Troy Hamilton & AJ Hacker HR Celebration vs. Penn Gm 1 2024
Emma Hudson
4
Penn PENN 1-4
14
Winner USC Upstate UPST 5-4
Penn PENN
1-4
4
Final
14
USC Upstate UPST
5-4
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Penn PENN 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 4 6 2
USC Upstate UPST 9 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 X 14 12 1

W: Sullivan, Noah (2-1) L: Dromboski, Ryan (0-1)

11
Winner Penn PENN 2-4
5
USC Upstate UPST 5-5
Winner
Penn PENN
2-4
11
Final
5
USC Upstate UPST
5-5
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Penn PENN 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 1 6 11 11 0
USC Upstate UPST 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 5 9 2

W: Ozmer, Carson (1-0) L: Ellingworth, Cooper (1-1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Troy Hamilton Collects Seven Hits and Two Homers as Baseball Splits Saturday Twin Bill with Penn

SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Playing its first doubleheader of the season and first since early April 2023 as the opener of the team's series with Penn was affected by persistent rain, USC Upstate baseball split Saturday's twin-bill at Cleveland S. Harley Park, taking game one from the Quakers by a mark of 14-4 before dropping game two by a score of 11-5.
 
For the second straight season, the Spartans split their first doubleheader of the season after not playing one since sweeping a twin bill in the prior April, however, in the 2024 season, Upstate took the opening game, in contrast to winning the finale last season. The offense carried the freight in the game one victory, building upon a nine-run first inning in the team's fifth double-digit run game of the season. Redshirt senior shortstop Troy Hamilton led the Spartans in the front end of the doubleheader, going 4-for-5 with two doubles and a home run.
 
In game two, Upstate jumped out to an early advantage for the second consecutive contest before the Quakers battled back to take the lead in the middle innings. The Spartans answered the deficit, battling back to take the lead in the sixth with homers from Hamilton and redshirt sophomore designated hitter Noah Sullivan. However, Penn fought back with seven runs in the late innings to event the series and split the twin bill.
 
Game One
Score: USC Upstate 14; Penn 4
Records: USC Upstate (5-4; 0-0 Big South); Penn (1-4; 0-0 Ivy League)
Location: Cleveland S. Harley Park | Spartanburg, S.C.
 
How It Happened
  • B1: Sending 12 men to the plate, Upstate equaled its highest-scoring half-inning of the year as it launched three long balls in the frame and scored nine runs. A two-run shot from Grant Sherrod and a three-run blast from Koby Kropf plated the first five runs of the inning before Vance Sheahan and Daniel Gernon each drove home a run with a single up the middle and a groundout to second, respectively. Troy Hamilton capped the nine-run outburst with a two-run homer.
  • B2: Taking advantage of a throwing error as the throw down to third on his stolen base attempt proved erroneous, Jace Rinehart raced home as the throw found its way into leftfield.
  • B5: Extending the team's lead, Upstate pushed across another two runs in the fifth. With a single into center, Gernon picked up his second RBI with the second tally crossing a groundout from Sherrod.
  • T6: Penn got two runs back with a two-run homer from Wyatt Henseler in the inning.
  • B8: Continuing the streak of runs scored with home runs, Ryan Fluharty's first career hit resulted in a two-run shot to reclaim the two surrendered runs for the Spartans.
  • T9: Scoring the final two runs of the game, Penn received solo shots form Gavin Collins and Justin Neskie.
 
Game Two
Score: Penn 11; USC Upstate 5
Records: USC Upstate (5-5; 0-0 Big South); Penn (2-4; 0-0 Ivy League)
Location: Cleveland S. Harley Park | Spartanburg, S.C.
 
How It Happened
  • B1: Nabbing the first run of the game, Upstate employed a double steal with runners on the corners with Grant Sherrod crossing the plate as the throw went through to second.
  • B2: Clubbing the game's first homer, David Pereira added another to the board with a solo shot to left.
  • T4: Taking the lead for the first time on the day, the Quakers etched three runs on the board in the fourth. The first run crossed on a fielder's choice before a fielding error and a single tacked on the next two.
  • T5: Adding another run to its advantage, Penn's Wyatt Henseler launched a solo shot.
  • B6: Pulling the Spartans within one, Troy Hamilton hit his second long ball of the day, a solo shot to left. Later in the inning, Noah Sullivan crushed a ball to left, a two-run shot to put Upstate back on top.
  • T8: With another home run, Penn tied the game on a Nick Spaventa solo homer.
  • T9: Putting the game away, the Quakers tallied six runs in their final half-inning with a solo homer and three-run shot doing the most damage.
 
Notable
  • The Spartans' Saturday twin-bill marked the first doubleheader for the team since April 6, 2023, versus Longwood. The doubleheader also marked the first split in a twin-bill since March 11, 2023, when the Spartans split with James Madison.
  • With a hit in game one, Vance Sheahan improved his hitting streak to open his career to eight games, the longest hitting streak by a true freshman to open his career in the program's Division I era.
 
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