NASHVILLE – The Trevecca Nazarene University baseball team (8-16, 6-9 GSC) took on the nation's top ranked team, North Greenville University (23-6, 10-5 CC), at Jackson Field on Wednesday afternoon.
The Trailblazers beat the Trojans, 12-3.
SERIES HISTORY/NOTES
Before this series, the Trailblazers and Trojans had not played for nearly 20 years. NGU swept TNU during the 2006 season, a three-game series played in Nashville. NGU holds a 5-0 all-time series lead.
HOW IT HAPPENED
NGU 12, TNU 3
Trojan starter
Logan Harrell got out ahead of the Trailblazers in the first, allowing just a single hit to open the game. Trevecca picked up right where it left off yesterday with a one-out home from
Joey Parliment to grab the early lead. NGU answered with a two-run bomb in the second to give the visitors their first lead of the afternoon. A one-out single in the third made it 3-1 NGU through three complete.
NGU left three on base in the fourth while the Trojans went down in order before a two-run fifth inning. A leadoff double from
Brady Maciak started things off before
Noah Boughton tripled him in. Boughton scored later in the inning off a fielder's choice to tie things up, 3-3. Both sides were quickly retired in the sixth before things turned south for Trevecca.
A seven-run inning by the nation's top ranked team sealed the victory. The explosive inning culminated in a three-run home run, making it 10-3. NGU added two more insurance runs in the eighth and ultimately held on for the 12-3 win.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
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Joey Parliment went 1-4 with a run scored and an RBI via a home run.
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Noah Boughton was 1-3 with a run scored and an RBI via a triple.
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Brady Maciak went 1-3 with a double and a run scored.
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Jackson Marbet (0-1) was the pitcher of record by coming in the seventh. He did not record an out and allowed three runs and three walks.
NEXT ON THE DIAMOND
Trevecca jumps back into Gulf South Conference play when they take on Mississippi College (18-9, 10-5 GSC) next weekend.
The Trojans and the Choctaws begin their three-game series on Friday, March 21 with a single game at 3:00 p.m. which will be the first ever meeting between the two schools in baseball.
