University of South Carolina Upstate Athletics
14-20, 0
Kennesaw State
15-17, 0
Owls Use Big First Inning to Defeat Upstate
4/9/2017 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
Kennesaw, Ga. – Kennesaw State used a six-run first inning to complete a weekend sweep of USC Upstate as the Owls claimed a 9-2 win at Stillwell Stadium on Sunday afternoon.
Kennesaw State improves to 15-17 overall and 4-2 in the ASUN while Upstate falls to 14-20 and 1-5.
Scoring Breakdown
- Bottom 1st – Kennesaw State scored six runs on three singles, a sacrifice fly, and a two-run triple.
- Bottom 2nd - Cory Greeson scored on a Chris Erwin double.
- Bottom 5th – The Owls added a run thanks to a LaDonis Bryant sacrifice fly.
- Top 7th – J.J. Shimko scored on a Chris Rodriguez double followed by a Jordan Miller sacrifice fly that scored Drake Harris.
- Bottom 8th – Bryant scored on a Grant Williams single.
Notables
- Rodriguez and Shimko led Upstate with two hits each.
- Austin Upshaw had a game-high three hits for Kennesaw State.
- Erwin and David Chabut each drove in two runs.
- Mason Ward (3-2) earned the win as he allowed two runs on four hits with one walk and eight strikeouts in 6.1 innings.
- Blake Whitney (4-3) took the loss after allowing seven runs in 1.1 innings.
Up Next
- Upstate travels to Furman on Tuesday. First pitch is scheduled for 6 p.m.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Ward, Mason (3-2)
L: Whitney, Blake (4-3)
Batting:
2B: Shimko, J.J. 1 ; Rodriguez, Chris 1
RBI: Rodriguez, Chris 1 ; Miller, Jordan 1
SF: Miller, Jordan 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Shimko, J.J. 1 ; Harris, Drake 1
HBP: Harris, Drake 1
Batting:
2B: Greeson, Corey 1 ; Erwin, Chris 1 ; Howell, Jeremy 1
3B: Williams, Grant 1 ; Chabut, David 1
RBI: Williams, Grant 1 ; Allum, Taylor 1 ; Erwin, Chris 2 ; Upshaw, Austin 1 ; Howell, Jeremy 1 ; Bryant, LaDonis 1 ; Chabut, David 2
SF: Howell, Jeremy 1 ; Bryant, LaDonis 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Williams, Grant 1 ; Greeson, Corey 2 ; Allum, Taylor 1 ; Erwin, Chris 1 ; Helms, Griffin 1 ; Upshaw, Austin 2 ; Bryant, LaDonis 1
SB: Helms, Griffin 1
HBP: Greeson, Corey 1
