CENTRAL, S.C. – A three-run homerun by Michael Bell sparked the No. 27 University of North Georgia baseball team's offense as the Nighthawks earned a 14-1 non-conference road win over Southern Wesleyan on Wednesday afternoon at SWU's Connor Field.  The win moves the Nighthawks to 4-0 on the young season.

UNG blew the game open in the fourth with eight runs on nine hits include a trio of doubles and a triple by Connor Hoover. A single run in the seventh on a RBI-double by Michael Gouge and another Hoover triple in the ninth rounded out the scoring for North Georgia.

NOTES
- Six different Nighthawks penciled in multiple hits on the scorecard as North Georgia pounded out 17 hits as a team, marking the third consecutive game with 13 or more hits

- Chris Cobb earned the win on the mound after tossing three innings of scoreless work, allowing just two hits while striking out one Warrior.

- Hoover's pair of triples matches the program record for a single game.

- Five different Nighthawks batted in at least two runs, while nine players recorded hits.

- Derrick Pickvet and Gabe Moore came out of the bullpen to combine for four scoreless innings of hitless relief.

NEXT
The Nighthawks will entertain defending NCAA Division II National Champion Nova Southeastern in a three-game set starting on Friday afternoon at 4:00 p.m.  The Sharks will come to Bob Stein Stadium ranked atop both national polls.