Men’s College Baseball Score – Guilford 12, Stevenson 10

Back-to-Back-to-Back Homers Help Guilford past Stevenson, 12-10

GREENSBORO, N.C. — Guilford’s baseball team hit back-to-back-to-back homeruns in the bottom of the first inning to help the Quakers defeat nonconference opponent Stevenson University Tuesday, 12-10.

John Macon Smith, Corey Wallace and Charles Noble each got a piece of three consecutive homers to start the game, putting the Quakers up 4-0 after the first inning. Guilford continued expanding the lead, up 8-0 after the fourth, due in part to Smith’s two RBI. Stevenson countered with a two-run fifth and six-run seventh, tying the score at eight runs apiece.

The Mustangs went up 12-10 in the eighth, thanks to a Davis Grove two RBI single. Guilford’s Smith, Noble and Nathan Fulbright drove in a collective four runs in the bottom of the eighth, clinching the 12-10 victory in favor of the host Quakers.

Smith hit a team-best 4-for-5 with a home run and a game-high five RBI. Wallace had three hits and three RBI. Noble and Fullbright had three hits and two RBI apiece. Tyler Hunt (1-1) earned the win on the mound for the Quakers, pitching 2.1 innings. Justin Morrison received the save, pitching a scoreless closing inning.

Stevenson’s Grove tallied three hits and two RBI. Brad Blum had three RBI and two hits. Andrew Haab (0-1) pitched his first loss of the season.

The Quakers return home Saturday, Mar. 16 at noon in an Old Dominion Athletic Conference game against Virginia Wesleyan College at McBane Field.

                1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9   R   H  E
   Stevenson    0  0  0  0  2  6  0  2  0  10  11  3
   Guilford     4  1  0  3  0  0  0  4  X  12  19  2

Win – Hunt (1-1). Loss – Andrew Haab (0-1). Save – Morrison (1).
Umpires – HP: Rick Prim 1B: Mike Carter
Start: 4:00 pm Time: 2:45 Attendance: 43
Weather: 61, partly cloudy