Tigerville, SC - The North Greenville Crusaders put up a dominant performance in a sweep of a nonconference doubleheader against Bluefield State College at Ray & Bea Dillard Field. NGU took game one with a final score of 9-2, then followed that up by completely dominating the second game with a final score of 18-3, which included a grand slam by John Michael Faile. Kyle Barnowski and Seth Chestnut collected their first wins of the season as limited starters. The Crusaders quickly pulled away in game one, scoring at least one run in the first four innings including a home run by Pat Monteith in the 3rd. Bluefield State would score the final run of the game, but NGU would comfortably take a seven-run lead into the 7th, where Kaleb Gibson would pitch a 1-2-3 inning. BSC would score first in game two with a solo shot, but NGU would respond with five runs in the bottom of the inning including a three-run home run by Marek Chlup. North Greenville scored two additional runs in the 2nd and a run in the 3rd. After Bluefield State put an end to the unanswered run streak with one in the top of the 4th, the Crusaders put the game on ice with a nine-run bottom of the 4th that included Faile's grand slam. NGU would score one more run in the 5th as pitching took care of the remainder of the game.

Results

• Scores: Game 1 - NGU 9 / BSC 2 | Game 2 - NGU 18 / BSC 3
• Location: Ray & Bea Dillard Field / Tigerville, SC
• Records: NGU 12-4 / BSC 6-10

Individual

• Marek Chlup was retired just once throughout the day, going four for five at the plate with a home run and a walk and recording four RBIs.
• John Michael Faile recorded two hits including a grand slam for a total of six RBIs.
• Pat Monteith went five for seven at the plate including a home run and six RBIs.

Upcoming

• The Crusaders will face the Chowan Hawks in a conference series beginning on Friday, March 4th in Murfreesboro, North Carolina.