DAHLONEGA | The 15^th-ranked University of North Georgia baseball team opened up a three-game non-conference series with visiting Carson-Newman with an 11-2 victory on Friday afternoon at Bob Stein Stadium.  The Nighthawks provided starter Brandon Agar with offensive support fueled by 10 hits and seven walks. 

Agar gave up a first inning home run to Ryan Addington as C-N took an early 1-0 lead, but the senior settled down to strike out seven and record his first victory of the season.

A pair of doubles from Sam Tidaback and Trevor Sams in the bottom of the frame highlighted a four-run inning for the Nighthawks and gave Agar all the run support he would need.

Steven Tomlinson pounded a two-run home run in the third to extend the North Georgia lead to 7-1.

NOTES
- Tidaback led the Nighthawk offense going 3-for-4 with two RBI and a pair of runs scored.

- C-N's Addington was the lone Eagle to record multiple hits, going 2-for-4 from the plate.

- North Georgia's Derrick Pickvet collected the rare three-inning save after tossing the final three frames, as the freshman surrendered zero runs on just two hits.

- Agar picked up his 17^th career victory allowing just two runs in six innings of work.

- Trevor Sams added a 2-for-5 day from the plate with a run scored and a RBI.

- The game marked the third of a season-opening seven-game homestand for the Nighthawks. 

- UNG improves to 2-1 on the young season, while Carson-Newman falls to 0-2. 
 
NEXT
The same two teams square off in game two of the series tomorrow (Feb. 6) with first pitch scheduled for 1:00 p.m.