UNC Wilmington Athletics

North Carolina A&T NCATBB 12-13, 5-5 CAA

UNCW UNCW 17-9, 8-2 CAA

North Carolina A&T NCATBB

12-13, 5-5 CAA

Final

Mar. 31, 2023

UNCW UNCW

17-9, 8-2 CAA

Score By Periods
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
North Carolina A&T NCATBB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	9	1
UNCW UNCW	1	1	2	2	1	3	1	2	X	13	19	2

W: Shafer, Jacob (5-1) L: KILPATRICK, Coley (2-4)

Summary
Box Score

Game Recap: Baseball | 3/31/2023 9:38:00 PM | Tom Riordan

UNCW Pounds Aggies In Series Opener, 13-3

WILMINGTON, N.C. – UNCW pounded out 19 hits and Jacob Shafer allowed two runs over seven innings as the Seahawks knocked off North Carolina A&T, 13-3, in the Colonial Athletic Association series opener on Friday at Brooks Field.

UNCW, winners of its last three, raised its record to 17-9 overall and moved into a tie for first in the conference at 8-2 with Elon. NC A&T dropped to 12-13 and 5-5 in the league.

Shafer (5-1) won his fourth consecutive start after settling down following a two-run first inning. The right-hander allowed six hits, walked one and struck out three. He recorded 11 ground ball outs.

Tanner Thach and Trevor Marsh both homered as UNCW had six extra-base hits. Thach was one of four Seahawks to collect three hits and he drove in four runs for his eighth multi-RBI game of the season. Marsh also added three hits, including his eighth homer of the season. Adding three-hit games were Kevin Pitarra and Taber Mongero.

Camden Jackson and Tre Williams, the reigning CAA Player of the Week, each had two hits for the Aggies.

Starter Coley Kilpatrick (2-4) took the loss for the Aggies after allowing six runs on six hits and a pair of walks in three innings.

The series continues Saturday with a 4 p.m. start.

How it happened: UNCW scored in all eight innings it hit in. The Seahawks tied the game in the second on an RBI single by Pitarra and took a 4-2 lead the next inning on Thach's league-leading ninth home run of the season, a two-run shot to right center.

Home Runs: UNCW: Thach (9, one man on in the third off Kilpatrick to right center, 378 feet, 104 exit velocity), Marsh (8, leading off the fourth off Kilpatrick to right field, 398 feet, 109 exit velocity)

Notes: UNCW had 10+ hits for the 10th time in its last 12 games … Marsh had his 12th multi-hit game of the season and Thach had his 11th … The Seahawks were 7-for-20 with RISP with Pitarra having two of those hits … Both teams combined to land its leadoff hitter on base 11 times … UNCW scored a baserunner from third with less than two outs four times … Marsh now has a career-best seven-game hitting streak.

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Score By Innings
		NCATBB	UNCW
*TOP 1st*	BROWN, C. grounded into double play ss to 2b to 1b (0-2); JACKSON, C. out on the play; MAYNARD, C. advanced to third; DALTON, S. scored.	1	0
*TOP 1st*	WILLIAMS,Tre singled to center field, RBI (0-1); MAYNARD, C. scored.	2	0
*BOT 1st*	T. Thach grounded out to p, RBI (1-0); B. Wills scored.	2	1
*BOT 2nd*	K. Pitarra singled to center field, RBI (0-1); A. DeMartino scored.	2	2
*BOT 3rd*	T. Thach homered to right center, 2 RBI (0-2); B. Wills scored.	2	4
*BOT 4th*	T. Marsh homered to right field, RBI (1-2).	2	5
*BOT 4th*	B. Wills singled to right center, RBI (0-0); T. Mongero advanced to second; K. Pitarra scored.	2	6
*BOT 5th*	K. Pitarra singled to first base, bunt, RBI (1-0); T. Marsh advanced to third; A. DeMartino scored.	2	7
*BOT 6th*	J. Croom doubled to left center, RBI (0-1); T. Thach advanced to third; D. Lifrieri scored.	2	8
*BOT 6th*	T. Marsh singled to second base, RBI, advanced to second on a throwing error by 2b (3-2); J. Croom scored, unearned; T. Thach scored.	2	10
*BOT 7th*	T. Thach singled through the right side, RBI (1-2); T. Mongero scored.	2	11
*BOT 8th*	M. Gillespie doubled down the rf line, RBI (3-2); J. Arendt scored.	2	12
*BOT 8th*	T. Mongero singled to center field, RBI (2-2); M. Gillespie scored.	2	13
*TOP 9th*	MAYNARD, C. walked, RBI (3-1); DALTON, S. advanced to second; RODRIGUEZ,D. advanced to third; ASH, T. scored.	3	13

