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Baseball Championship
7
Winner North Greenville NGU 45-8
6
Mount Olive UMO 34-20
Winner
North Greenville NGU
45-8
7
Final
6
Mount Olive UMO
34-20
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
North Greenville NGU 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 3 1 7 9 3
Mount Olive UMO 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 6 12 1

W: Hudson, Tristen (3-0) L: Bishop,Caleb (0-1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

North Greenville Defeats Mount Olive in Come From Behind Victory to Claim Conference Carolinas Championship

Wilson, NC - The North Greenville Crusaders won their fourth consecutive Conference Carolinas Tournament championship in dramatic fashion by defeating the Trojans of Mount Olive with a final score of 7-6 in extra innings on a cold night at Historic Fleming Stadium. With Conference Carolinas Pitcher of the year Reece Fields on the mound, Mount Olive would get on the board first in the bottom of the 3rd with a sacrifice fly. NGU would respond in the top of the 4th when Zach Zarra singled to left center to tie things back up at 1-1. UMO would reclaim the lead in the bottom of the 6th with a run by way of an RBI single before opening up the lead to four with three runs in the bottom of the 7th. NGU was finally able to get the offense going again in the top of the 8th with RBI doubles by Marek Chlup and Josh Senter, cutting the deficit down to two. The Trojans would add an insurance run in the bottom of the inning with a an RBI groundout. Down by two runs with one out in the top of the 9th, North Greenville would put together a rally to remember. Bryce Roddey started things off with a single to first base. Cory Bivins would follow the hit up by drawing a walk. Gehrig Octavio then loaded up the bases by being hit by a pitch. A wild pitch would allow all three runners to advance, with Bryce Roddey scoring. Ethan Stringer would come through with the clutch hit, a two-RBI double to right field which would tie the game up at 6-6. Tristen Hudson then entered the game, pitching a 1-2-3 bottom of the 9th to force extra innings. Zach Zarra began the 10th inning with a walk. A sactifice bunt by Jax Cash advanced Zarra to 2nd, where Jordan Holladay would drive him in from with a pinch hit single to right center. Tristen Hudson remained on the mound for the 10th inning. With two outs, Hudson would run into some trouble by allowing two walks. However, he would then put up the final strikeout to end the game with NGU dog-piling near the pitcher's mound. Tristen Hudson was the winning pitcher. Tristen Hudson, Matthew Taubensee, Noah Takac, Ethan Stringer, and Zach Zarra were named to the All-Tournament Team. Zarra was also named the Most Outstanding Player of the tournament. The championship is Josh Senter, Stephen Kight, and Brent Herlong's fourth tournament championships with the program.

Results
  • Score: NGU 7 / UMO 6
  • Location: Fleming Stadium / Wilson, NC
  • Records: NGU 45-8 / UMO 34-20
Individual
  • Zach Zarra posted two hits at the plate along with two walks, an RBI, and a run scored.
  • Ethan Stringer came through with a two-RBI double in the 9th inning to tie the game.
  • Jordan Holladay brought in the winning run with a pinch-hit RBI single.
Upcoming
  • North Greenville will enter the NCAA Southeast Regional Tournament as an automatic qualifier. The tournament is scheduled to begin on Thursday, May 19th with a location to be announced.
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