Central, SC – Southern Wesleyan fell in their home opener against the Notre Dame Falcons in a 10-9 final on Friday evening.

The Warriors put up 10 hits in the loss to the Falcons.  Dawson Posick led the team with three hits.  He was followed by Ty King Richards and Jarred Jones with two hits each.  Jones doubled twice and Tanner Glass had one double during the game.  Posick had the first triple of the season for the Warriors.  Jones and Posick each recorded three RBIs during the game.  Parker Pillsbury had three of the six walks the Warriors recorded.  Southern Wesleyan left seven runners on base.  Glass had a sacrifice fly and DJ Ludwick had the lone stolen base.

Rett Wages started the first game of the series for the Warriors.  He recorded one strikeout over 3.1 innings pitched.  TJ McEvilly, Vinny Adams and Aaron Wimpey all came in to pitch in relief for the Warriors.  McEvilly led the Warriors with three of the five strikeouts.

Game Vitals

Final: Notre Dame 10, Southern Wesleyan 9

Records: Southern Wesleyan (3-2) Notre Dame (1-0)

How It Happened

The Warriors put runs on the board early on in the game.  Ty King Richards led off the first inning for the Warriors with a singled through the right side.  He then advanced to second when Timo Schau grounded out.  With King Richards in scoring position, Parker Pillsbury walked.  Jarred Jones walked to load the bases and bring Dawson Posick up to bat.  Posick singled through the left side, bringing both King Richards and Pillsbury in to give Southern Wesleyan a 2-0 lead.

Notre Dame fought back in the fourth inning.  The Falcons fought around the Warriors defense, plating six runs before TJ McEvilly was about to strikeout the side to end the top of the fourth.

Southern Wesleyan began to chip away at the Notre Dame lead in the bottom of the eighth inning.  Parker Pillsbury led off by being hit by a pitch.  Pillsbury moved to third on a double to right field by Tanner Glass.  With both Pillsbury and Glass in scoring position, Jarred Jones drilled a double to center field to bring both in and put the Warriors down 4-8.  Dawson Posick followed with a triple to bring Jones in to score.  Sawyer Price grounded out to shortstop to bring Posick in and put the Warriors down 6-8.

The Falcons brought in two more runs in the top of the ninth, but that did not discouraged the Warriors.  Ty King Richards kicked off the final inning with a single to second base and then advanced to second a single by Timo Schau.  With two on, Parker Pillsbury walked to load up the bases.  Tanner Glass hit a sacrifice fly to right field to bring King Richards in and put the Warriors down 10-7.  Jarred Jones doubled and then advanced to third on an error.  His double brought Schau and Pillsbury in.  However, that ended the Warriors run as they dropped the first game of the series 10-9.

What's Next

Southern Wesleyan will remain at home as they conclude the series against Notre Dame on February 8.  The Warriors will remain at home on February 11 as they take on the Lenoir-Rhyne Bears and on February 12 as they take on the Mars Hill Lions.  Southern Wesleyan will then welcome in the Virginia-Wise Cavaliers on February 14 and 15.