Mount Olive, N.C. --- In its home-opener, the University of Mount Olive baseball team took a doubleheader sweep from Lander University 3-0 & 4-0 on Saturday at Scarborough Field in Mount Olive, N.C.
GAME INFORMATION
Score:
Game 1: Mount Olive 3, Lander 0
Game 2: Mount Olive 4, Lander 0
Records: Mount Olive (2-0, 0-0 CC) Lander (0-2, 0-0 PBC)
Location: Scarborough Field, Mount Olive, N.C.
How It Happened
Game 1: Play-by-Play
Game 2: Play-by-Play
GAME ONE
- Mount Olive opened up game one in the bottom of the second. Justin Carroll started the inning off with a single through the left side. Nate Estes moved him to third with a second straight single
- Jose Lopez drove in the game's first run as he grounded out and UMO led 1-0.
- Following a lead-off triple in the bottom of the third, Jack Sherrill grounded out and pushed home Surum to give UMO a two-run lead.
- The final Trojan run came home off a Carroll sacrifice fly and Mount Olive took game one 3-0.
GAME TWO
KEY STATS GAME 1
- Senior Bruce Zimmerman (1-0) picked up the win in game one going six complete innings with 12 strikeouts, four walks, and surrendering two hits.
- Fellow senior Zach Mozingo (S1) closed the door to pick up his first save of the season going three complete with seven strikeouts and no hits allowed.
- Carroll and Sherrill led the offense with a RBI a piece.
KEY STATS GAME 2
- Senior Austin Hutchison (1-0) picked up the complete-game win in game two for Mount Olive pitching seven innings, striking out 10, and allowing two hits and two walks.
- Ragan led the offense with a two-RBI performance.
NOTABLES
- Mount Olive combined to strike out 29-of-48 Lander Bearcats in the DH sweep.
Up Next
Mount Olive returns to round out the three-game series with Lander Sunday at 1 p.m. at Scarborough Field.
