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Spartans Drop ASUN Opener to Kennesaw State

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Spartanburg, S.C. – Kennesaw State scored nine runs in the final four innings as the Owls defeated USC Upstate 9-4 in the ASUN Conference opener for both teams at Harley Park on Thursday evening.

Kennesaw State improves to 14-12 overall and 1-0 in league play while USC Upstate falls to 13-13-1 and 0-1.

Scoring Breakdown

  • Bottom 4th – Pat Raiff reached on a double with one out. Charlie Carpenter followed with his second home run of the season, a two-run shot to right field, for a 2-0 lead.
  • Top 6th – Terence Norman drove in two runs with a two-out single.
  • Top 7th – The Owls scored the go-ahead run on a bases-loaded walk and added three runs on a Jake Franklin three-run double.
  • Top 9th – The Owls added two runs on a Griffin Helms double and another run on a Norman base hit.
  • Bottom 9th – Raiff opened the inning with a single and scored on a Carpenter triple. Carpenter would score on a groundout.

Notables

  • Raiff finished 3-for-4 with three singles and two runs scored.
  • Carpenter went 2-for-4 with a home run, triple, two runs scored and three RBI.
  • Austin Morgan and Russell Schwertfeger each had a single.
  • Helms finished 2-for-4 with a single, double and three RBI
  • Norman went 2-for-5 with two singles and three RBI.
  • Franklin went 1-for-3 with a double and three RBI.
  • AJ Moore (3-0) earned the win as he allowed two runs on four hits with a walk and 10 strikeouts in 7.0 innings.
  • Trey Van Der Weide (2-3) took the loss, allowing five runs on three hits with three walks and a strikeout in 1.2 innings.
  • Blake Whitney struck out seven batters as he scattered a walk and three hits in 5.0 innings.
  • Kennesaw State left eight runners on base while USC Upstate stranded four baserunners.

Up Next

  • Kennesaw State and USC Upstate continue the series on Friday at 6 p.m.

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