NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Union and Trevecca Nazarene baseball squads split a doubleheader to open the teams' first-ever Gulf South Conference series in Nashville on Friday.
Union (10-13, 4-9 GSC) scored seven runs in the third inning of an 11-10 game one slugfest win before falling 14-5 in the twin bill's back end.
Carson Chavies recorded two hits in each game to stretch his on-base streak to 11 games, while
Caleb Davis extended his streak to 10 consecutively.
The Bulldogs and Trojans (7-14, 5-9) will conclude the three-game set with a 2:00 p.m. first pitch on Sunday.
Game one: UU 11, TNU 10
Four of Union's six hits in the third inning went for extra bases, and the Bulldogs plated seven in the frame to take a three-run lead. Trevecca responded with four home runs among its first five batters in the bottom of the inning and an 8-7 advantage.
Union held an 11-10 lead after six innings, and
Ethan Orwig and
Briant Bazydlo closed the game, combining for 3.0 scoreless, one-hit innings.
Dyllon Barrett,
Grant Ross,
Hudson Cepparulo, and
Alec Hardy all reached three times in the victory.
Canyon Pace blasted his career's fifth home run to cap Union's third-inning hit parade.
Game two: TNU 14, UU 5
An RBI double and two-run home run from
Colby Davis were too little too late for Union, which gave up nine runs in the first inning. Davis finished 3-4.
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