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14
Winner North Georgia UNG 18-4
7
West Georgia UWG 10-12
Winner
North Georgia UNG
18-4
14
Final
7
West Georgia UWG
10-12
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
North Georgia UNG 1 0 1 6 1 0 2 3 0 14 16 2
West Georgia UWG 1 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 7 13 6

W: Bryan, Josh (1-0) L: Colton Duttweiler (1-2)

Game Recap: Baseball | | UNG Athletic Communications

Hoover’s Career Night Helps No. 3 Baseball Cruise Past West Georgia, 14-7

CARROLLTON, Ga. — The third-ranked University of North Georgia baseball team used a six-run fourth inning to pull away from in-state foe West Georgia and went on to down the Wolves, 14-7, Wednesday evening at Carrollton High School's baseball field. The game was moved to Carrollton High after an overnight irrigation malfunction left the playing surface at Cole Field unplayable. The Nighthawks move to 18-4 on the year and extend their season-long winning streak to eight games.
 
UNG got on the board in the top of the first as Michael Gouge drove in Connor Hoover from second with an RBI single through the left side. The Wolves answered the call in the bottom half of the inning with a sacrifice fly and took the lead in the second with back-to-back-to-back two-out hits, plating two runs to give UWG a 3-1 lead.
 
Devin Gearhart cut the lead to one in the top of the third with an RBI single through the right side that plated Bill Leroy from third. UNG broke the game wide open in the fourth, scoring four runs, highlighted by Hoover's grand slam to right to put North Georgia back on top, 8-3.
 
The two teams traded runs in the fifth and the Nighthawks added two runs in the seventh, including Steven Tomlinson scoring on a double-steal and UNG would tack on three more in the eighth, including a two-run double to left center by Hoover.
 
The Wolves put together a rally in the bottom of the ninth but could only scratch across two runs giving the game its final score, 14-7.
 
NOTES
- Josh Bryan (1-0) was credited with the win in relief going 2.2 innings allowing two unearned runs on four hits. Bryan struck out one without issuing a free pass on the night. UNG used six pitchers in all on the night while UWG utilized five different pitchers in the game that lasted just under four hours.
 
- Connor Hoover had a career night at the plate going 4-for-5 with a double, a home run, three runs scored, and six runs batted in. The six RBI are a career high for Hoover and it is just the second time he has collected four hits in a single game, also going 4-for-5 against Valdosta State in his freshman season.
 
- The Nighthawks continue their dominance in the all-time series over West Georgia, improving to 16-4 all-time against the Wolves. UNG is 9-1 in games played in Carrollton.
 
NEXT UP
North Georgia will return to the friendly confines of Bob Stein Stadium on Friday to start a three-game Peach Belt Conference set with Augusta. First pitch for game one is scheduled for 6 p.m.
 
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