DAHLONEGA - A 10-run second inning in game one set the tone for the No. 22 University of North Georgia baseball team as they swept Friday's doubleheader against Flagler at Bob Stein Stadium at Lynn Cottrell Park. Both games ended by run-rule.
GAME ONE - #22 UNG 18, FC 8 (7 inn.)
After the Saints scored a pair in the top half of the first inning, the Nighthawk bats came alive, scoring 10 in the second that included three homers.
Andres Perez blasted a three-run shot that gave North Georgia a 5-2 lead before the inning was capped by two-run bombs by
Jake Howard and
Jake Arnold.
The Nighthawks continued the scoring frenzy by pushing single runs across in the third on a
Nik Levensteins RBI single before a fifth inning sacrifice fly by
Bill LeRoy. Flagler got three runs back in the sixth on back-to-back homers and then scored three more in the seventh to cut the lead down to 13-8. UNG found five in the bottom of the seventh to walk the game off, scoring on a Levensteins two-run homer, an Arnold RBI double and a
Crews Taylor walk off single.
Cade Heil (6-0) earned the win, going five innings before three Nighthawks came out of the bullpen to record two outs each.
GAME TWO - #22 UNG 13, FC 2 (7 inn.)
On the third pitch of the bottom of the first inning,
Crews Taylor hit a solo home run to quickly get a run on the board for the Nighthawks. North Georgia doubled their lead later in the frame on a
Brady Eeles sacrifice fly.
After a pair of Flagler runs in the second, UNG went on to score 11 unanswered, including eight in the sixth highlighted by bombs from LeRoy and Levensteins that capped the inning
Maddex Richardson (2-2) started the game and earned the win, while
Pierce Williams recorded the save, coming into the game in the top of the sixth with bases loaded and striking out the next two hitters.
NOTES
- LeRoy's homer in game two was his first of the season.
- The Nighthawks drew 14 walks between the two games.
NEXT UP
The two teams will finish off the three game series tomorrow afternoon with first pitch scheduled for high noon.