Arnold first-inning grand slam ignites UNG offense
Business February 23, 2020
Crews Taylor
FLORENCE, S.C. – Jumping out to a 7-0 lead, the University of North Georgia baseball team hit four long balls, including two by Crews Taylor, to beat Francis Marion, 12-5, Saturday afternoon.
The Nighthawks wasted no time getting on the scoreboard with a grand slam from Jake Arnold in the top half of the first. Taylor came around again in the second inning to hit a solo homer on the first pitch he saw to give UNG a 5-0 lead.
Two batters later, it was Bill LeRoy hitting a bomb to left field on a full count pitch, plating Tim Conway in the process to push the lead up to 7-0.
FMU scratched a run across in the fifth, but North Georgia answered with Taylor’s second homer of the day in the eighth inning. After the Patriots found two in the eighth, the Nighthawks book ended the game with another four-run inning, walking in two and using a Jake Howard RBI single to plate the other two.
Francis Marion got two in the final frame of the game to get to the final score.
NOTES
– The 1-5 hitters for UNG went 10-for-20 with 10 runs scored, nine RBI and six walks.
– Steven Bower (3-1) got the win with 7.1 innings of work, fanning eight along the way.
– North Georgia has now won five straight series against FMU.
NEXT UP
The series finale will be Sunday at 1 p.m. as UNG goes for the sweep.
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UNG wins baseball season opener, 12-5
Sports, Team FYN Sports, University of North Georgia February 1, 2020
Bill LeRoy
DAHLONEGA – A six-run second inning was ultimately the difference as the No. 20 University of North Georgia baseball team put up 12 runs in a season opening 12-5 win over Auburn Montgomery Friday night at Bob Stein Stadium at Cottrell Park.
The Nighthawks loaded the bases immediately in the bottom of the second inning and used a Crews Taylor walk, a Tim Conway RBI single, a Bill LeRoy RBI double and a Nik Levensteins RBI single to put up the six spot. AUM responded in the next frame, though, with four runs of their own, highlighted by a bases-clearing triple and a solo homer.
After two scoreless innings passed, William Mapes got things rolling again with a two-run bomb of his own over the left field fence to push the lead back up to 8-4. From there, North Georgia piled on the runs, scoring three in the seventh and another in the eighth. The Warhawks added an unearned run in the ninth to bring the game to its final.
NOTES
– LeRoy had the best night at the plate, going 3-for-4 with two RBI and two runs scored. Mapes, Will Hardigree and Jake Arnold all also had multi-hit games.
– Dating back to last season, LeRoy is now on a nine-game hitting streak.
– Cade Heil (1-0) was tabbed with the win, going six strong and striking out five.
NEXT UP
North Georgia and AUM will battle again tomorrow at 3 p.m. The game time has been moved back two hours after the game Friday was moved back due to weather.
UNG baseball voted Peach Belt Conference favorite
Sports, Team FYN Sports, University of North Georgia January 25, 2020
Steven Bower
AUGUSTA, Ga. – After winning the regular season championship for the third time in five years in 2019, the University of North Georgia baseball team was picked to win the league in the preseason coaches poll, the conference office announced Friday morning.
The Nighthawks captured eight of a possible 11 first-place votes and 117 total points to come in ahead of second-place Columbus State. Young Harris was third in the voting with USC Aiken and Georgia College tied for fourth.
North Georgia takes the top spot in the preseason poll for the second time in their PBC history, the first coming in 2016. Four different PBC teams received first-place votes in this year’s poll with Columbus State taking one, Young Harris two and Flagler one.
The Nighthawks finished with a 33-20 overall record and 19-11 mark in league play. UNG brings back five seniors for 2020 including first-team All-Conference pitcher Steven Bower and second baseman Bill LeRoy, who was named to the preseason All-Conference team earlier this week. 12 juniors will also fill out the roster Crews Taylor, who was named preseason All-Conference, and reliever Parker Morrison who was a second-team All-Conference selection last year.
Coaches were not permitted to rank their own team.
