WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – The UNC Greensboro (UNCG) baseball team fell 6-3 while facing the Wake Forest Demon Deacons in a non-conference game on the road Tuesday night at David F. Couch Ballpark in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

Wake Forest opened the scoring in the bottom half of the fourth inning when Luke Costello grounded out into a fielder's choice, which was enough to score Kade Lewis from third and make it 1-0.

UNCG answered with a run of its own in the fifth inning. Tyler Steele drove in the game-tying run when his single lined to right was enough to score Jacob Dilley from second to even the score, 1-1.

The Demon Deacons took the lead back in the sixth when Austin Hawke hit a two-run home run out to left-center. After six innings, Wake Forest was grasping a 3-1 lead.

The seventh inning saw Wake Forest pile on three more runs to extend its lead to 6-1. After Matt Conte homered to right to score a pair, Cam Nelson scored from third on a passed ball. The Demon Deacons were up 6-1 after seven innings.

UNCG mounted a rally in the ninth. After Luke Holland and Brantley Truitt drew walks to force a Wake Forest pitching change, Tyler Steele doubled down the line in right to score Holland before Truitt scored on a sacrifice fly to center by Jeremy Wolf. However, Griffin Green got the Demon Deacons out of the final inning and Wake Forest walked away with a 6-3 victory to split the season series with UNCG at a game apiece.

PITCHING RECORDS:
Troy Dressler: W, 1-0
Rob Ready: L, 1-4

NOTES:

• Steele led UNCG with two hits and two RBI.
• Wolf tallied the Spartans' other RBI.
• Jose Perez and Steele each had a double.
• Noah Chapman made his fourth start of the season for UNCG. He threw two complete shutout innings with one hit, one walk and one strikeout.
• Rob Ready, Mayson Dear and Hunter Shuey made relief appearances for UNCG.
• UNCG led in walks, 8-5, stolen bases, 2-0, and double plays, 1-0.

RECORDS:
UNCG: 14-18, 4-2 SoCon
WF: 24-10, 9-6 ACC

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Tonight's game marked the conclusion of an eight-game road stretch. The Spartans will host the Wofford Terriers from Friday to Sunday in Greensboro. Start times are slated for 6:00 p.m. Friday, 2:00 p.m. Saturday and 1:00 p.m. Sunday at UNCG Baseball Stadium.

The first 100 fans at Friday's game will receive a FREE UNCG baseball hat! There will also be a food truck in attendance for Friday's series opener!

All regular season baseball home games are free admission. The concessions at UNCG Baseball Stadium are now open. Bringing in outside food is not permitted and pets are not allowed into the stadium.