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4
VCU VCU 10-8
5
Winner UNCW UNCW 6-9
VCU VCU
10-8
4
Final
5
UNCW UNCW
6-9
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
VCU VCU 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 4 8 1
UNCW UNCW 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 X 5 10 1

W: Easter, Austin (1-0) L: MOORE, Hayden (0-1) S: Cota, Clark (2)

Game Recap: Baseball | | Tom Riordan

Diamond Hawks Take Series Opener From VCU, 5-4

 
WILMINGTON, North Carolina – Casey Golden doubled and homered and Mason Berne collected three hits as UNCW used a four-run seventh to knockoff VCU, 5-4, on Friday in the first of a three-game series at Brooks Field.

The Seahawks improved to 6-9 with their second straight win while the Rams dipped to 10-8 with the loss.

UNCW reliever Austin Easter (1-0) earned the win, retiring two of the three batters he faced in the seventh inning. Clark Cota earned his second save of the season.

Golden drove in two runs as he belted his fifth homer of the season and later added a RBI double in UNCW's four-run seventh. Berne posted his second straight three-hit game and knocked in the go-ahead run with a RBI single in the seventh.

Paul Witt and Haiden Lamb had two hits apiece for the Rams, who built a 3-1 lead in the fifth inning. Alex Gransback knocked in two runs.

Reliever Hayden Moore (0-1) took the loss, allowing two runs on three hits in a third of an inning.

Up next: The series continues on Saturday with a 2 p.m. start. UNCW red-short sophomore Logan Beehler (0-3) will make his fifth start of the season.

How it happened: The Seahawks erased a 3-1 deficit in the seventh inning as four straight hits plated four runs for a 5-3 lead. Brian Mims tied the game with a RBI single to right and two batters later, Berne singled to left to give UNCW the lead. Ryan Jeffers tacked on a needed run with a sacrifice fly later in the inning for the 5-3 lead.

Home Runs: UNCW: Golden (off Thompson in the third inning, leadoff)

Inside the box score: UNCW starter Alex Royalty did not allow a leadoff hitter to reach safely until the seventh inning … Both teams finished with three hits with RISP and two hits with two outs … UNCW landed its leadoff hitter on base in five innings.

Notes: UNCW now owns a 49-34 lead in the all-time series … Mims extended his on-base streak to 10 games while he and Nick Feight both have seven-game hitting streaks … For Golden, it was his 23rd career home run … Golden also has a six-game hitting streak.
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