CLINTON, S.C. – Going for the series sweep after claiming a pair of one-run victories to open the first Big South series of the season, USC Upstate baseball secured its first series sweep of the year behind a third consecutive one-run win, downing Presbyterian 5-4 in another late-inning victory Sunday afternoon.
 
As had become the trend in the series, Upstate fell behind early, trailing 4-0 heading into the fifth before battling back to tie the game with four equalizing runs in the fifth inning. For the third straight game, the Spartans took the lead in the seventh inning or later as for the second time this weekend senior second baseman Cameron MacIntosh drove in the go-ahead run, coming through with an RBI double in the seventh.
 
Tossing a career-long 3.1 innings in relief of starter right-hander Trey Miller, freshman left-hander Al Holguin allowed just two hits to the Blue Hose to pick up his first career victory. The win comes after he collected his first career save earlier this week, pitching a then career-long 2.2 innings against Cincinnati last Monday.
 
Game Information
Score: USC Upstate 5; Presbyterian 4
Records: USC Upstate (14-6; 3-0 Big South); Presbyterian (8-12; 0-3 Big South)
Location: PC Baseball Complex | Clinton, S.C.
 
Scoring Summary

• B2: Getting on the board first, Presbyterian's Dalton Reeves homered to left-center for the first run of the game.
• B3: Tacking on an extra run of insurance early in the game, Jack Gorman plated another run for the Blue Hose with a single to left.
• B4: Batting with runners on the corner, Brody Fahr brought in another Presbyterian tally as he groundout to second to bring home the runner from third. Kyle Decker added a second run in the frame with a single up the middle.
• T5: Stringing together three straight hits to open the fifth, the third, a double from Damon Maynard, plated the first of four runs in the inning. Devin Buckner brought home another run with the innings fourth hit, a single up the middle before another run came in as Noah Sullivan reached on a fielding error. Cameron MacIntosh capped the inning with a double to right that brought home the inning's final run and tied the game.
• T7: Dipping into the Presbyterian bullpen and striking again, MacIntosh doubled to center to bring home Noah Rabon from first, producing the go-ahead run for the second time in the series and capping a 2-for-4 afternoon with two doubles and a multi-RBI game.

 
Notable

• Collecting run-producing doubles in the fifth and seventh innings, Cameron MacIntosh secured his first career game with multiple doubles while securing his seventh multi-hit and third multi-RBI game of the year.
• Earning a third consecutive one-run victory, Upstate has won back-to-back one-run games for the first time since April 7 and April 10, 2019, versus Radford (W, 7-6) and North Carolina A&T (W, 2-1), respectively.
• With a series sweep of Presbyterian, the Spartans secured their first series sweep of the 2022 season, collecting the team's second weekend sweep of the year after sweeping the OneSpartanburg, Inc. Baseball Classic in late February.
• Upstate's sweep in its first Big South series of the season gives the Spartans sweeps in consecutive Big South series dating back to last season. The Spartans swept UNC Asheville in the final series of the 2021 season.

 
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