University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics

Baseball Falls in Friday Middle Game to Gardner-Webb
04.03.2026 | Baseball
ASHEVILLE, N.C. - UNC Asheville Baseball fell in Friday's (Apr. 3) middle game of its Big South Conference series, dropping a 6-0 decision to Gardner-Webb at Greenwood Field.
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Gardner-Webb scored twice in the third, three times in the fourth, and once in the ninth to ultimately bring the game to its final score. Jake Pereira broke up Gardner-Webb's perfect game effort with a single through the left side in the sixth, before Blaize Johnson would add a hit for the Bulldogs in the ninth. Pereira stole second after his hit, while the Bulldogs gunned down three Gardner-Webb runners in the game. Drew Turner (3-4) took the loss on the bump, firing eight innings allowing five runs scattering seven hits with one walk and four strikeouts. Ben Green handled the ninth, allowing one run on three hits with one walk and one strikeout.
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The Bulldogs return to action tomorrow (Saturday, Apr. 4) to wrap up the series with Gardner-Webb. First pitch is set for 1:00 p.m. from Greenwood Field, 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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Gardner-Webb scored twice in the third, three times in the fourth, and once in the ninth to ultimately bring the game to its final score. Jake Pereira broke up Gardner-Webb's perfect game effort with a single through the left side in the sixth, before Blaize Johnson would add a hit for the Bulldogs in the ninth. Pereira stole second after his hit, while the Bulldogs gunned down three Gardner-Webb runners in the game. Drew Turner (3-4) took the loss on the bump, firing eight innings allowing five runs scattering seven hits with one walk and four strikeouts. Ben Green handled the ninth, allowing one run on three hits with one walk and one strikeout.
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The Bulldogs return to action tomorrow (Saturday, Apr. 4) to wrap up the series with Gardner-Webb. First pitch is set for 1:00 p.m. from Greenwood Field, 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: STUART,Matt (2-2)
L: Turner, Drew (3-4)
Batting:
2B: CAMARILLO,Allan 1
RBI: AGOSTO,Kelvin 2 ; SMITH,Daniel 1 ; THOMPSON,Zack 1 ; CAMARILLO,Allan 1
SH: ECTOR,Thad 1
SF: CAMARILLO,Allan 1
Base Running:
RUNS: ILGENFRITZ,Matt 1 ; LIAO,Ethan 1 ; ECTOR,Thad 1 ; THOMPSON,Zack 1 ; GUEVARA,Diego 1 ; CAMARILLO,Allan 1
SB: SMITH,Daniel 1
CS: AGOSTO,Kelvin 1 ; LIAO,Ethan 1 ; CAMARILLO,Allan 1
HBP: LIAO,Ethan 1

Base Running:
SB: Pereira, Jake 1
HBP: Green, Ben 1
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