Noah Rabon Radford Gm 1 2022
Ryan Frye
6
USC Upstate UPST 18-14
11
Winner CAMPBELL CAM 18-12
USC Upstate UPST
18-14
6
Final
11
CAMPBELL CAM
18-12
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
USC Upstate UPST 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 6 10 1
CAMPBELL CAM 2 0 0 1 1 1 1 5 X 11 9 1

W: RUND, Aaron (2-1) L: Miller, Trey (1-3) S: CUMMINGS, Ty (3)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Buckner and Rabon Homer and Hamilton Collects Three Hits as Baseball Concludes Its Series at Campbell

BUIES CREEK, N.C. – Looking to carry the momentum of scoring eight runs over the final three innings of Saturday's game into the series finale Sunday, USC Upstate scored early to take the lead, but the Spartans couldn't withstand a late Campbell rally in an 11-6 setback Sunday afternoon.
 
After seeing Campbell strike first for the third time in the series with two runs in the first, Upstate provided an immediate answer in the second as redshirt sophomore leftfielder Noah Rabon hit his second homer of the year, a two-run drive to left to tie the game. The Spartans took the lead in the third as redshirt sophomore third baseman Troy Hamilton hit a high chopper to the right side that allowed senior rightfielder Noah Myers to score from third.
 
Scoring in three consecutive frames, the Camels tied the game with a home run in the fourth before adding runs in the fifth and sixth to take a 5-3 lead. Myers brought Upstate within one in the seventh as he shot a double to the left-center gap to make it a 5-4 ballgame. Campbell answered with a run in the seventh before posting five runs on the scoreboard in the eighth to put away the game. Senior first baseman Devin Buckner tacked on two additional runs for the Spartans in the ninth with a two-run homer, but the rally attempt fell short.
 
Game Information
Score: Campbell 11; USC Upstate 6
Records: USC Upstate (18-14; 7-5 Big South); Campbell (18-12; 8-1 Big South)
Location: Jim Perry Stadium | Buies Creek, N.C.
 
Scoring Summary
  • B1: Driving a ball to leftfield, Zach Neto opened the scoring for Campbell with a two-run homer.
  • T2: After Cameron MacIntosh reached off a two-base error by the Camels' rightfielder, Noah Rabon stepped to the plate and displayed some power of his own, tying the game with a two-run shot to left.
  • T3: Taking the lead for the first time in the series, Noah Myers raced home for Upstate off a high chopper to the right side of the infield off the bat of Troy Hamilton to plate the third run for the Spartans.
  • B4: Tying the ballgame for Campbell, Ty Babin homered to right for the Camels to even the game at three apiece.
  • B5: Pushing across the go-ahead run for the Camels, Neto single to right-center as Jarred Belbin came into score before Neto was thrown out at second base on an outfield assist from Myers.
  • B6: Hitting the Camels' third homer of the game, Drake Pierson increased Campbell's lead to two with a solo homer to left.
  • T7: Shooting a ball into the opposite field and the left-center gap, Myers pulled Upstate within one as Adam Grob scored from first base on the double.
  • B7: Getting back its run, Campbell added another to the scoreboard in the seventh as a wild pitch on a walk to Drew Winters allowed Tyler Halstead to score.
  • B8: Employing a squeeze with a runner at third, Waldy Arias drove in the seventh run for the Camels on the afternoon to open a five-run inning. Campbell's other four runs came home off a grand slam from Winters.
  • T9: For the second straight game, Devin Buckner homered as he blasted a ball to left-center to drive home Upstate's two runs in the final frame.
 
Notable
  • Homering in the ninth inning, Devin Buckner connected on his fourth longball of the season and his second in as many games. Hitting a home run in back-to-back games, he becomes the first Spartan to accomplish the feat this season.
  • Adding a two-run homer in the second for the Spartans, Noah Rabon hit his second homer of the season with a drive to left. Sunday's game marks the second game this season to feature two homers by two different Spartans, joining Feb. 25 vs. Manhattan.
  • Collecting three hits Sunday, Troy Hamilton secured his eighth multi-hit game of the year. With two RBI apiece, Rabon and Buckner added their 10th and ninth multi-RBI games, both the top two totals on the Spartan club.
  • Noah Sullivan and Myers extended their team-best reached base streaks with Sullivan increasing his to a team-long 16 games with Myers extending his to 15 games and his hitting streak to 12 games.
 
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