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Jasper Lee
3
Piedmont PCM 17-13
9
Winner N.C. Wesleyan NCWBB 21-10
Piedmont PCM
17-13
3
Final
9
N.C. Wesleyan NCWBB
21-10
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Piedmont PCM 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 9 0
N.C. Wesleyan NCWBB 3 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 X 9 13 2

W: Ryan Grant (6-2) L: Presnell, Riley (3-5)

Game Recap: Baseball | | Contact Danielle Jenkins: Assistant Director of Athletic Communications

Piedmont Drops Opener 9-3 to Battling Bishops in Rocky Mount

Need to Know
Score: Piedmont 3, N.C. Wesleyan 9
Records: Lions 17-13 (4-9 USA South), Battling Bishops 21-10 (12-4 USA South)
Location: Rocky Mount, N.C. - N.C. Wesleyan College

Rocky Mount, N.C. - Taking on the top team in the USA South, the Piedmont College baseball team dropped the series opener to the Battling Bishops of N.C. Wesleyan 9-3 Friday afternoon. RILEY PRESNELL took the loss as Piedmont moved to 17-13 overall and 4-9 in USA South play.

N.C. Wesleyan got on the board early with three runs in the bottom of the first but Piedmont chipped away at the lead in the top of the third. The Lions scored on a ZACK JOHNSON RBI sacrifice bunt scoring GRIFFIN OLSON making it 3-1. 

The Battling Bishops however went back to work putting up another pair of runs in the bottom of the frame making it 5-1 after three innings. Piedmont tacked on another run in the top of the fourth as BRADY BALLSTADT singled to score CHRIS WHITE and the Lions scored once more in the fifth as White singled to score MICHAEL BARNES.

All but one starter for the Battling Bishops recorded a hit in the contest as they had 13 hits while Piedmont had nine. 

Turning Point
--The Battling Bishops set the tone early with three runs in the bottom of the first.

Standout Performances
--CHRIS WHITE was 3-for-4 in the game with a run scored and an RBI. 

Inside the Box Score
--BUDDY GREEN closed out the game on the mound tossing the final 1.1 innings allowing just one hit and striking out two batters. 

News & Notes
--The Battling Bishops are at the top of the league with a 12-4 record in conference play.

Up Next
Game two of the series will take place Saturday at 2:30 p.m. in Rocky Mount, N.C. 

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