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Spartans Defeat Wofford in Slugfest

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Spartanburg, S.C. – Jordan Miller drove in a game-high four runs while Drake Harris smacked a team-best four hits as the USC Upstate baseball team rallied from a four-run first inning deficit to defeat Wofford 14-10 at Harley Park on Sunday.

Upstate improves to 5-8 while Wofford drops to 3-8.

Scoring Breakdown

  • Top 1st – Wofford scored four runs in the first inning on an Alex Malsch double, a Brett Hash single and a Cody Miller two-run double.
  • Bottom 2nd – Jake Bourke reached on a fielder's choice and scored on a Harris triple to get Upstate on the board.
  • Top 3rd – Max McDougald reached on a one-out walk and scored on a Carson Waln single.
  • Bottom 3rd – Zach Krider led off the inning with a walk and scored on a Charlie Carpenter single with one out. J.J. Shimko brought home Devon Ortiz with a single.
  • Bottom 4th – Bourke led off the frame with a single and advanced to third on a Wofford error that allowed Harris to reach. Miller hit his second home run of the season, a three-run blast, to give Upstate a 6-5 lead.
  • Top 5th – Wofford tied the game on a Ty Reginelli base hit.
  • Bottom 5th – Shimko scored on a bases-loaded walk.
  • Top 6th – Malsch led off with a single and scored on a Miller single.
  • Bottom 6th – Upstate sent nine batters to the plate and scored five runs on two hits. Ortiz scored the first run of the inning on a groundout by Shimko. Harris drove in a run on a single while Bourke scored on a wild pitch. Krider drove in two runs with a two-out single.
  • Top 7th – Wofford plated three runs on an Upstate error, a wild pitch and a sacrifice fly.
  • Bottom 8th – Upstate added a pair of insurance runs on a two-out single by Hunter Gilbert.

Notables

  • Harris finished with three singles and a triple.
  • Bourke and Harris each scored three runs.
  • Krider went 3-for-4 with three singles and two RBI.
  • Carpenter and Shimko had two hits each.
  • Wofford outhit Upstate 15-14.
  • Miller led the Terriers with four hits.
  • Cory Bartholomew earned his first collegiate victory, allowing three runs (two earned) in 0.2 innings.
  • Merritt Huber took the loss after he allowed two runs on one hit with two walks in 1.0 innings.
  • The teams combined for five wild pitches and three hit batters.

Up Next

  • Upstate hosts Longwood on Tuesday at 4 p.m.

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