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Game Leaders

<a href='/sports/baseball/roster/tanner-thach/7741' class='boxscore_player_link'>Thach, Tanner</a>

#29 Thach, Tanner

AB

5
R

2
H

3
RBI

4

<a href='/sports/baseball/roster/trevor-marsh/7718' class='boxscore_player_link'>Marsh, Trevor</a>

#1 Marsh, Trevor

AB

4
R

1
H

3
RBI

2

<a href='/sports/baseball/roster/kevin-pitarra/7722' class='boxscore_player_link'>Pitarra, Kevin</a>

#4 Pitarra, Kevin

AB

5
R

1
H

3
RBI

2

<a href='/sports/baseball/roster/taber-mongero/7719' class='boxscore_player_link'>Mongero, Taber</a>

#2 Mongero, Taber

AB

5
R

1
H

3
RBI

1

<a href='/sports/baseball/roster/jacob-shafer/7725' class='boxscore_player_link'>Shafer, Jacob</a>

#45 Shafer, Jacob

ER

2
IP

7.0
SO

3
BB

1

<a href='/sports/baseball/roster/cody-benton/7703' class='boxscore_player_link'>Benton, Cody</a>

#24 Benton, Cody

ER

1
IP

0.1
SO

0
BB

2

<a href='/sports/baseball/roster/connor-kane/7733' class='boxscore_player_link'>Kane, Connor</a>

#11 Kane, Connor

ER

0
IP

1.0
SO

2
BB

0

<a href='/sports/baseball/roster/cole-benton/7704' class='boxscore_player_link'>Benton, Cole</a>

#39 Benton, Cole

ER

0
IP

0.2
SO

0
BB

0

#29 Thach, Tanner

PO

10
A

1

#2 Mongero, Taber

PO

3
A

4

#45 Shafer, Jacob

PO

1
A

4

<a href='/sports/baseball/roster/dillon-lifrieri/7716' class='boxscore_player_link'>Lifrieri, Dillon</a>

#18 Lifrieri, Dillon

PO

2
A

0

Hits

#29 1b

Strikeouts

#45 p

RBIs

#29 1b

Putouts

#29 1b

Team Statistics

Pitching: W: Shafer, Jacob (5-1); L: KILPATRICK, Coley (2-4)

North Carolina A&T

Batting: 2B: WILLIAMS,Tre 1; RBI: MAYNARD, Cort 1; WILLIAMS,Tre 1; SH: BRANTLEY, Cameran 1; ASH, TJ 1
BASERUNNING:: RUNS: DALTON, Shemar 1; MAYNARD, Cort 1; ASH, TJ 1; CS: MAYNARD, Cort 1; HBP: MAYNARD, Cort 1; HENNINGS, Anthony 1

UNCW

BATTING:: 2B: Croom, Jac 1; Marsh, Trevor 1; Gillespie, Mac 1; Mongero, Taber 1; HR: Thach, Tanner 1; Marsh, Trevor 1; RBI: Wills, Brock 1; Thach, Tanner 4; Croom, Jac 1; Marsh, Trevor 2; Gillespie, Mac 1; Pitarra, Kevin 2; Mongero, Taber 1; SH: Wills, Brock 1; Lifrieri, Dillon 1
BASERUNNING:: RUNS: Wills, Brock 2; Lifrieri, Dillon 1; Thach, Tanner 2; Croom, Jac 1; DeMartino, Alec 2; Arendt, Jayson 1; Marsh, Trevor 1; Gillespie, Mac 1; Pitarra, Kevin 1; Mongero, Taber 1

Hits

NCATBB

UNCW

Stolen Bases

NCATBB

UNCW

Walks

NCATBB

UNCW

Strikeouts

NCATBB

UNCW

Players Mentioned

#1 Trevor Marsh: OF; 5' 11"; Redshirt Junior; L/L

#2 Taber Mongero: IF; 5' 10"; Redshirt Senior; L/R

#4 Kevin Pitarra: C/IF; 5' 11"; Redshirt Junior; R/R

#45 Jacob Shafer: RHP; 6' 7"; Junior; R/R

#29 Tanner Thach: IF; 6' 4"; Freshman; L/L

Players Mentioned

#1 Trevor Marsh
: 5' 11"; Redshirt Junior; L/L
: OF

#2 Taber Mongero
: 5' 10"; Redshirt Senior; L/R
: IF

#4 Kevin Pitarra
: 5' 11"; Redshirt Junior; R/R
: C/IF

#45 Jacob Shafer
: 6' 7"; Junior; R/R
: RHP

#29 Tanner Thach
: 6' 4"; Freshman; L/L
: IF

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