University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
Tuesday, March 3
Asheville, NC
4 PM
UNC Asheville
6-7
8
vs
7
Wofford
8-4
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wofford | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 0 |
| UNC Asheville | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | 8 | 8 | 0 |
Bulldogs Rally for Wild Comeback Win over Wofford on Tuesday
03.03.2026 | Baseball
ASHEVILLE, N.C. - UNC Asheville Baseball rallied for a wild 8-7 comeback win over Wofford on Tuesday (Mar. 3) at Greenwood Field. The win breaks an 11-game winning streak for Wofford in the series, marking the first Asheville win in the series since a 5-3 win at Greenwood back on Apr. 18, 2018.
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Wofford struck first in the game in a big way, putting up five runs in the top of the first. After the teams traded scoreless frames heading to the bottom of the third, the Bulldogs responded with two runs to cut into the deficit. Chase Klingemann started the rally with a one-out single up the middle for the first Asheville hit of the game, before he moved up to second on a groundout for the second out of the inning. Patrick Gillen drew a four-pitch walk to keep the inning going, before Blaize Johnson drove an 0-2 pitch to right for a single to score Klingemann and push Gillen to third while getting the Bulldogs on the board. With Ben Green up, Johnson got himself into a run-down and held out long enough for Gillen to score on the play for Asheville's second run of the inning. After a scoreless fourth for both teams, Asheville responded to take the lead with five runs in the home half of the fifth. Ben Hemphill would start the inning with a single to center for his first hit of the 2026 season, before Coleman McGinnis reached on a bunt single to put runners at first and second with no one out. Klingemann was able to lay down a sacrifice bunt to push both runners up one base, before Logan Lowe singled to left to score Hemphill and move McGinnis to third with one out. Gillen would bring the Bulldogs back within one with a single through the ride side, scoring McGinnis and moving Lowe to third for Johnson. After a Wofford pitching change, Johnson would welcome the new Terrier arm to the game with a three-run moonshot to right to give Asheville a 7-5 lead.
Asheville was able to keep Wofford off the board in the sixth, thanks to a diving catch by Hemphill in right followed by a punchout from Matthew Hall to end the inning.
The teams would trade scoreless yet stressful frames into the eighth inning, before Johnson would go deep again to put Asheville up by three for his fifth of the season and 11th long ball of his career.
Johnson paced the offense by matching his career-high with three hits on the night, while Lowe, Gillen, Hemphill, McGinnis and Klingemann each had one hit in the game. Gillen and Johnson each scored twice in the game, while Lowe, Hemphill, McGinnis and Klingemann each scored one run in the game. Johnson drove in a career-high five runs in the game, while Lowe and Gillen each drove in one run. Green got the start on the bump for the Bulldogs, before giving way to Nick Bruno (1-0) who shouldered the load in his longest relief outing of the season and longest of his Bulldog career. The southpaw fired 4.1 innings of scoreless relief, scattering just two hits with one walk and one strikeout. Hall would follow his performance with two scoreless innings of relief allowing just two hits with one walk and two strikeouts, before Nic Melton, Branden Barna, TJ Brooks and Howell would combine to pick up the final defensive outs for Asheville. Howell collected the save for the Bulldogs, the second of his career. The Bulldog infield also turned a pair of 6-4-3 double plays at key moments in the game. Â Â
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The Bulldogs return to action this weekend (Mar. 6-8) for a four-game series with Alabama A&M. First pitch on Friday (Mar. 6) is set for 3:00 p.m. from Greenwood Field, with 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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Wofford struck first in the game in a big way, putting up five runs in the top of the first. After the teams traded scoreless frames heading to the bottom of the third, the Bulldogs responded with two runs to cut into the deficit. Chase Klingemann started the rally with a one-out single up the middle for the first Asheville hit of the game, before he moved up to second on a groundout for the second out of the inning. Patrick Gillen drew a four-pitch walk to keep the inning going, before Blaize Johnson drove an 0-2 pitch to right for a single to score Klingemann and push Gillen to third while getting the Bulldogs on the board. With Ben Green up, Johnson got himself into a run-down and held out long enough for Gillen to score on the play for Asheville's second run of the inning. After a scoreless fourth for both teams, Asheville responded to take the lead with five runs in the home half of the fifth. Ben Hemphill would start the inning with a single to center for his first hit of the 2026 season, before Coleman McGinnis reached on a bunt single to put runners at first and second with no one out. Klingemann was able to lay down a sacrifice bunt to push both runners up one base, before Logan Lowe singled to left to score Hemphill and move McGinnis to third with one out. Gillen would bring the Bulldogs back within one with a single through the ride side, scoring McGinnis and moving Lowe to third for Johnson. After a Wofford pitching change, Johnson would welcome the new Terrier arm to the game with a three-run moonshot to right to give Asheville a 7-5 lead.
