DAHLONEGA - The University of North Georgia baseball team jumped on Mars Hill early and often as they took down the Lions, 12-6, Saturday afternoon.
The Nighthawks loaded up the bases in the second, earning the first run of the game on a walk before
Crews Taylor hit a grand slam to make the score 5-0. After the Lions took one back in the third, North Georgia got it right back as
Jorge Arispuro scampered home on a wild pitch.
The Nighthawks extended the lead in the fourth to 8-1 off a
Kaleb Freeman RBI single and a
Jake Arnold sacrifice fly. Mars Hill scored again in the fifth before the Nighthawks scoerd the next four runs of the contest on a bases loaded walk and wild pitch in the fifth before a two run homer from
Nik Levensteins. Mars Hill scored the final four runs of the game in the last two innings to get to the final score.
NOTES
- Taylor, Arispuro,
Tim Conway and
Connor Frost all finished 2-for-4 at the plate, combining for seven runs scored and five RBI. They also drew a combined four walks.
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Pierce Williams (2-0) got the win, going five innings while striking out four. He scattered two runs off five hits and two walks.
NEXT UP
North Georgia will go for the sweep tomorrow afternoon with first pitch set for noon.
