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Thach v Brunswick ground ball
5
Saint Joseph's SJU 5-6
6
Winner UNCW UNCW 7-7
Saint Joseph's SJU
5-6
5
Final
6
UNCW UNCW
7-7
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Saint Joseph's SJU 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 5 4 1
UNCW UNCW 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 X 6 14 0

W: Marshburn, Connor (2-0) L: GABRYSH, Luke (0-1) S: Craig, Luke (1)

Game Recap: Baseball | | Tom Riordan

Thach Homers Twice As UNCW Wins, 6-5

Tanner Thach finished 4-4 with four runs batted in

WILMINGTON, N.C. – Tanner Thach homered twice for the second straight game and UNCW held off Saint Joseph's in the ninth inning for a 6-5 win on Friday at Brooks Field.

The Seahawks evened their record at 7-7 with the win while the Hawks fell to 5-6.

Thach finished 4-for-4 at the plate, scored twice, and drove in four runs, including two on a home run to right center that highlighted a four-run eighth inning that gave UNCW a 6-2 lead.

In the eighth, Trevor Marsh opened the inning with a walk and one batter later, Thach launched his sixth round tripper of the season to break a 2-all deadlock.

Freshman reliever Connor Marshburn (2-0) earned the win for UNCW and Luke Craig notched his first save of the season.

Luke Gabrysh (0-1) took the loss in relief for the Hawks. SJU starter Will McCausland struck out 10 over six innings of work.

UNCW starter RJ Sales didn't figure in the decision but limited SJU to a pair of hits and two runs over seven innings.

Jac Croom collected three hits for UNCW, including a pair of doubles.

Jakob Reed doubled and scored twice for the Hawks.

Saturday's game will be a 4 p.m. start. Be sure to follow @uncwbaseball on Twitter and Instagram for information on the status of the game.
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