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Prince
Benjamin Lilley
8
West Georgia UWG 17-17
9
Winner Kennesaw State KSU 17-19
West Georgia UWG
17-17
8
Final
9
Kennesaw State KSU
17-19
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 R H E
West Georgia UWG 4 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 8 12 2
Kennesaw State KSU 1 1 2 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 9 13 1

W: Ryan Renfroe (3-2) L: W. Dean (0-1)

Game Recap: Baseball | | Danny Talbert

Wolves Outlasted in Extras

MARIETTA, Ga. - UWG baseball fell 9-8 to the Kennesaw State University Owls in extra innings tonight at S. Walter Kelly Sr. Memorial Field in the rekindled in-state rivalry matchup. 

Despite scoring four runs in the first, the Wolves (16-18, 7-8 ASUN) were edged out by the Owls (17-20, 7-5 CUSA), after the KSU was able to scrap four straight late scores and another in extras.

Cooper Prince sent the game into extras with his first UWG homer during the ninth.

Following the conclusion of the road game, head coach Jeff Smith briefly talked about what he saw tonight, stating, "We had some guys pitch some quality innings. Maverick Torres gave us a good start. Mason Phillips has been doing extremely well. Dosie (Dosie Drakeford) is a guy that we count on because we know he is going to do well. We also had some clutch hitting. We were down to our last out and Cooper Prince got a run with a home run. Things like that are huge. We are hoping that some of the good carries into this weekend."

GAME SUMMARY 
Making his second-ever start for UWG was freshman righty Maverick Torres. In six innings across five games, Torres recorded five strikeouts and given up one hit while not allowing a run prior to today. For the Owls, KSU pitched 2024 First Team All-ASUN pitcher Bo Rhudy. Through 24 innings in 11 games, the sophomore righty posted a 2.63 ERA with 23 strikeouts coming into today. 

The Wolves opened the game jumping out to a 1-0 lead on a Carter Dierdorf homer in the first. This marked the first baseman's 11th of the season. Following this, Tyler Presnell drove a Wolf home on a double to right field. UWG finished the top of the frame holding a 4-0 lead after Jacob Bowman and Tyler Presnell each recorded RBI base hits. KSU dashed this lead to 4-1 on a solo shot over the right field fence while still in the first.

UWG responded in the second with an RBI courtesy of Mason Cooper, pushing the Wolves advantage back to four. During the bottom of the frame, KSU cut the lead to 5-2 off of a UWG throwing error that advanced an Owl home. 

To start the third, Torres was relieved by right-handed junior Gavin Mask. Through two frames, Torres struck out one batter and allowed one earned run. Still in the third, KSU dashed the West Georgia advantage to 5-4 on a two-run homer. 

After not scoring in the third frame, Brady McDevitt crushed a two-run homer to put the Wolves up 7-4. This marked McDevitt's third home run this year. 

The pitching rotations continued for UWG in the fifth, please refer to the box score to see all of the midweek players. In the frame, KSU hit today's fourth homer of the day to cut the lead to 7-5.

The sixth frame marked the beginning of junior righty Evimael Quiles day on the mound. KSU would take their first lead in this inning after a score on a passed ball was followed up with a two-run homer, pushing the hosts out to 8-7. 

When it looked like all hope was lost for the Wolves, Cooper Prince crushed a solo homer, tying the game at eight apiece in the ninth with two outs. This marked Prince's first homer at UWG.

Following two fantastic frames on the mound by Mason Phillips, Dosie Drakeford took on the pitching duties in the tenth. Phillips struck out five batters and did not give up a hit in the eighth or ninth.

In the 10th, Drakeford picked up from where Phillips left off, striking out two batters and not giving up a hit.

UWG battled in extras, but fell 9-8 off a RBI base hit to right.

BY THE NUMBERS
Will Dean was tagged with the loss as he was on the mound during the go ahead run in the 11th. His record now sits at 0-1.

As noted, multiple pitchers were on a tear tonight. To name a few, in Drakeford's one frame, he struck out two batters and did not give up a hit. In Phillips' two frames, he struck out five batters and did not give up a hit. In Mask's lone frame, the pitcher earned all three outs with punchouts. He also allowed two earned runs.

UWG finished with 12 hits and KSU recorded 13.

West Georgia recorded six of their hits in the first frame.

The Wolves were led at the plate by Mason Cooper and Carter Dierdorf with three hits each. Cooper Prince tallied two, including a team-high three runs and one RBI.

Lead off batters for UWG finished 0-11 at the plate tonight. 

UP NEXT
The Wolves return to Cole Field to host UNF in a three-game ASUN series spanning Thursday through Saturday. First pitch on Thursday is set for 6 p.m.
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