No. 13 Mount Olive Sweeps Series From Emmanuel

No. 13 Mount Olive Sweeps Series From Emmanuel

FRANKLIN SPRINGS, GA. --- No. 13 University of Mount Olive completed a three-game sweep of from Emmanuel College on the road Saturday afternoon with a 14-2 win in Franklin Springs, Ga.

GAME INFORMATION
Score: Mount Olive 14, Emmanuel 2

Records: Mount Olive (22-8-1, 10-2 CC) Emmanuel (12-17, 3-12 CC)
Location: Lions Den, Franklin Spings, Ga.

How It Happened
Play-by-Play

GAME RUNDOWN

  • Mount Olive started the game taking an early lead as Drew Ellis utilized an RBI-single to score Trae Sweeting in the top of the third for the first run of the game.
  • Justin Carroll, not to be outdone, blasted a shot that cleared the wall for a three-run home run to push UMO out to a 4-0 lead.
  • UMO replicated what they did an inning before as three RBI-singles pushed across four more runs and the Trojans led 8-0.
  • Emmanuel scratched together two runs in the contest but the offensive power of Mount Olive proved to be too much as the Trojans rolled to a 14-2 victory and series sweep.

KEY STATS

  • Braxton Shetley (3-0) got the win on the mound for Mount Olive as he allowed one run off four hits and struck out five over his five innings of work.
  • Justin Carroll led the Trojans with a 3-for-5 seven-RBI performance from the plate.

Up Next

The Trojans will return to Scarborough Field to host Virginia State Tuesday with first pitch scheduled to begin at 3 p.m.