GREENSBORO, N.C. – The Queens University of Charlotte baseball team began its club season with two wins over Greensboro College on Saturday afternoon, taking game one of the doubleheader 11-4 before sealing the sweep with a 7-3 victory in game two.
 
The Royals, competing as a club sport in the spring before officially opening NCAA Division II competition during the 2019 season, totaled 18 runs on 23 hits across the two contests and recorded 10 stolen bases, while the pitching staff gave up only eight hits and struck out 16 hitters.
 
"It was great to finally get on the field and see how our talent transferred to live competition," said Head Baseball Coach Jack McDowell. "We threw the ball really well overall, swung it great in both games and ran the bases with abandon which will always be an element of my teams. By no means did we play flawlessly but we got to see what we look like as a unit and I believe the guys are as excited as our coaching staff is to continue to improve and to compete."

Game One: Queens 11, Greensboro 4
 
In game one, the Royals took an early 5-0 lead through two innings and never looked back. Queens scored two runs each in the sixth, eighth and ninth innings as a three-run eighth inning from the Pride made the final score 11-4.
 
Junior left-hander Jack Bergren picked up the win in the first game, allowing just one run on three hits across five innings of work.
 
Freshman Wes Boling tossed two scoreless innings of relief, while junior Max Fries and fellow freshman Drew Meschede combined to finish off the final two innings. Meschede was perfect in his long inning of work and tallied a strikeout for Queens.
 
First-year outfielder Greyson Haller turned in a 5-for-6 performance in game one, finishing with a double, two runs scored and four RBI. Sophomore Dominic Ford was 3-for-6 with a double, two runs scored and two RBI, while six other Royals recorded a hit in the contest.

Game Two: Queens 7, Greensboro 3
 
The second and final game of the day saw Queens fall behind 2-1 after three innings of play, however, six runs across the next three innings gave the Royals a 7-2 lead it would not relinquish. Greensboro scored a lone run in the bottom half of sixth but were shut down for the remainder of the game.
 
Junior Kollin Schrenk started on the mound for Queens and allowed two runs on two hits with four strikeouts in three innings of work. Freshman Christian Huggins collected the win after two no-hit innings of relief with three strikeouts. Freshmen Jojo Castronovo and Adam Hartle each pitched an inning out of the bullpen.
 
Freshman Anthony Orta was 2-for-3 with four RBI, while junior Chase Hager was 2-for-4 with a double, two runs scored and an RBI. Freshman Austin Campbell was a perfect 2-for-2 with a walk, an RBI and two runs scored.
 
The Royals head to Due West, S.C. tomorrow, February 6, for a doubleheader against the Erskine College JV team beginning at 1 p.m.