GREENSBORO, N.C. – The UNC Greensboro (UNCG) baseball team won 9-2 and 11-1 in seven innings over the Wofford Terriers while opening a three-game Southern Conference (SoCon) weekend series with a doubleheader on Saturday at UNCG Baseball Stadium.

The Spartans outhit the Terriers, 20-5, during the doubleheader while getting brilliant starting pitcher performances from Sam Murchison in game one and Jay Miller in game two. Both right-handers opened their outings with four complete no-hit shutout innings.

GAME ONE: UNCG 9, WOFFORD 2
The Spartans piled on five runs in the bottom half of the first inning to get things started. After Jeremy Wolf reached on a throwing error on the game's first pitch, Parker Wight launched a two-run home run out to right-center to make it 2-0. Then with two outs, Luke Jenkins singled up the middle and Branton Jernigan drew a walk before Jacob Budzik gave UNCG a 5-0 advantage with a three-run homer to left.

UNCG scored two more runs in the second inning when the bases loaded for Jacob Dilley, who grounded into a fielder's choice to allow Wolf to score from third. Jenkins then singled through the right side in the next at-bat, which plated Jose Perez and made it 7-0.

A fielding error by Wofford in the third inning granted UNCG another run when Budzik scored to extend it to an 8-0 lead.

Wofford pushed its first runs across with one in the sixth and seventh innings, but UNCG still found itself on top by an 8-2 margin.

The Spartans scored their final run of the first game in the bottom of the seventh to make it 9-2. The run came in courtesy of a sacrifice fly hit to left-center so Branton Jernigan could jog in from third.

In relief, Noah Chapman went out to the mound to get the Spartans out of a jam in the seventh and went on to finish the contest. He pitched the final 2.1 innings while allowing no hits, runs or walks and striking out three. To secure the 9-2 victory in game one.

PITCHING RECORDS:
Sam Murchison: W, 5-3
Cullen Condon: L, 1-2

NOTES:

• Murchison's line: 6.2 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 3 BB & 6 K
• Budzik led the Spartans with three hits, three RBI and two runs scored.
• Wolf, Jernigan and Budzik each totaled two runs scored.
• Wolf, Wight and Jernigan each led with two walks.
• UNCG outhit Wofford 7-3 and played a clean game with zero errors defensively.

GAME TWO: UNCG 11, WOFFORD 1
The Spartans got their bats going quick again in game two with four runs on three hits in the bottom of the first. After Wight reached on a fielder's choice that allowed Wolf to score the first run, Wight scored as well two at-bats later thanks to a double down the line in right to make it 2-0. Brantley Truitt then chopped a single to short, which made it 4-0 by scoring two runs when Jenkins scored from third before Jernigan hustled around third and all the way home from second on a heads-up play.
 
UNCG doubled its lead in the fourth to make it 8-0. Tyler Steele tripled to left to score Truitt for the first run. Parsons then grounded out in the next at-bat to score Steele. Three at-bats later, Jose Perez doubled to right, which scored Wolf. Wight then knocked a single to right and scored Perez to make it 8-0 Spartans.
 
After the Terriers scored their only run on a fielder's choice sacrifice bunt in the fifth, UNCG walked the game off in the bottom of the seventh with three runs on three hits. Truitt drove in Budzik with a double for the first run before Steele tripled to score Truitt, making it 10-1 Spartans. Parsons notched the game-winning hit in the next at-bat when he sent a deep fly ball over the center fielder's head, which allowed Steele to walk the 90 feet from third to home for the 11-1 win in seven innings thanks to the 10-run rule.

PITCHING RECORDS:
Jay Miller: W, 2-3
Branton Little: L, 4-4

NOTES:

• Miller's line: 6.1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 4 BB & 7 K
• Truitt led with three hits and three RBI for the Spartans.
• Steele finished the game with two triples.
• Wolf, Truitt and Steele each scored twice for UNCG.
• Wight, Steele and Parsons each had a pair of RBI.
• UNCG outhit Wofford by a 13-2 margin and had less errors defensively, 2-1.

RECORDS:
UNCG: 16-18, 6-2 SoCon
WOF: 22-14, 2-6 SoCon

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UNCG will face Wofford in the third and final game of the series on Sunday at 1:00 p.m. back at UNCG Baseball Stadium in Greensboro.

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.