UNG rallies from 8-run deficit to beat Catawba
Press Release February 28, 2022
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LUMPKIN COUNTY, Ga. – After trailing 8-0, the No. 18 University of North Georgia baseball team scored the final nine runs of the game, including one in the bottom of the ninth to finish off the series against Catawba with a 9-8 win Sunday.
Catawba put up three runs in the third, capped off by a Joe Butts two run homer, and five in the fourth to build up the 8-0 lead. The Nighthawks began to claw back in the sixth when Nik Levensteins hit a two run blast to get the rally going. North Georgia then put up five in the seventh off doubles from Connor Frost and Justin Bailey before Levensteins hit his second homer of the day to score the final three of the frame and slash the lead to 8-7.
With the first pitch of the eighth inning, Jake Arnold sent it flying over the wall, tying the game at 8-8. In the ninth, North Georgia loaded the bases with a leadoff double, a hit by pitch and an intentional walk, setting up Kaleb Freeman to draw a seven pitch walk to win the game.
NOTES
– North Georgia’s bullpen combined for six innings of three hit baseball, striking out 11. Daniel Courtney (1-1) got the win, fanning two in a perfect 1.1 innings of work.
– It was the fourth time in his career that Levensteins has hit multiple homers in a game.
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North Georgia will take on Southern Wesleyan in midweek action Tuesday to wrap up the 14-game homestand. First pitch is scheduled for 3 p.m.
Williams spins shutout in UNG win over Catawba
Press Release February 27, 2022
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DAHLONEGA, Ga. – Just hours after playing the longest game in program history, Pierce Williams threw a five hit shutout as the No. 18 University of North Georgia baseball team evened the series with Catawba Saturday with a 2-0 win.
North Georgia scored in the first inning, plating Crews Taylor on a Nik Levensteins sacrifice fly. The Nighthawks pushed their second run across in the third on a Jake Arnold RBI double down the line in left.
From there, Williams took over, stranding three Indians at third base over the final six innings to preserve the shutout.
NOTES
– Williams (3-0) threw 114 pitches, fanning six while walking just one.
– Kaleb Freeman and Garrett Hollenbeck were each 2-for-3 on the day, while Levensteins was 1-for-1 with a single, the sac fly and two walks.
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