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Stonehill STO 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 5 6 3
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W: Matthew Hall (1-0) L: Brockner, Zach (0-1) S: Daylinh Nguyen-Brown (2)

Game Recap: Baseball | | Ryan Adams

Baseball Drops Series Opener at UNC Asheville

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (February 28, 2025) – The Stonehill College baseball team dropped its three-game series opener to UNC Asheville, 6-5, Friday night in Asheville, North Carolina. With the loss, the Skyhawks fell to 0-5 to start the season, while the Bulldogs improved to 4-5 overall.  

HIGHLIGHTS
  • Graduate student Jack Thorbahn propelled the Stonehill offensive effort going 3-for-3 on the day with a run batted in, a double, and a homerun.
  • Senior Taylor Gaspar belted his second homerun of the season, while sophomore Grayson Sparr drove home a pair for the Skyhawks.
  • Sophomore Nathan Kearney extended his hitting streak to three games after going 1-for-2 on the day.
  • Senior Ryan Douglas held the Bulldogs to four runs over a season-high 6.0 innings of work where he struck out three batters.
  • Sophomore reliever Zach Brockner took the loss on the mound after allowing two runners over 2.0 innings of work.
  • Freshman Jake Pereira paved the way for the Bulldogs scoring output, driving home two runs on the day while going 2-for-4 at the dish with a double.
  • Redshirt junior Branden Barna struck out a season-high five batters over 5.2 innings on the hill for UNC Asheville.
HOW IT HAPPENED
After a scoreless first inning, UNC Asheville quickly seized a three-run lead in the bottom of the second. A two-run double from Pereira, followed by an RBI single from freshman Logan Lowe, helped the Bulldogs jump out to a 3-0 advantage over Stonehill heading into the third inning.
 
In the fourth, Thorbahn led off with a double to left field, giving Gaspar the opportunity to reduce the Skyhawks' deficit with a single swing. After taking the first pitch for a ball, Gaspar launched a two-run homer over the left-center field fence, cutting the Bulldogs' lead to 3-2.
 
The Bulldogs added to their lead in the bottom of the fifth when freshman Rylen Stockton delivered an RBI single. However, Stonehill answered in the top of the sixth, evening the score at 4-4. In a pinch-hit appearance, Sparr lined a two-run single up the middle, scoring both Thorbahn and Gaspar.
 
From the bottom of the seventh through the bottom of the eighth, both teams traded runs. Heading into the ninth, the game stood at 6-5 in favor of the Bulldogs. A sacrifice fly from junior Ben Hemphill and a run-scoring single by Lowe contributed to the Bulldogs' offense, while Thorbahn added to his strong performance, launching his second home run of the season in the eighth.
 
With a 6-5 lead heading into the top of the ninth, Stonehill sought a late comeback. However, UNC Asheville's closer, sophomore Daylinh Nguyen-Brown, entered and sealed the victory, leaving a Skyhawk stranded in scoring position to secure the series-opening win for the Bulldogs.
 
UP NEXT
Stonehill (0-5, 0-0 NEC) continues its three-game series against UNC Asheville tomorrow afternoon at 1 PM.  
 
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