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No. 8 UNG sweeps doubleheader at UNC Pembroke
Sports, UNG Baseball April 14, 2019
PEMBROKE, N.C. – Behind an offensive explosion, the No. 8 University of North Georgia baseball team ran past UNC Pembroke in both halves of a doubleheader Saturday.
Game 1 – UNG 16, UNCP 4
North Georgia started the game with five runs in the top half of the first, scoring on a Brave error, a three-run blast by Nick Clarno and a RBI single from Jake Arnold as UNG sent 10 batters to the plate in the first frame. After the Braves answered with a two-run homer of their own in the bottom of the first, the Nighthawks scored the next eight runs, four of which came off RBI singles.
Both teams hit two more homers in the final innings of the game with UNG’s coming on a solo bomb by Conner Corbitt in the eighth before a two-run homer by Clarno in the ninth.
Steven Bower (7-2) earned the win, going seven innings while giving up just three hits. He also struck out five UNCP batters.
Game 2 – UNG 8, UNCP 2
The Nighthawks scored the first five runs of the game, starting with two in the first before a William Mapes solo homer in the second inning put UNG up, 3-0. North Georgia added two more in the third on a Bill LeRoy RBI double and a Clarno sacrifice fly.
After a Brave homer in the bottom of the fourth, Brady Eeles hit a solo bomb to right field to put North Georgia back up by four. The Nighthawks pushed two more runs across in the seventh inning on a Clarno RBI single and a fielder’s choice to get the game to its final score.
Derrick Pickvet (6-2) was credited the win after throwing seven innings of six-hit baseball, striking out five along the way.
NOTES
Clarno went 5-for-10 on the day with seven RBI and three runs scored. Chase Sudduth went 6-for-9 with three runs scored.
North Georgia had 29 hits on the day.
NEXT UP
The series finale is set for today (April 14) at 9:30 a.m.
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UNG baseball rolls past Southern Wesleyan, 8-4
Sports, UNG Baseball March 28, 2019
Photo courtesy of UNG Athletics
DAHLONEGA – A Conner Corbitt home run sent the No. 9 University of North Georgia baseball team on a comfortable track to close out Southern Wesleyan with a final score of 8-4 Wednesday evening at Bob Stein Stadium.
After an early Warrior home run in the top of the first, the Nighthawks quickly pulled away as Crews Taylor, Conner Corbitt and Nik Levensteins all hit bombs to give UNG a 7-2 lead through three innings complete.
After the fifth inning, things started to slow down, but not without one final Nighthawk run as a Bill LeRoy hit put Taylor home to stretch the lead to 8-3 before SWU found one more run in the ninth.
NOTES
Corbitt led the Nighthawks at the plate with two homers, going 2-for-3 with four RBI and two runs scored. William Mapes and Chase Sudduth each had three hits in the game.
Austyn Wright (2-0) earned the win, going three innings while giving up just one hit in his time on the mound.
NEXT UP
The Nighthawks will host Francis Marion this weekend and will start with a Friday night matchup at 6 p.m. at Bob Stein Stadium.
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No. 8 Nighthawks race past Auburn Montgomery
News April 11, 2019
DAHLONEGA, Ga. — From a quick double in the bottom of the first to a homerun in the sixth inning, Crews Taylor led the No. 8 University of North Georgia baseball team on a comfortable track to close out Auburn Montgomery with a final score of 9-2.
Wednesday night’s matchup was all UNG as the Warhawks went scoreless for four innings until finally securing their place on the board in the fifth inning.
AUM had several close windows to cut the lead, leaving players on third base in back-to-back innings. After two Warhawk runs in the fifth inning, the Nighthawks responded with two runs of their own in order to stretch the lead to 7-2. North Georgia continued to push the pressure late in the game. AUM managed to load the bases in the top of the ninth in a last attempt to cut the lead, but came up short.
NOTES
UNG incorporated seven different pitchers into Wednesday’s game with Kyle Luigs (2-0) earning the win with two innings of work.
Taylor finished the day a triple short of the cycle, going 3-for-5 at the plate. Bill LeRoy also went 3-for-5 with three singles.
NEXT UP
North Georgia will hit the road this weekend, starting with a Friday showdown against UNC Pembroke at 6 p.m.
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