OPENING PITCH
Scores: Jacksonville 17, Queens 5
Records: Queens (4-17, 0-4 ASUN) | Jacksonville (11-11, 2-2 ASUN)
Location: The Stick (Charlotte, N.C.)
THE SHORT STORY
The Queens University of Charlotte baseball team battled early and even held a mid-game lead, but a big sixth inning from Jacksonville shifted momentum as the Dolphins pulled away late for a 17-5 win on Friday evening.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Jacksonville struck first with a pair of runs in the second, but Queens answered quickly. An RBI sacrifice fly from Justin Hudson in the second and an unearned run in the third tied things at 2-2. The Royals then grabbed their only lead of the night in the fifth when Grayson Childers launched a solo home run to center.
The Dolphins responded in a big way in the sixth, stringing together six hits, including a two-run double and a two-RBI triple, to score five runs and take control at 7-3. Queens continued to fight, plating a run in the sixth on a bases-loaded walk and another in the seventh on Hunter Huneycutt's solo homer to cut the deficit to 7-5.
However, Jacksonville's offense proved too much down the stretch, exploding for six runs in the eighth and four more in the ninth to put the game out of reach.
BY THE NUMBERS
- Grayson Childers led Queens with a home run and three RBIs.
- Hunter Huneycutt reached base four times, scoring three runs and adding a solo homer.
- Charlie Marcantel recorded a pair of hits, while Matthew Suppa added a double off the bench.
- Queens pitchers combined for 12 walks issued, while Jacksonville totaled 16 hits in the game.
UP NEXT
Queens continues the series tomorrow, March 21 against Jacksonville.
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