In Crosstown Rivalry, Baseball Battled Wofford Before a Late Inning Surge Downs the Spartans 10-6

Tuesday, March 22

Spartanburg, S.C.

5:00 p.m.

University of South Carolina Upstate Athletics

14-7

Wofford

14-8

Wofford

USC Upstate

Photo by: Ryan Frye

3/22/2022 10:41:00 PM | Baseball

Box Score

SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Returning home to the confines of Cleveland S. Harley Park for the first time in four games, USC Upstate baseball saw crosstown rival Wofford take advantage of free bases and defensive miscues to take the lead in the late innings in a 10-6 victory Tuesday night.

Falling behind twice over the first four innings, Upstate showed resilience, fighting back to tie the game following both instances before carrying a 3-3 deadlock into the seventh inning. Wofford capitalized in the seventh, eighth, and ninth innings, scoring seven combined runs. The Spartans battled in their final at-bat, scoring three runs before succumbing to the Terriers.

Seniors, rightfielder Noah Myers and second baseman Cameron MacIntosh collected multi-hit efforts for the Spartans with Myers finishing 2-for-5 with a double and a single while MacIntosh concluded 2-for-4 with a pair of singles.

Game Information
Score: Wofford 10; USC Upstate 6
Records: USC Upstate (14-7; 3-0 Big South); Wofford (14-8; 0-0 SoCon)
Location: Cleveland S. Harley Park | Spartanburg, S.C.

Scoring Summary

T1: Opening the scoring Tuesday, Wofford turned to a bit of small ball to push across its first run, opting for a squeeze with runners on the corners with Jack Renwick at the plate. The Terriers plated a second run as Ryan Galanie singled into right-center, bringing home a runner from second.
B2: Hammering the first pitch he saw, Cole Caruso put the Spartans on the board with a double into the left-center gap as Cameron MacIntosh motored around a scored from first. Caruso later came into score as Jack Hennessy lifted a sacrifice fly into leftfield.
T3: Following an inning-opening double and a sac bunt, Wofford retook the lead as Galanie racked up his second RBI by scoring a runner from third with a groundout.
B4: With two outs in the fourth, the Spartans took advantage of a Wofford error that allowed Hennessy to cross the plate from third, tying the ballgame.
T7: Singling back through the box, Renwick tallied RBI numbers two and three as he brought home two runners to push Wofford back in front.
T8: Leading off the eighth, Galanie secured his third RBI as he homered to left, extending Wofford's advantage. The Terriers added an additional tally in the frame on a Zeb Roos sacrifice fly.
T9: Wofford tacked on three additional runs in the ninth, scoring off a fielder's choice that failed to cut down the runner heading to the plate, an RBI double from Gunnar Johnson, and a sac fly from Nolen Hester.
B9: Looking to erase a seven-run deficit, Upstate tallied three runs in the inning as Jeff Taylor and Al Holguin ripped successive RBI singles through the right side before Jace Rinehart bounced into a fielder's choice with the bases loaded to bring in the game's final run.

Notable

Picking up multi-hit efforts Tuesday afternoon, Noah Myers and Cameron MacIntosh collected their ninth and eighth, respectively, multi-hit games of the season. Their totals rank second and third on the Spartan club this season.
Swiping a pair of bags against Wofford, Damon Maynard secured his first career multi-steal game. His two stolen bases are tied for the single-game high for the Spartans this season, equaling Myers' two steals against Cincinnati.

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