Box Scores vs. St. Andrews

LAURINBURG, NC - The baseball team fell to 23-16 on the year after dropping a doubleheader at St. Andrews College this afternoon. The Hawks fell with scores of 7-5 and 9-8 despite late comebacks in both games.

The Hawks were down 7-2 heading into their final at-bat when they rallied to score three runs. It would not be enough to get ahead as they fell with the eventual 7-5 score. Chowan tallied 11 hits in the loss with Adam Capps collecting two hits and two RBI. Mike Taylor, Justin Bagbey, and Nate Stanton each added two hits in the loss. Bryan Hill picked up the loss on the mound after throwing the complete game, giving up 10 hits, six earned runs, and striking out four batters.

The Hawks scored five runs in the top of the 7th inning in a second comeback attempt in the nightcap but fell short in the 9-8 loss. St. Andrews scored a run in the bottom of the 7th to bust open an 8-8 tie and take the win. Chowan tallied nine hits while the Knights pounded out 15 hits in the game. Three pitchers saw time on the mound for the Hawks. John Morris started the game throwing 4.1 innings. Morris gave up three runs on eight hits before being relieved by Tyler King. King threw an inning and gave up one run in eight batters faced. Tyler Chelenza got the loss after coming in to throw the final 1.1 innings. Chelenza gave up the winning run in the bottom of the 7th inning. Capps and John Kellett homered in the game.

The Hawks will host Mount Olive College tomorrow afternoon in their final game of the season. Game time is set for 1:00pm and will be a doubleheader.