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Ga. Southwestern GSW 18-17, 11-7 PBC
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Winner Lander LANDER 20-14, 13-8 PBC
Ga. Southwestern GSW
18-17, 11-7 PBC
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Lander LANDER
20-14, 13-8 PBC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Ga. Southwestern GSW 1 0 0 2 2 7 0 12 13 1
Lander LANDER 2 2 10 5 0 2 1 22 12 2

W: Monroe, Jake (2-2) L: Colby Beach (0-3)

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Nick Winegard

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Offense Explodes for 22 Runs as Lander Completes Sweep

GREENWOOD - The Lander baseball team scored in six of seven innings and erupted for 22 runs to complete a three-game Peach Belt Conference sweep of Georgia Southwestern on Sunday afternoon at Dolny Stadium.

It marked Lander's fifth run-rule victory in conference play this season, and the 22 runs were its highest total since a 22-20 win over Erskine on April 2, 2024.

The win was also Lander's sixth straight over Georgia Southwestern, the longest such streak in program history.

Georgia Southwestern, which entered the weekend tied for second in the PBC, fell to 18-17 overall and 11-7 in league play. Lander improved to 20-14 overall and 13-8 in the conference, moving into a tie for the second-most conference wins alongside USC Aiken and Columbus State. The Bearcats and Pacers are set to meet next weekend.

The Hurricanes struck first with an RBI single in the opening inning, but Lander answered immediately. An RBI fielder's choice from Landen Still and a wild pitch that scored Oliver Zohn gave the Bearcats a lead they would not relinquish.

RBI singles from Caden Crews and Ryan Hansen extended the advantage to 4-1 after two innings.

Lander broke the game open in the third, scoring 10 runs, nine of which came with two outs. The Bearcats sent 14 batters to the plate and drew four walks along with multiple hit-by-pitches.

After loading the bases, Cooper Backman drew a walk to force in a run. Following a flyout for the second out, the inning continued as a wild pitch, a hit-by-pitch, and an error allowed additional runs to score and kept the rally alive.

Oliver Zohn delivered a two-RBI double to highlight the inning, and Pip Smalley followed with a two-run double of his own. Lowndes Still added a two-RBI single as Lander pushed its lead to 14-1 before the inning finally came to a close.

Georgia Southwestern capitalized on a Lander error to score twice in the fourth, but the Bearcats answered with five runs despite recording just one hit in the frame. Zohn drove in a run with a single, Smalley was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded, and Landen Still added an RBI groundout. Two additional runs scored on wild pitches to extend the lead to 19-3.

The Hurricanes mounted a response, scoring eight consecutive runs to trim the deficit and temporarily take the run-rule out of play.

Lander added insurance in the sixth on RBI hits from Joseph Cavallaro and Jarren Metcalf to push the lead back to nine. A wild pitch in the seventh brought home the final run and restored a 10-run margin to end the game.

Lander returns to action Tuesday with a road matchup against North Greenville at 3:30 p.m. before opening a three-game series against USC Aiken on Thursday at 5 p.m. at Dolny Stadium.

Hear from Head Coach Nick Popp after the game:
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Scoring Summary

