WILMINGTON, N.C. – The William & Mary baseball team held off a late UNCW comeback attempt to complete a three-game sweep, 3-2, on Sunday afternoon. The Tribe (19-7, 4-2) pitching staff continued to shine after shutting out the Seahawks (15-14, 3-3) for seven-straight innings to improve its win streak to four in a row.
 
W&M grabbed an initial lead after plating three runs across the first four innings. The Tribe scored its first run in the top of the second. Freshman Hunter Hart hit a one-out single through the right side, before making it home on a pair UNCW errors.
 
W&M scored two more unearned runs in the fourth inning. Two free bases and a single through the right side from rookie Jack Cone loaded the bases. A dropped fly in left field then allowed the Green and Gold to take a 3-0 advantage.
 
However, the Seahawks cut it to a one-run game in eighth to end the shutout bid. Back-to-back singles and a two-out walk loaded the bases for UNCW. Kep Brown hit an RBI single and a throwing error on the play scored the second run for a 3-2 margin.
 
The Tribe was unable to add any insurance runs in the top of the ninth and had to rely on its defense to sweep the weekend. Junior Chris Farrell was called upon to close out the contest. Farrell struck out the first two batters before surrendering a pair of free bases. Nonetheless, he made the next batter whiff to halt the UNCW rally.
 
Freshman Zach Tsakounis (4-0) delivered six shutout innings to garner the win. Gage Herring (0-2) was dealt the loss after lasting 3.2 innings with three runs (all unearned) and two hits. Farrell was rewarded with the save as he retired the Seahawks on strikes in the final frame.
 
Tribe Standouts
Senior Hunter Smith, Hart and Cone contributed a hit each. Hart also scored twice, while sophomore Matt McDermott, freshman Matt Thomas, senior Owen Socher and junior Matthew Trehub all reached safely on walks. Tsakounis fanned four batters and scattered six hits in his start. Sophomore Randy Prosperi tossed a scoreless inning with a strikeout in the seventh
 
Notes
The Seahawks were swept at home in conference play for the first time since 1998 ... Farrell recorded his fourth save of the season …  Socher pushed his on-base streak to 14 games in a row … The Tribe is now 9-1 on the road … W&M holds an 8-1 record when leading after the second inning … The Tribe boasts a 5-1 record in games decided by one run … Tsakounis went at least six innings for the second time in his rookie campaign.
 
Up Next
The Tribe returns to Plumeri Park for a mid-week tilt against Big Ten rival Maryland on Tuesday, April 2 at 6 pm.