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Photo by: Juan Blas
Baseball Falls to South Carolina in Series Finale
2/16/2025 3:16:00 PM | Baseball
Tim McGuire and Alex Ungar secure hits for the Pios
COLUMBIA, S.C. – The Sacred Heart University baseball team fell to the University of South Carolina, 8-0, on Sunday afternoon in the series finale at Founders Park. Ryan Parker secured his first start as a Pioneer only allowing one hit and one run through four innings with two strikeouts. Tim McGuire and Alex Ungar each secured one hit for the Pios.
Top Performers:
Pitching
Ryan Parker (L 0-1): 4.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 2 BB, 2 K
Jonathan Peterson: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 1 K
Mitch Hawkins: 0.1 IP, 2 H, 4 R, 4ER, 2 BB
PJ Rogan: 2.2 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 0 BB, 2 K
How it Happened:
After keeping the Gamecocks quiet in the first two innings, South Carolina added one run the bottom of the third. With one out and runners on the corner, Nathan Hall flew out to left field scoring Will Tippett.
With bases loaded and two outs in the bottom of the fifth, Kennedy Jones was hit by pitch scoring KJ Scobey to extend their lead to two. Jonathan Peterson got SHU out of the jam stranding three runners on base striking out Talmadge LeCroy.
The Gamecocks struck again in the sixth. With runners on first and second, Blake Jackson doubled down the right-side line, scoring Tippett. The next batter, Nathan Hall, hit a three-run home run over the left field wall to extend the lead to six.
An RBI triple from Ethan Petry in the eighth tacked on another run for the Gamecocks. Jones drove in Petry with a base hit through right center to secure the 8-0 win.
Sacred Heart will head to Georgetown next weekend for a three-game series beginning Friday, February 21, at 3:00 p.m.
Top Performers:
Pitching
Ryan Parker (L 0-1): 4.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 2 BB, 2 K
Jonathan Peterson: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 1 K
Mitch Hawkins: 0.1 IP, 2 H, 4 R, 4ER, 2 BB
PJ Rogan: 2.2 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 0 BB, 2 K
How it Happened:
After keeping the Gamecocks quiet in the first two innings, South Carolina added one run the bottom of the third. With one out and runners on the corner, Nathan Hall flew out to left field scoring Will Tippett.
With bases loaded and two outs in the bottom of the fifth, Kennedy Jones was hit by pitch scoring KJ Scobey to extend their lead to two. Jonathan Peterson got SHU out of the jam stranding three runners on base striking out Talmadge LeCroy.
The Gamecocks struck again in the sixth. With runners on first and second, Blake Jackson doubled down the right-side line, scoring Tippett. The next batter, Nathan Hall, hit a three-run home run over the left field wall to extend the lead to six.
An RBI triple from Ethan Petry in the eighth tacked on another run for the Gamecocks. Jones drove in Petry with a base hit through right center to secure the 8-0 win.
Sacred Heart will head to Georgetown next weekend for a three-game series beginning Friday, February 21, at 3:00 p.m.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Jake McCoy (1-0)
L: Parker, Ryan (0-1)
Batting:
2B: McGuire, Tim 1
Base Running:
SB: Ungar, Alex 2
Batting:
2B: Blake Jackson 1
3B: Ethan Petry 1
HR: Nathan Hall 1
RBI: Nathan Hall 4 ; Ethan Petry 1 ; Kennedy Jones 2 ; Blake Jackson 1
SH: Blake Jackson 1
SF: Nathan Hall 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Nathan Hall 1 ; Henry Kaczmar 1 ; Ethan Petry 1 ; Will Tippett 2 ; KJ Scobey 2 ; Blake Jackson 1
SB: Nolan Nawrocki 1 ; Will Tippett 1 ; Blake Jackson 1
HBP: Ethan Petry 1 ; Kennedy Jones 1 ; Nolan Nawrocki 1
Game Leaders
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