ÂB5 | BLAIZE 💣 AND WE LEAD 7-5!#ALLinAVL pic.twitter.com/vcIpNLO3jj
— Asheville Baseball (@UNCAvlBaseball) March 3, 2026
Asheville was able to keep Wofford off the board in the sixth, thanks to a diving catch by Hemphill in right followed by a punchout from Matthew Hall to end the inning.
T6 | MAKE A PLAY BEN HEMPHILL 😱#ALLinAVL pic.twitter.com/ExHSotcNcm
— Asheville Baseball (@UNCAvlBaseball) March 3, 2026
The teams would trade scoreless yet stressful frames into the eighth inning, before Johnson would go deep again to put Asheville up by three for his fifth of the season and 11th long ball of his career.
Wofford would attempt to mount a rally by scoring two in the ninth inning and keeping traffic on the bases, before Ryland Howell would come on and slam the door shut on the victory with a strikeout despite entering the at-bat behind 2-0.B8 | Blaize 💣 x2⃣
— Asheville Baseball (@UNCAvlBaseball) March 3, 2026
His second of the night is a solo shot and we lead 8-5!#ALLinAVL pic.twitter.com/ptkRcW2GH1
ÂGOT. IT. DONE 😤
— Asheville Baseball (@UNCAvlBaseball) March 3, 2026
We take down Wofford 8-7 for our first win over the Terriers since 2018!#ALLinAVL pic.twitter.com/MhhImdj9lB
Johnson paced the offense by matching his career-high with three hits on the night, while Lowe, Gillen, Hemphill, McGinnis and Klingemann each had one hit in the game. Gillen and Johnson each scored twice in the game, while Lowe, Hemphill, McGinnis and Klingemann each scored one run in the game. Johnson drove in a career-high five runs in the game, while Lowe and Gillen each drove in one run. Green got the start on the bump for the Bulldogs, before giving way to Nick Bruno (1-0) who shouldered the load in his longest relief outing of the season and longest of his Bulldog career. The southpaw fired 4.1 innings of scoreless relief, scattering just two hits with one walk and one strikeout. Hall would follow his performance with two scoreless innings of relief allowing just two hits with one walk and two strikeouts, before Nic Melton, Branden Barna, TJ Brooks and Howell would combine to pick up the final defensive outs for Asheville. Howell collected the save for the Bulldogs, the second of his career. The Bulldog infield also turned a pair of 6-4-3 double plays at key moments in the game. Â Â
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The Bulldogs return to action this weekend (Mar. 6-8) for a four-game series with Alabama A&M. First pitch on Friday (Mar. 6) is set for 3:00 p.m. from Greenwood Field, with 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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Pitching:
W: Bruno, Nick (1-0)
L: Sheldon Egger (0-1)
S: Howell, Ryland (1)
Batting:
2B: Lucas Manning 1
3B: Niko Brini 1
HR: Cade Collins 1
RBI: Cade Collins 1 ; Logan Tribble 1 ; Andrew Mannelly 2 ; Hunter Herndon 1 ; Lucas Manning 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Cade Collins 2 ; Niko Brini 1 ; Ben Timblin 1 ; Hunter Herndon 1 ; Harrison Campi 1 ; James Layman 1
SB: Andrew Mannelly 1
CS: Logan Tribble 1
HBP: Andrew Mannelly 1 ; Harrison Campi 1
Batting:
HR: Johnson, Blaize 2
RBI: Lowe, Logan 1 ; Gillen, Patrick 1 ; Johnson, Blaize 5
SH: Klingemann, Chase 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Lowe, Logan 1 ; Gillen, Patrick 2 ; Johnson, Blaize 2 ; Hemphill, Ben 1 ; McGinnis, Coleman 1 ; Klingemann, Chase 1
CS: Johnson, Blaize 1
Game Leaders
AB
4
R
2
H
3
RBI
5
AB
4
R
1
H
1
RBI
1
AB
3
R
2
H
1
RBI
1
AB
3
R
1
H
1
RBI
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