Gastonia, N.C. – North Greenville rallied in the late innings on Saturday morning to take down sixth seeded Mount Olive 6 – 2, eliminating the Trojans and advancing in the Conference Carolins Baseball Tournament.
Mount Olive took a 1 – 0 lead in the first inning on a solo home run. It would be the only run allowed by
Bennett Roemer for the next five innings as he held the UMO lineup in check. The only other run for the Trojans would come on a controversial inside the park homerun in the sixth inning. The second UMO run came after the Trailblazers tied the game at 1 – 1 in the top of the sixth on a
Lane McGaha solo homer to left center.
North Greenville trailed until a lead off single in the eighth inning from Thomas Sparked a rally for NGU. A full count bases loaded walk from
Kai Tullos would pull NGU even at 3 – 3 while
Landon Peavy delivered an RBI single to give NGU its first lead in almost 17 innings of tournament play.
Joe Cash then delivered a ground ball single to right field which scored a pair to extend the lead to 5 – 2.
The Trailblazers would tack on one more run in the ninth inning on an RBI ground out to extend the lead to 6 – 2, a lead which would hold as
Thomas Skipper would toss two scoreless innings in relief as NGU advanced. In total, NGU held UMO to just seven hits while striking out 12. Connor Brenson earned the win after striking out back – to – back hitters to escape a bases loaded jam in the sixth.
Bennett Roemer earned the no – decision on the mound but pitched 5.1 innings allowing just two runs on five hits. He struck out seven batters. McGaha finished 2 – 4 with one Rbi and a pair of runs scored.
Skyler Hegler was 2 – 4 with a run scored.
Thomas Powell also had two hits and a run scored.
Next Up
North Greenville will face Francis Marion tonight at 7 PM in an elimination game.
