Pioneers Fall in Region X Tournament

Burlington, NC – SMC could not get the bats going Saturday afternoon and was eliminated from the NJCAA Region X baseball tournament with a 6-1 loss to USC Sumter at the Burlington Athletic Park.  

SMC gave up single runs in the first two innings and just did not look sharp in the field to fall down by six runs before scoring in the eighth inning.

Marty Gantt started on the mound and pitched out of some major trouble but just did not get much support from the Pioneers bats.  

The Pioneers finished the season 46-10 and climbed as high as No. 6 in the NJCAA Division I Baseball poll.  The Pioneers finished the season ranked No. 19.

Region 10 Tournament Recap
Game 1: SMC 8-7 win over Guilford Tech
Game 2: SMC 11-9 loss to USC Sumter
Game 3: SMC 11-3 win over USC Lancaster
Game 4: SMC 10-3 win over Surry CC
Game 5: SMC 6-1 loss to USC Sumter

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 99th year of providing 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, contact SMC director of public information Brian Fulkerson at (864) 587-4254 or fulkersonb@smcsc.edu