Game 1 Box Score (.pdf)

Game 2 Box Score (.pdf)

Spartanburg, S.C. – The USC Upstate baseball team split a doubleheader with Pittsburgh on Saturday at Harley Park. The Spartans dropped the opener 3-1 but defeated the Panthers 9-5 in the second game for the 700^th win in program history.

Pittsburgh is 7-3 while Upstate is 4-8.

Game One – Pittsburgh 3, Upstate 1

Scoring Breakdown

• Top 1^st – Caleb Parry reached on a leadoff walk and scored on a Frank Maldonado triple. Maldonado scored on a groundout for a 2-0 Panther lead.
• Bottom 1^st – Devon Ortiz led off the inning with a single, advanced to second on a sacrifice bunt and scored on a Charlie Carpenter single.
• Top 9^th – P.J. DeMeo led off the inning with a walk and advanced to second on a sacrifice bunt. DeMeo scored on a Jacob Wright base hit.

Notables

• Each team finished with four hits.
• J.J. Shimko went 1-for-4 with a double while Jake Bourke went 1-for-3 with a triple.
• Pittsburgh left 10 runners on base while the Spartans stranded three.
• Matt Pidich (2-0) earned the win, allowing one run on four hits with a walk and four strikeouts in 7.0 innings.
• Isaac Mattson (2) recorded the save after he struck out three batters in 2.0 innings.
• Kevin Hickey (1-2) took the loss after allowing two runs on two hits with five walks and four strikeouts in 6.0 innings.

Game Two – Upstate 9, Pittsburgh 5

Scoring Breakdown

• Bottom 1^st – Upstate claimed a 2-0 lead with a pair of runs in the first inning. Hunter Gilbert and Devon Ortiz led off the inning with walks. Gilbert scored from second base on a wild pitch as the Pittsburgh catcher was unable to locate the ball. Ortiz scored on a J.J. Shimko double.
• Top 2^nd – Nick Banman led off the inning with a double and scored on a fielder's choice.
• Top 3^rd – Frank Maldonado hit a solo home run with two outs to tie the game at 2.
• Bottom 3^rd- Upstate regained the lead with four runs in the inning. Ortiz opened the frame with a single before Charlie Carpenter was hit by a pitch. Shimko hit his second double in as many at-bats to score Ortiz and Carpenter before scoring on a Brendan Brundage triple. Brundage would score on a Pittsburgh error for the final run of the inning.
• Top 4^th – P.J. DeMeo hit a solo home run with two outs.
• Top 5^th – Jacob Wright reached on a single with one out and scored on a Caleb Parry double.
• Bottom 5^th – Shimko led off the inning with a double, advanced to third on a wild pitch and scored on a Brundage single.
• Bottom 6^th – Gilbert reached on a Pittsburgh error, advanced to second on a hit batter and reached third on a double play. The Panthers were set to intentionally walk Shimko but the first ball of the walk was a wild pitch that allowed Gilbert to score.
• Top 7^th – Nico Popa led off the inning with a single and scored on a Parry double.
• Bottom 8^th – Gilbert reached on a one-out double and scored on an Ortiz double.

Notables

• The win is the first for Upstate over a current member of the Atlantic Coast Conference. It is Upstate's first win over a Power 5 school since an 8-6 home win over Kentucky on Feb. 17, 2014.
• Shimko went 3-for-4 with three doubles, two runs scored and three RBI.
• Brundage went 3-for-5 with two singles, a triple and two RBI.
• Ortiz went 2-for-3 with a single, double, two runs scored and an RBI.
• Gilbert went 1-for-4 with a double and three runs scored.
• Bourke went 2-for-3 with a single and triple.
• Trey Van Der Weide (2-1) earned the win after allowing one hit with a strikeout in 1.1 innings. Van Der Weide entered the game in the fifth inning with Upstate holding a 6-4 lead and the tying run at-bat.
• Dan Hammer (1-1) took the loss, allowing six runs on six hits with two walks and three strikeouts in 2.1 innings

Up Next

• Upstate hosts crosstown rival Wofford on Sunday at 4 p.m.

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