FIRST PITCH
Score: Queens 3 | Jacksonville 2
Records: Queens (8-38 overall, 6-18 ASUN) | Jacksonville (27-18 overall, 16-8 ASUN)
Location: The Stick (Charlotte, N.C.)
 
The Short Story:
The Queens University of Charlotte baseball team picked up the series victory over Jacksonville on Sunday afternoon behind a dominant start from right-hander Landry Jurecka. The Greenwood, Arkansas native turned in his second complete game of the season and struck out a career-high 14 batters, a mark that tied the most in a single game in school history.

HOW IT HAPPENED
-Queens jumped on the board first in the bottom of the second inning when junior Justin Hudson deposited a solo home run over the left field fence.
-The next inning, Queens capitalized on an error by the Dolphins to extend their lead to 2-0. Tyler Peters worked a leadoff walk before Lenox Lively moved him into scoring position with a sacrifice bunt. Ryan Brown stepped in and delivered a fly ball to center field allowing Peters to advance to third. With two down, Jake Barbour reached on an error by the Jacksonville second baseman allowing Peters to score.
In the bottom of the eighth inning, the Royals added a crucial insurance run behind three hits to extend the lead to 3-0. Ryan Brown and Jake Barbour worked back-to-back one-out singles before Nick Alderfer was hit by a pitch to load the bases. Jacksonville turned to their bullpen looking to escape the jam, and Nick Anello struck out Logan Schmitt to inch the Dolphins closer. However, Anibal Rivera stepped in and flared a 3-1 pitch into center field to bring across Ryan Brown.
-Down to their final three outs, Jacksonville put together a rally as Josh Steidl led off the inning with a single up the middle. Blake Delamielleur followed the single up with a double to right center to put a pair of Dolphins in scoring position. Aidan Masters stepped in and delivered a two-run double to left center to put the tying run in scoring position. Jacksonville turned to small ball as Carson Stevens dropped down a sacrifice bunt to move the tying run up 90-feet. Queens head coach Jake Hendrick took a mound visit, and it paid off as Landry Jurecka picked up a strikeout and a fly out to strand the tying run at third and secure the series victory.

BY THE NUMBERS
-Jurecka tossed 8.0 scoreless frames before the Dolphins found a rhythm. The Greenwood, Arkansas natives' final line was 9.0 innings pitched, two runs, eight hits, and 14 strikeouts over 135 pitches.
-Anibal Rivera extended his on-base streak to 11 straight games, and his hitting streak to six straight with a 3-for-4 afternoon. The three-hit performance was the shortstop's second of the season.
-Raleigh native Jake Barbour posted his 12^th multi-hit game with a 2-for-4 afternoon
Justin Hudson blasted his team-leading eighth home run as part of a 1-for-3 day at the plate.
-Ryan Brown stayed hot at the plate, going 1-for-4, including a run scored. The rookie has a hit in seven of his last nine outings.
-Jurecka tied former Queens pitcher Adam Hartle for the single-game school record. Hartle fanned 14 against Guilford Tech Community College on February 17, 2018.
-Blake Delamielleure led the Jacksonville offense with a 3-for-4 day, including a pair of doubles.

NEXT UP
Queens will open up a four-game road stretch on Tuesday, May 6^th when the Royals head to Durham, North Carolina for a midweek tilt at Duke University. The first pitch is scheduled for 6:00PM and the game will be broadcast on ACCNX.

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