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Brian Heckelman
11
TOWSON TOWSON 0-1
12
Winner Wofford WOF 1-0
TOWSON TOWSON
0-1
11
Final
12
Wofford WOF
1-0
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
TOWSON TOWSON 0 2 2 0 4 0 0 0 3 11 16 3
Wofford WOF 4 1 0 0 2 1 0 3 1 12 13 1

W: Morgan Lunceford (1-0) L: Rivera, Luis (0-1)

Game Recap: Baseball | | Eric Ryan

Furious Towson Comeback Falls Short After Walk-Off in the Ninth

SPARTANBURG, S.C. – The Towson University baseball team mounted a furious comeback in the ninth inning to tie the game before falling to the Wofford Terriers in the home half on a walk-off wild pitch 12-11 Friday evening at Russell C. King Field in Spartanburg, S.C.
 
Wofford (1-0, 0-0 SoCon) got off to a quick start in the first, posting four runs on three hits. Towson (0-1, 0-0 CAA) cut the deficit in half in the second on a pair of RBI doubles. Heckelman's home run in the third cut the deficit to one. The Tigers took an 8-5 lead on a couple of singles in the fifth before the Terriers cut the lead to one in the home half. Wofford tied the game on a fielder's choice. A home run and balk in the eighth gave the Terriers an 11-8 lead headed to the ninth. Dickerson and Heckelman doubles followed by a single up the middle from Jordan Peyton tied the game heading to the home half. With a runner on second, a sacrifice bunt moved him to third before a wild pitch allowed the run to score for a 12-11 Terrier win.
 
Key Stats:
  • The Tigers outhit the Terriers 16 to 13, with six Tigers collecting multi-hit games.
  • Luis Rivera took the loss in 0.1 innings of relief, allowing one earned run on one hit through two batters.
  • Morgan Lunceford recorded the win for the Terriers in 4.2 IP, allowing three runs on six hits with three strikeouts and two walks.
 
How it Happened:
  • Wofford got out to a 1-0 lead on a triple and single to start the first. Following two hit batters, three more scored on a Tyler Hare single to right field.
  • In the top of the second, The Tigers cut the deficit in half on back-to-back doubles by Jordan Peyton and Jack Lawrence with a runner on second.
  • In the home half, Dixon Black's single with a runner on second made it a 5-2 game.
  • In the third, Brian Heckelman hit a two-run homer to left to cut the deficit to one.
  • With the bases loaded in the fifth, Dickerson scored on a wild pitch to tie it up, advancing both the runners on. Peyton's single up the middle gave the Tigers a 7-5 lead. Ryan Williamson's single to short scored Peyton to make it an 8-5 game.
  • In the bottom half, a double to right center cut the lead to two. The Terriers got one more across in the fifth to make it an 8-7 game.
  • With the bases loaded in the bottom of the sixth, a double play groundout tied the game at eight.
  • In the eight, the Terriers knocked home two on a home run before a balk scored another later in the inning.
  • Towson tied the game in the ninth, starting with a Wagner single and Dickerson double to score the first. Heckelman's double to center two batters later made it a one-run game. Peyton knocked in the tying run two batters later to send it to the bottom of the ninth.
  • With a runner on second, a sacrifice bunt pushed him to third before scoring on a wild pitch to walk it off.
 
Inside the Numbers:
  • Peyton had a career day at the plate with a career high four RBI on three hits. His three hits tied his career-high mark with three games from last season and one from 2022.
  • Heckelman picked up his second three-hit game of his career (3/8/23 against GW). The sophomore catcher also picked up three RBI, which is tied with three games from last season for his career high.
  • Dickerson batted 3-for-5 with one RBI and 2 runs scored with two doubles and a single. His first multi-hit game last season came in the Tigers' eighth contest.
 
On Deck:
The Tigers return to Russell C. King Field tomorrow to face the Bucknell Bison at noon.
 
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