DAHLONEGA — Behind a stellar pitching performance by Jalen Scott, the University of North Georgia baseball team fell to Winston-Salem State in game two, 7-1, Saturday afternoon at Bob Stein Stadium.
Almost immediately, WSSU put pressure on the Nighthawks from the first inning to the last. The Rams laced together three singles and a double to put their mark on the board in the first frame, 1-0, followed by a solo shot in the fifth from Randy Norris to extend their lead 2-0.
UNG offense fought back in the same frame to cut the lead in half.
Bill LeRoy boarded the bases after a hit by pitch, and advanced to second off an infield single from
Steven Tomlinson. With runners on first and second,
Nick Clarno's RBI groundout scored the first and only run of the contest for the Nighthawks.
More RBI singles from Winston-Salem extended the lead to 4-1 into the eighth, and improved to 6-1 after a two-run bomb over left from Cole Parks. Brandon Ford blasted a shot to right that forced a Nighthawk error in the ninth to get the 7-1 win.
NOTES
- Scott (3-4) was the winning pitcher today, throwing his first complete game of the year, with eight strikeouts and only yielding three hits and one run. The losing pitcher was
Derrick Pickvet, who fell to 3-4 on the season.
- North Georgia was held to just three hits in the contest, the second lowest of the season.
NEXT UP
The series finale will take place tomorrow back here at Bob Stein Stadium. First pitch of the rubber game is set for noon.
