Harrison Zambarano baseball swing 18-19 P&G Fall World Series
5
Elmira College ELMIRA 2-2
14
Winner N.C. Wesleyan NCWBB 3-1
Elmira College ELMIRA
2-2
5
Final
14
N.C. Wesleyan NCWBB
3-1
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Elmira College ELMIRA 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 5 8 0
N.C. Wesleyan NCWBB 0 1 3 0 7 1 2 0 X 14 11 0

W: C. Stratton (1-0) L: Singh Sarana, Garinder (0-1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Zambarano Hits First Home Run in Baseball's Loss at North Carolina Wesleyan

Score: North Carolina Wesleyan College 14, Elmira College 5
Records: Elmira (2-2), NCWC (3-1)
Location: Bauer Field -- Rocky Mount, N.C.

ROCKY MOUNT, N.C. -- The Elmira College baseball team was handed a second consecutive loss on Thursday afternoon, as North Carolina Wesleyan College rolled to a 14-5 non-conference win over the Soaring Eagles in Rocky Mount, North Carolina.

Through the first four games of EC's excursion through the Tar Heel State, the Soaring Eagles are 2-2, while the Battling Bishops improved to 3-1 on the young season.

Elmira's pitching staff was hit hard by North Carolina Wesleyan, as five different pitchers combined to allow 14 runs on 11 hits and eight walks. In the first start of his college career, Garinder Singh Sarana '20 gave up only three hits in 3.0 innings, but the hard-throwing junior issued five free passes, as compared to just one strikeout.

In relief, Declan Driscoll '22, Connor Trower '22 and Kyle Tubbs '22 each made their season debuts. Driscoll, a first-year southpaw, finished his 1.2 innings of work with one strikeout and no bases on balls but was touched for a pair of run home runs. Trower logged two of his three outs via strikeouts, while Tubbs found the most success of the bunch with a scoreless bottom of the eighth.

Trailing 14-1 with two outs in the top of the eighth, EC's bats came to life. Jansen Crossley '20 singled and scored on a double off the bat of Tommy Fogarty '20. In the next at-bat, Harrison Zambarano '19 smacked a two-run shot for his first career home run. Jack Donnelly '19 produced Elmira's fourth consecutive hit and touched home on a Joey Florio '20 double, making it a 14-5 game, but Florio was thrown out trying to take an extra base on the play to end the inning.

News and Notes
  • Elmira and North Carolina Wesleyan met for the first time on Thursday.
  • Sarana started on the mound for the first time as a Soaring Eagle.
  • Freshmen pitchers Driscoll, Trower, and Tubbs, as well as designated hitter Max Nolter '22, each made their college debuts.
  • Nolter posted his first collegiate hit and walked once in four plate appearances.
  • Florio led all EC batters with two hits.
  • Zambarano slugged his first home run in the eighth inning.

Up Next
The schedule for Elmira's series against William Peace University was slightly altered. On Friday, February 22, the Soaring Eagles and Pacers will play one game a 7:00 p.m. at Ting Park in Holly Springs, North Carolina. The following afternoon at 4:00 p.m., the two teams will conclude their non-conference series.

 
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