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Winner UNC Greensboro UNCG22 7-6
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Gardner-Webb GWU 4-10
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UNC Greensboro UNCG22
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Gardner-Webb GWU
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UNC Greensboro UNCG22 0 2 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 7 14 0
Gardner-Webb GWU 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 6 1

W: Sam Murchison (1-1) L: Switalski, Tyler (0-2)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Diamond 'Dogs Fall 7-3 In Midweek Baseball Clash With UNCG

BOILING SPRINGS, N.C. – Gardner-Webb tangled with in-state foe UNC Greensboro Tuesday night, falling 7-3 on Bill Masters Field.

The Runnin' Bulldogs (4-10) fell behind 2-0 early, but plated single runs in the bottom fo the second and third innings to draw even.

Peter Capobianco got things started in the second when he was plunked on the hand and moved all the way to third on a Bo Rusher III single through the right side. Alec Burns ripped a ball to left for a sacrifice fly – cutting the Spartans' (7-6) led to 2-1.

Gardner-Webb rallied again in the third, with Nick Capozzi leading off with a single up the middle. A sacrifice bunt moved Capozzi to second and Curtis Robison tied the game with a sharp single to center.

UNCG took the lead for good with a surge in the fourth, scoring four runs (one earned) on four hits and an error.

Gardner-Webb loaded the bases in the fifth and Robison drove home another run with a base on balls, but the 'Dogs left the bases juiced to end the threat.

The Spartans got that run back with a pair of hits in the top of the sixth, but Gardner-Webb's bullpen kept the visitors off the board the rest of the way.

The Runnin' Bulldogs had six hits in the game, with Robison (1-for-3, 2 RBI), Rusher (1-for-3), Burns (1-for-1, RBI), Jones (1-for-3) and Capozzi (1-for-3) combining on those knocks.

Lefty Tyler Switalski (0-2) took the mound loss for GWU, scattering five hits and allowing three earned runs over 3.2 innings of work. Gardner-Webb used six arms in the game, with Connor Maggi, Lenny Washington and Gabe Pilla working the final three scoreless frames.

UNCG starter Sam Murchison (1-1) picked up the win, working 6.0 innings and allowing three runs on five hits. The Spartans used three relief pitchers to close out the game.

The Spartans had 14 hits Wednesday, with Mitchell Smith going 3-for-5 at the plate to lead that effort. Five other Spartans had two hits each in the game.

Gardner-Webb will open a four-game series against Ivy League foe Brown this weekend, beginning with Friday's 4 pm tilt on Bill Masters Field.

 
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