First Posted: 3/18/2015
PEMBROKE — Ben Schmucker’s RBI single with two outs in the bottom of the seventh helped The University of North Carolina at Pembroke baseball team stake claim to a late lead, but ninth-ranked Erskine sent its entire order to the plate in a four-run eighth as part of a 10-5 win over the Braves on Tuesday.
Wiley Jackson, 3-for-4, singled three times to pace the Braves (17-7) amd Schmucker finished his day with a 2-for-4 hitting line. Drew Cole singled in a pair of runs and scored once on a 1-for-4 outing for the hosts as well.
Brandon Overstreet homered, drove in four runs and scored three times on a 3-for-6 day for the Flying Fleet (22-2), who have now won 11 of their last 12 games. Joey Wilson, who went 3-for-5 with a double, and Alex Garland, who went 3-for-4 with a run scored, each registered 3-hit days for the visitors as well.
UNCP reliever Daniel Batts (1-1) allowed five hits and four earned runs in a short relief stint in the seventh to take the loss for the Braves. Erskine utilized six pitchers in the outing, with reliever Joe Johnson (2-0) grabbing the victory despite registering just the final out in the seventh.
Cole’s two-run single in the bottom of the second put the Braves out in front 2-0, but Erskine used an ill-timed wild pitch to plate the tying run in the fifth, and then tacked up two more runs in the sixth to take a 4-2 advantage. Collins Cuthrell, Zade Denton and Schmucker all had RBI hits in the seventh to help the Braves retake the lead.
Promotional price extended for Cash Bash
PEMBROKE — The deadline for promotional ticket prices for the annual UNCP Braves Club Cash Bash has been extended to March 31.
Tickets for the event, presented by Southeastern Health, can be purchased for $75 before the end of the month. Event tables can be purchased for $550.
Set for 6 p.m. on April 16, the fundraiser will feature former Pembroke native and current Houston men’s basketball coach Kelvin Sampson as its keynote speaker. The admission price includes one prize raffle entry as well.
The Cash Bash is one of the UNCP athletics department’s premier fundraising events to benefit the Braves Club scholarship fund. Proceeds from the event support all 16 varsity athletics programs, as well as more than 400 student-athletes. This year will mark the fifth year of the event, including the fourth with Southeastern Health as the presenting sponsor. To date, the Cash Bash has generated more than $125,000 for student-athlete scholarships and programs.
Men’s golf takes 17th at Bobcat Invitational
EATONTON, Ga. — Newcomers Patrik Merkell and Riley Davis each registered a 6-over-par 78 in the third round to pace the UNCP men’s golf team to a 17th place finish at the Georgia College-hosted Bobcat Invitational on Tuesday afternoon at the par-70, 6,730-yard Golf Club at Cuscowilla on Lake Oconee.
Ten of the tournament’s 17 teams were ranked among the top 25 in the latest GolfStat.com head-to-head rankings, including six top-10 squads.
Merkell, 14-over, finished the event in a five-way tie for 50th place, while Tanner Pearson, 19-over, came away with a tie for 70th place. J.C. McFadyen, 21-over, shared 79th place with two other players, while Davis, 22-over, finished in a tie for 82nd place. Matt Elliott, who withdrew from Monday’s second round due to illness, did not return for the final round on Tuesday.
