Pioneer Baseball Sweeps Stanly CC

Albermarle, NC - The SMC Pioneers traveled Wednesday for a doubleheader with the Eagles of  Stanly Community College.

In the first game,  pitchers Ryan Gunther (Stratford HS/Elon) and Hunter Rice (Boiling Springs) combined for a 12-4 win.  

Ben Boykin (Nations Ford HS) went 4-for-5, with 2 RBIs; Reggie Weatherford (Lake City HS) went 3-for-3, with 1 RBI; and Dacen Cash went 3-for-3 with 2 RBIs to pace the Pioneers 15-hit attack.

In game two, Boykin continued hot hitting and went 2-for-3. Cody Martin (Stephens Co. HS Ga.) went 2-for-3 with 2 RBIs as the Pioneers prevailed 12-1 in six innings.

Starting pitcher Dylan Griffith (Barnwell HS) recorded the win.

The Pioneers (3-1) return home for a doubleheader Saturday as they host Patrick Henry CC at 1 pm.   

Spartanburg Methodist College has 14 intercollegiate teams that compete in Region X of the National Junior College Athletic Association, which includes colleges in the Carolinas, Virginia, and West Virginia.

The College is in its 100th academic year of providing a quality education to students in a Christian environment. More than 90 percent of SMC graduates continue their education at other institutions of higher learning.
 
For more information please contact athletic director Mark Perdue at (864) 587-4237.