UNG holds off USC Aiken, 9-7

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AIKEN, S.C. – The University of North Georgia baseball team jumped out quickly before holding on late to defeat USC Aiken Sunday, 9-7.

The Nighthawks struck in the top of the first inning, scoring a run off a Josh Sosa single before adding a pair on a Justin Bailey double to take a 3-0 lead. Crews Taylor kept it going in the second inning with a solo homer that pushed the lead out to four.

Will Hardigree sent two more Nighthawk runs to the scoreboard with a homer in the third before Jorge Arispuro gave UNG a 7-0 lead in the fourth on a RBI single. The Pacers homered in the fourth to get on the board, but Mark Tucker answered that homer in the sixth to push the lead back out to 8-1. After a Hardigree RBI single in the seventh, USC Aiken struck for six runs right after the seventh inning stretch, but North Georgia got out of the inning and held the Pacers scoreless the rest of the way.

NOTES
– Jay Pendley (4-2) earned the win, going five innings and fanning four while allowing just a single run.

– Taylor, Arispuro and Hardigree each had a pair of hits.

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North Georgia will head to Bob Stein Stadium for a three game series with Claflin to wrap the regular season next weekend.UNG 

UNG falls to USC Aiken, 5-3

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AIKEN, S.C.  The University of North Georgia baseball team fell Friday night at the hands of USC Aiken, 5-3.

The Pacers jumped out of the gates quickly, putting up three runs in the bottom of the first inning. USCA scored on two sacrifice flies and an infield single to take the early advantage. North Georgia answered in the fifth as Josh Sosa sent a ball over the left field wall, scoring two to cut the lead down to 3-2.

USC Aiken matched Sosa in the bottom of the fifth with a two run homer of their own to stretch the lead back out to three runs, but North Georgia responded in the seventh, scoring on a Crews Taylor RBI double. That was all UNG could find though as the Pacers took the series opener.

NOTES
– North Georgia left 16 runners on base and struck out 12 times, five of which were to end an inning.

– Pierce Williams (4-3) was saddled with the loss, going 5.2 innings while surrendering five runs off seven hits. The Nighthawk bullpen of Pete WeilCaleb Mitchell and Jacob Lassiat held the Pacers to just four base runners off three hits and a walk over the final 2.1.

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The two teams meet again tomorrow afternoon at 3 p.m.

USC Aiken blanks No. 12 Nighthawks, 4-0

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AIKEN, S.C. – The No. 12 University of North Georgia softball team fell Saturday at USC Aiken, 4-0.

The Pacers did all of their damage in the bottom of the sixth, starting with a bases clearing double that put USCA up, 3-0. Two batters later, USC Aiken used a single to score the fourth run of the contest.

North Georgia had their chances to score, putting runners in scoring position in all but the seventh inning, but could never find that timely hit to plate a run.

NOTES
– With the loss and a Columbus State win, the magic number remains at two to clinch the regular season title.

– Hannah Forehand and Madi Perry each had a pair of hits in the game.

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North Georgia will jump out of conference play Wednesday to travel to Emmanuel. First pitch is set for 2 p.m.

UNG splits softball twinbill at USC Aiken

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AIKEN, S.C. – The No. 12 University of North Georgia softball team split Friday’s twinbill at USC Aiken, winning in the first game before losing in extra innings in the second.

GAME 1 – UNG 9, USCA 0 (5 inn.)
North Georgia had the offense going early and often, starting in the first inning with a Haley Cummings RBI double to take the early 1-0 advantage. The Nighthawks poured it on in the second inning with Olivia Sinquefield plating a pair on a single before Madison Simmons brought home Sinquefield on a single of her own to take a 4-0 lead.

UNG added a run in the third before Simmons blasted a solo homer over the right field wall in the fourth. The Nighthawks plated three more in the fifth off a Mallory Parker RBI single, a Pacer error and a Jolie Lester RBI single to get to the final score.

Kristen Davis (11-2) tossed a one-hitter, allowing just five base runners while fanning three.

GAME 2 – USCA 3, UNG 2 (8 inn.)
The Pacers were the first to the scoreboard in the nightcap, plating a pair on a two run homer in the third. North Georgia tied it up in the fifth on a Georgia Blair solo homer and a sacrifice fly from Sinquefield, ultimately forcing an extra inning as neither team could find another run in regulation.

After a perfect top of the eighth for USCA, the Pacers got a one out walkoff homer to earn the split.

NOTES
– North Georgia’s magic number for clinching the regular season title is at two.

– Lester finished the day 5-for-8 at the plate.

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The two will wrap up the series tomorrow afternoon at 3 p.m.

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UNG gof records fall at Irish Creek

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KANNAPOLIS, N.C. – Stephen Kinsel tied the single-round scoring record in the opening 18 holes and the University of North Georgia men’s golf team set a new 18-hole scoring record in the second round as the Nighthawks fought to sixth place after 36 holes Monday.

Kinsel’s 6-under 65 was the seventh round of 6-under par in program history and the first to be shot on a par 71 course. Bogey free through the opening 18 holes, Kinsel followed it up with a 1-under 70 to sit in a tie for fourth individually.

The Nighthawks shot 4-over in the opening round before turning in an 8-under 276 in the second round, beating the single round team scoring record by two shots. At 4-under for the tournament, UNG is two back of Newberry for fifth place.

USC Aiken and Lincoln Memorial are tied for the team lead at 20-under with Carson-Newman three shots back. Queens, at 12-under, sits in fourth. Individually, USCA’s Leo Johannson is the leader at 10-under.

The final round tees off today with UNG playing with Newberry, Barton and Belmont Abbey.

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