Score By Innings
Play GSW LANDER
GSW TOP 1st Evan Wainman singled to left field, RBI (2-2 BKFBF); Devon Murphy advanced to second, out at third cf to 3b; Kelsen Johnson scored. 1 0
LANDER BOT 1st Landen Still reached on a fielder's choice to second base, RBI (0-1 K); Pip Smalley out at second 2b to ss; Oliver Zohn advanced to third; Ryan Hansen scored. 1 1
LANDER BOT 1st Landen Still advanced to third; Oliver Zohn scored on a wild pitch. 1 2
LANDER BOT 2nd Caden Crews singled down the lf line, RBI (0-0); Cooper Backman scored. 1 3
LANDER BOT 2nd Ryan Hansen singled through the left side, advanced to second on the throw, RBI (2-1 FBB); Caden Crews scored. 1 4
LANDER BOT 3rd Cooper Backman walked, RBI (3-1 BKBBB); Lowndes Still advanced to second; Mason Salisbury advanced to third; Landen Still scored. 1 5
LANDER BOT 3rd Cooper Backman advanced to second; Lowndes Still advanced to third; Mason Salisbury scored on a wild pitch. 1 6
LANDER BOT 3rd Ryan Hansen reached first on a fielding error by 3b (2-1 BFB); Zach Cowart advanced to second; Cooper Backman advanced to third; Lowndes Still scored, unearned. 1 7
LANDER BOT 3rd Oliver Zohn doubled to right field, 2 RBI (1-2 BFFF); Ryan Hansen advanced to third; Zach Cowart scored, unearned; Cooper Backman scored, unearned. 1 9
LANDER BOT 3rd Pip Smalley advanced to second on a wild pitch; Oliver Zohn advanced to third on a wild pitch; Ryan Hansen scored on a wild pitch, unearned. 1 10
LANDER BOT 3rd Mason Salisbury doubled down the lf line, 2 RBI (1-0 B); Landen Still advanced to third; Pip Smalley scored, unearned; Oliver Zohn scored, unearned. 1 12
LANDER BOT 3rd Lowndes Still singled up the middle, 2 RBI (2-1 BKB); Mason Salisbury scored, unearned; Landen Still scored, unearned. 1 14
GSW TOP 4th Jacob Reeves reached first on a fielding error by ss (0-1 K); Caleb Gipson advanced to third; Josh McDonald scored, unearned. 2 14
GSW TOP 4th Drake Harman singled through the right side, RBI (1-0 B); Tripp Helgeson advanced to second; Caleb Gipson scored, unearned. 3 14
LANDER BOT 4th Oliver Zohn singled to first base, RBI (0-0); Ryan Hansen advanced to second; Jarren Metcalf advanced to third; Caden Crews scored. 3 15
LANDER BOT 4th Pip Smalley hit by pitch, RBI (2-2 SFBH); Oliver Zohn advanced to second; Ryan Hansen advanced to third; Jarren Metcalf scored. 3 16
LANDER BOT 4th Landen Still grounded out to 2b, RBI (1-0 B); Riley Hood advanced to second; Oliver Zohn advanced to third; Ryan Hansen scored. 3 17
LANDER BOT 4th Riley Hood advanced to third on a wild pitch; Oliver Zohn scored on a wild pitch. 3 18
LANDER BOT 4th Brody Winter advanced to second on a wild pitch; Riley Hood scored on a wild pitch. 3 19
GSW TOP 5th Evan Wainman doubled to right center, RBI (2-1 BBK); Devon Murphy scored. 4 19
GSW TOP 5th Carson Shaw flied out to cf, sacrifice fly, RBI (1-2 KFB); Evan Wainman scored. 5 19
GSW TOP 6th Evan Wainman reached first on a fielding error by 3b, RBI (0-0); Devon Murphy advanced to second; Drake Harman scored, unearned. 6 19
GSW TOP 6th Josh McDonald singled up the middle, RBI (1-0 B); Evan Wainman advanced to second; Devon Murphy scored, unearned. 7 19
GSW TOP 6th Drew Reaves singled to left field, RBI (3-2 BBKKB); Carson Shaw advanced to second; Josh McDonald advanced to third; Evan Wainman scored, unearned. 8 19
GSW TOP 6th Noah Jones walked, RBI (3-1 BFBBB); Drew Reaves advanced to second; Carson Shaw advanced to third; Josh McDonald scored. 9 19
GSW TOP 6th Tripp Helgeson hit by pitch, RBI (3-2 KKBBFFH); Noah Jones advanced to second; Drew Reaves advanced to third; Carson Shaw scored. 10 19
GSW TOP 6th Drake Harman flied out to cf, sacrifice fly, RBI (0-1 K); Drew Reaves scored, unearned. 11 19
GSW TOP 6th Kelsen Johnson singled to center field, RBI (2-0 BB); Tripp Helgeson advanced to second; Noah Jones scored, unearned. 12 19
LANDER BOT 6th Joseph Cavallaro singled to right field, RBI (2-0 BB); Cooper Backman advanced to third; Brody Winter scored. 12 20
LANDER BOT 6th Jarren Metcalf singled up the middle, RBI (2-2 KBBFF); Joseph Cavallaro advanced to second; Cooper Backman scored. 12 21
LANDER BOT 7th Steven Harshbarger scored on a wild pitch. 12 22

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