DAHLONEGA - Just hours after playing the longest game in program history,
Pierce Williams threw a five hit shutout as the No. 18 University of North Georgia baseball team evened the series with Catawba Saturday with a 2-0 win.
North Georgia scored in the first inning, plating
Crews Taylor on a
Nik Levensteins sacrifice fly. The Nighthawks pushed their second run across in the third on a
Jake Arnold RBI double down the line in left.
From there, Williams took over, stranding three Indians at third base over the final six innings to preserve the shutout.
NOTES
- Williams (3-0) threw 114 pitches, fanning six while walking just one.
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Kaleb Freeman and
Garrett Hollenbeck were each 2-for-3 on the day, while Levensteins was 1-for-1 with a single, the sac fly and two walks.
NEXT UP
The series finale and rubber match will start at 1 p.m. tomorrow afternoon at Bob Stein Stadium.
