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Anthony Greco
Andrew Morse
9
Winner William and Mary WM 12-14
8
UNCW UNCW 18-9
Winner
William and Mary WM
12-14
9
Final
8
UNCW UNCW
18-9
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
William and Mary WM 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 3 2 9 13 1
UNCW UNCW 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 4 8 9 4

W: Bourque, Tom (2-1) L: Williford, Trey (2-1) S: Weight, Jack (1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Baseball Holds On For 9-8 Win at UNCW

WILMINGTON, N.C. — William & Mary scored nine unanswered runs, erasing a four-run deficit before holding off a furious ninth-inning rally, to top UNWC 9-8 on Sunday afternoon at Brooks Field.

W&M (12-14, 4-5 CAA) was held scoreless early on against UNCW starter Bromley Thornton. The Seahawks (18-9, 7-2) took the lead in the third inning with three runs.

Zack Potts made his return on the mound for the Tribe, pitching a scoreless first inning in his first action in over a year. Potts struck out one and left one runner on base.

The Seahawks tacked on another run in the fifth to take a 4-0 lead. Tom Bourque entered with two outs and a runner at third and recorded a strikeout of UNCW's Cole Nelson to end the inning.

In the top of the sixth, W&M got on the board when Anthony Greco left the yard for a two-run home run following a leadoff single by Matthew Kosuda.

Bourque returned to the mound in the sixth and pitched a scoreless frame before the Tribe tied the game in the top of the seventh. Trey Christman led off with a double and later scored on a sacrifice fly off the bat of Charlie Iriotakis. Pinch-runner Jamie Laskofski then came around to score on a passed ball, tying the game at 4-4.

In the bottom of the seventh, Bourque retired the Seahawks' side in order, setting up the go-ahead eighth inning. Sam Kaczmarek drew a leadoff walk and stole second and third before coming home on a sacrifice fly by Chase Ecker to give W&M its first lead, 5-4.

Trey Christman then delivered the crucial blast, a two-run homer to make it 7-4 in favor of the Tribe.

Bourque struck out the side in the eighth, capping off a stretch of eight straight batters retired. W&M added two insurance runs in the ninth, including an RBI single from Ryan Santangelo.

UNCW staged a comeback in the ninth, scoring four runs and putting the winning run at second base with one out. But Jack Weight was able to end the rally, striking out Nelson and getting Ryker Galaska to ground out to short to clinch the victory.

Weight earned the save and Bourque was the winning pitcher. UNCW's Trey Williford took the loss.

STAT NUGGETS
  • Bourque went 3 ⅓ innings with one run and five strikeouts.
  • Christman was 3-for-5 with two runs and two RBI.
  • Greco homered for the second straight game, going 1-for-3 with a walk.
  • Iriotakis had a two-hit day, going 2-for-4 with a run.
  • Kaczmarek reached base three times, collecting a hit and two walks along with four stolen bases.
  • Jackson Woolwine had two steals and an RBI.
  • The Tribe stole seven bases as a team.
  • Santangelo recorded his first career RBI.
  • Weight notched his first career save.
  • This was the seventh come-from-behind win for W&M this season.

UP NEXT
W&M returns home on Tuesday for a midweek game against VMI. First pitch is at 6 p.m. from Plumeri Park.
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