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GAFFNEY, S.C. – The Chowan Baseball team saw two late inning rallies thwart their attempt of a season opening victory as the Hawks were dealt a pair of losses on Saturday afternoon against Limestone in non-conference action.

THE BASICS

FINAL GAME ONE | Chowan 0, Limestone 9

FINAL GAME TWO | Chowan 4, Limestone 5

RECORDS | Chowan 0-2, Limestone 2-0

LOCATION | Gaffney, S.C. (Founders FCU Stadium) 

HOW IT HAPPENED

Game One: Chowan 0, Limestone 9

Game Two: Chowan 4, Limestone 5

Chowan would open the scoring in the top of the first inning as Geomar Santana hit a single before moving to second on a wild pitch.  Jackson Dunlap picked up a two-out walk before Santana and Dunlap came around to score on Noah Evington's double.  Caleb Karie grabbed an RBI single to plate Evington to push the lead to 3-0.

Aidan Feather doubled to start off the third inning and would come around to score on Noah Evington's sacrifice fly to extend the lead to 4-0.

Limestone rallied in the sixth inning as three hit-by-pitches led to bases loaded.  An error in the inning allowed a pair of runs to score along with a ground out cut the deficit to 4-3.

The Saints finished off the comeback with three straight base hits to score the walk-off win in the bottom of the seventh, 5-4.

UP NEXT

Chowan wraps up the series with Limestone on Sunday, February 5.  First pitch is slated for 12pm.