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021420-Evans-Homer
Nikki Netzer
9
Dayton DAYTON 1-1
10
Winner UNCW UNCW 1-0
Dayton DAYTON
1-1
9
Final
10
UNCW UNCW
1-0
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Dayton DAYTON 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 5 0 9 14 3
UNCW UNCW 0 2 1 1 0 1 1 1 3 10 12 6

W: Kunz, Branden (1-0) L: Nate Espelin (0-1)

Game Recap: Baseball | | Tom Riordan

Seahawks Take Opener In The Ninth

UNCW erased a two-run deficit in the bottom of the ninth

WILMINGTON, N.C. – Freshman Ron Evans drove homered and drove in four runs, including the game-winner, as UNCW rallied in the bottom of the ninth for a season-opening 10-9 win over Dayton on Friday at Brooks Field.

The Seahawks gave new head coach Randy Hood his first career win while the Flyers fell to 1-1 with a split of their doubleheader. UD knocked off Bryant, 9-2, in the day's opening game.

UNCW trailed 9-7 in the bottom of the ninth and opened the inning with a pair of walks. Matt Suggs knocked in the first run with a single and freshman Jac Croom tied with a RBI single up the middle. Another walk loaded the bases and with one out, Evans worked a nine-pitch walk to force in the winning run.


UNCW's Branden Kunz (1-0) picked up the win with a clean inning of relief while Nate Espelin (0-1) took the loss for Dayton.

Brooks Baldwin led UNCW with three hits while Noah Bridges, Tanner Wells and Evans all homered.

UD's Riley Tirotta and Marcos Pujols both collected three hits to lead UD, who out-hit the Seahawks, 14-12.

Up next: The Seahawks face Bryant at 4 p.m. on Saturday.
Inside the box score: UNCW overcame six errors for the win … Dayton used eight pitchers on the afternoon while UNCW used four … The Seahawks landed their leadoff hitter on base in six innings and scored three runners from third with less than two out, Dayton was 0-for-4 … Dayton had seven, two-out RBIs.
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