Saturday's Baseball Roundup

Eight-Run Ninth Seals Wofford Baseball’s 12-5 Win at Kentucky
Tied at four entering the top of the ninth, the Wofford baseball team rallied to plate eight runs at Kentucky Proud Park Saturday afternoon, securing a 12-5 triumph over the No. 23 ranked Kentucky Wildcats. Wofford improves to 12-3 as Kentucky drops to 11-2. This is Wofford's first win over a ranked team since besting No. 18 Dallas Baptist 9-6 on April 2, 2022. The victory is Wofford's third ever over Kentucky and the first for the Terriers on the road with the first two in the all-time series coming in Spartanburg. The Terriers are the first SoCon team to secure a victory over an SEC program this season.

Bucs even the series with Pittsburgh, 8-4
The ETSU baseball team rebounded from Friday's extra-inning loss to Pittsburgh with an 8-4 victory over the Panthers on Saturday afternoon from Thomas Stadium. Saturday's win improves ETSU's record to 11-3 and it is the Bucs' first win against a power conference opponent since 2020 when they knocked off Clemson. After being held without a home run for just the second time all season on Friday, the Buccaneer offense rebounded with three long balls on Saturday. Jamie Palmese and Cooper Torres both slugged their sixth home runs of the 2025 campaign, while Cody Miller tallied his third. Palmese, Miller and Joey Little all had two hits in the win, while JD Yakubinis had a career-high four hits in a 4-for-5 day at the plate where he split time at first base and catcher for the Bucs.

Catamounts Even Series, Outslug Panthers on Saturday, 16-12
Scoring came in bunches on Saturday afternoon as Western Carolina evened its nonconference baseball series with Georgia State, outslugging the Panthers 16-12 to force a Sunday series rubber match at the GSU Baseball Complex. The first pitch of the finale is 1 p.m. Coverage of Sunday's finale will only be available through live stats provided by Georgia State and linked on CatamountSports.com.

Samford Baseball Secures Series Win With 11-1 Victory At UT Martin
The Samford University baseball team earned an 11-1 win at UT Martin Saturday afternoon at Skyhawk Field. With the win, which gives the Bulldogs the series win, Samford improved its record to 8-7. UT Martin fell to 5-8 with the loss. For Samford in the win, Jackson Harris went 3-for-5 with a double and an RBI. Cade Carr went 2-for-4 with a double and four RBI. Jake Souders went 2-for-3 with two doubles and two RBI, while Jeffrey Ince went 2-for-4 with two RBI. Gus Gandy also went 2-for-4 for the Bulldogs.

Bears Split Doubleheader, Take Series Over Southern
The Mercer baseball team dropped game one of Saturday's doubleheader but bounced back for a win in game two to take the weekend series over Southern at OrthoGeorgia Park. Titan Kamaka and Bradley Frye were the stars of the day for the Bears, as Kamaka drove in six runs and Frye collected six hits between the two games. Braydon Kersey (1-1) earned his first career win in game two while Terry Busse slammed the door to pick up his fourth save of the season. 

The Bulldogs Split Doubleheader Against Wildcats
Northwestern hit five doubles in the first inning, scoring three runs to make it 3-0. Phillips Daniels led off with a triple, allowing Travis Elliott to drive him in with an RBI ground out, which narrowed the lead to 3-1 in the bottom of the first inning. Elliott hit a two-RBI single up the middle, tying the game at 3-3 for the Bulldogs in the bottom of the second inning. Trent Liolios hit a solo home run in the top of the fourth to give the Wildcats back the lead at 4-3. The Citadel scored on a wild pitch to tie the game at 4-4 in the bottom of the sixth. The Citadel took the lead off an RBI ground out from Daniels, scoring TJ Anderson, making it 5-4.

UNCG Baseball Drops 13-Inning Thriller to Radford
The UNC Greensboro (UNCG) baseball team fell 4-3 in 13 innings to the Radford Highlanders in the second game of a three-game non-conference weekend slated at UNCG Baseball Stadium. Jeremy Wolf put the Spartans in the scoring column first when he chopped an infield single to short, driving in one run with the bases loaded. After the Highlanders escaped the jam, allowing just one run, UNCG found itself leading 1-0 after the opening frame.

VMI Baseball drops two against Holy Cross
VMI Baseball lost both games of Saturday's doubleheader against Holy Cross at Lamore Field at Gray-Minor Stadium. The Keydets drop to 11-3 after suffering a pair of losses to the Crusaders. VMI fell 3-1 in seven innings in game one before faltering in game two, 16-7. This is the first time this season VMI has lost two games in a row.