Henry Zenor Offers Career-High Three-RBI for Second Straight Day as Baseball Drops OneSpartanburg, Inc. Baseball Classic Game to Valparaiso

Saturday, February 21

Spartanburg, S.C.

2:00 p.m.

University of South Carolina Upstate Athletics

3-4

Valparaiso

2-4

Valparaiso

USC Upstate

Henry Zenor 4th AB vs. Western Carolina Gm 1 2026 - CH

Photo by: Catherine Harney

2/21/2026 11:30:00 PM | Baseball

Box Score

SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Continuing the OneSpartanburg, Inc. Baseball Classic, USC Upstate baseball offered a late-inning comeback attempt, loading the bases in the ninth inning and scoring a pair of runs, before ultimately falling in a 10-5 decision Saturday against Valparaiso.

Leading the Spartans at the plate, redshirt sophomore shortstop Maloy Heaghney and redshirt sophomore centerfielder Henry Zenor each extended their team-best hitting streaks to seven games, recording a pair of hits for the fourth multi-hit games of their seasons. Also recording two hits apiece, redshirt senior second baseman Jake Armsey and redshirt sophomore catcher Tyler Lang joined Heaghney and Zenor in combining to collect eight of Upstate's nine hits on the day.

Zenor drove home three of the Spartans' runs, earning his team-best third multi-RBI effort of the campaign, registering a career-high three RBI for the second straight game. Heaghney and redshirt senior third baseman Alex Ritzer added the other RBI for the Spartans.

On the mound, freshman right-handed pitcher Ben Chuttey and junior left-handed pitcher Jack Gibson—making his USC Upstate debut—combined for 2.1 innings of scoreless relief for Upstate. Chuttey struck out two of the four batters he faced, his first multi-strikeout game as a Spartan.

Game Information
Score: Valparaiso 10; USC Upstate 5
Records: USC Upstate (3-4; 0-0 Big South); Valparaiso (2-4; 0-0 Missouri Valley)
Location: Cleveland S. Harley Park | Spartanburg, S.C.

How It Happened

T1: Opening the day's scoring, Valparaiso's Cal Schembra drove home a pair with a double to left-center, kickstarting a four-run first. The Beacons' next runs came via an RBI groundout from Gavin Bennett and an RBI single from Cole Lockwood.
T2: Adding another insurance run, Javin Gauthier drove home the Beacons' fifth run with a double down the rightfield line.
T5: Picking up another pair of RBI, Gauthier belted a two-run shot to right.
B5: Getting a trio of runs back, Upstate scored thrice in the home half of the fifth as Alex Ritzer, Henry Zenor, and Maloy Heaghney recorded RBI.
T6: Recouping one of its surrendered runs, Valparaiso tacked on another in the sixth as Gauthier singled up the middle, driving home his fourth run of the day.
T7: Knocking in the final two Beacon tallies of the day, George Betevis plated a pair with a single to right.
B9: Stepping to the plate with the bases loaded, Zenor picked up two additional RBI with a single back through the middle, scoring Tyler Lang and Micah Coleman.

Notable

Tossing a scoreless ninth inning for the Spartans, Jack Gibson made his USC Upstate debut Saturday. He's the 15^th different Spartan to debut with the club this season.

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