarik, Green, Klingemann, Parks and Swangim each crossed the plate once. Michelson drove in two runs in the game, while Lowe, Gillen, Johnson and Swangim each drove in one run. Lowe also stole two bases in the game for the Bulldogs. Cooper Smith (1-0) earned his first win as a Bulldog throwing five shutout innings, before TJ Brooks closed things out with four innings of solid relief. Â
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Game Two vs. Jackson State
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Jackson State scored the game's first run in the bottom of the third, before Asheville would tie the game in the top of the fourth on Jake Minarik's first home run of the season. After a scoreless fifth, Asheville would blow the game open in the sixth with six runs to ultimately bring the game to its final score. Lowe led the inning off taking his base after being hit by a pitch, before Gillen singled to center to put runners on first and second with no one out. Johnson would single through the right side to load the bases, before Green scored Lowe on a sacrifice fly to right with Gillen moving to third on the play. Gillen would come home on a miscue in the Jackson State infield, before Minarik singled to move Johnson to second with just one out. Michelson would double to left to score Johnson and push Minarik to third, before Klingemann singled in the infield to score Minarik. McGinnis would continue the hit parade in the inning with a single to right to yet again load the bases, before Lowe would come back up with two outs and single to center to score Michelson before an error on the same play allowed Klingemann to score. The teams would trade scoreless frames through the last three innings as Asheville completed the sweep on the day.
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Minarik paced the offense in the game going 3-4, while Green and Michelson each went 2-4 in the game. Lowe, Gillen, Johnson, Klingemann and McGinnis each also registered one hit in the game. Minarik scored two runs in the win, while Lowe, Gillen, Johnson, Michelson and Klingemann each scored one run. Lowe, Green, Minarik, Michelson and Klingemann each drove in one run in the game. Drew Turner (2-1) earned the win for the Bulldogs on the mound, firing six innings scattering four hits allowing just one run with a program record 14 strikeouts and just three walks. The previous record of 13 belonged to Fred Rask who fanned 13 Wofford Terriers back in 1997. Turner would give way to Branden Barna who tossed 1.2 innings of scoreless relief allowing two hits and two walks. Nick Bruno would finish off the game for the Bulldogs, firing 1.1 innings of scoreless relief with two walks and one strikeout.
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The Bulldogs return to action tomorrow (Mar. 1) to complete play for the weekend, facing Jackson State again. First pitch is set for 12:00 p.m. from Jackson, Miss. with live stats and tickets available at www.uncabulldogs.com.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Smith, Cooper (1-0)
L: K. Sutton ()
Batting:
2B: Gillen, Patrick 1 ; Michelson, Owen 1 ; Swangim, Zeb 1
3B: Green, Ben 1
RBI: Lowe, Logan 1 ; Gillen, Patrick 1 ; Johnson, Blaize 1 ; Michelson, Owen 2 ; Swangim, Zeb 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Lowe, Logan 1 ; Minarik, Jake 1 ; Green, Ben 1 ; Michelson, Owen 2 ; Klingemann, Chase 1 ; Parks, Tyler 1 ; Swangim, Zeb 1
SB: Lowe, Logan 2
HBP: Michelson, Owen 1 ; Torbett, Jack 1 ; Swangim, Zeb 1
PO: Torbett, Jack 1
Batting:
2B: K. Hawk 1
RBI: A. Vallescor 1
Base Running:
RUNS: K. Davis 1 ; C. Moore 1
HBP: K. Davis 1
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