UCU Baseball Falls to No. 5 Tennessee Wesleyan in AAC Series

BARBOURVILLE, Ky. – The Union Commonwealth University baseball team (3-10, 0-8 Appalachian Athletic Conference) dropped the first two games of its conference series against No. 5 Tennessee Wesleyan (15-4, 5-0 AAC) on Saturday at Jerry Carey Stadium.

Game One: Union Commonwealth 6, Tennessee Wesleyan 18

• Tennessee Wesleyan took an early lead in the third inning with an RBI single.

• Union answered in the fourth when Max Charlton delivered an RBI single to score Marquese Glynn, tying the game at 1-1. The Bulldogs moved ahead 2-1 after Isaiah Pintor scored on an error. Roberto Gallardo followed with a bunt single and RBI to plate Charlton, and Joaquin Gutierrez reached on a fielder's choice that allowed Nate Adkins to score, extending the lead to 4-1.

• The Bulldogs' advantage was short-lived. Tennessee Wesleyan responded in the fifth inning and, through the top of the eighth, scored 17 unanswered runs to take control.

• Union attempted to rally in the bottom of the eighth. Pintor scored to spark the inning, and Brysen Vernon added an RBI single to bring the score to 18-6. The comeback fell short as the game concluded after eight innings.

Pitchers of Record
Win: Justin Jackson (4-1)
Loss: Ethan Warren (0-3)

Game Stats
Max Charlton | 3-for-3, 2 R, RBI
Roberto Gallardo | 2-for-4, RBI

Game Two: Union Commonwealth 6, Tennessee Wesleyan 22

• Tennessee Wesleyan jumped out to a 4-0 lead in the first inning.

• Union responded in the bottom half when Isaiah Pintor singled to score Aiden Wilson, trimming the deficit to 4-1. From the second through the third innings, Tennessee Wesleyan added 11 runs to extend its lead to 15-1.

• Wilson hit a solo home run in the third inning, and Charlton followed with a two-RBI double to score Pintor and Nathan McCabe, cutting the margin to 15-4.

• Tennessee Wesleyan added six more runs between the fourth and sixth innings to push the score to 21-4.

• Gallardo recorded an RBI double in the sixth to score Charlton, making it 21-5. The Bulldogs added one more run in the seventh on an RBI single by Charlton that scored Gutierrez, but Tennessee Wesleyan secured the 22-6 victory.

Pitchers of Record
Win: Josiah Glodfelter (1-0)
Loss: Jadavion Lacy (0-1)

Game Stats
Max Charlton | 2-for-4, R, 3 RBIs, 2B
Isaiah Pintor | 2-for-4, R, RBI, 2B
Aiden Wilson | 2-for-3, 2 R, RBI, HR
Noah Young | 2-for-2

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Up Next

Union will conclude its series against Tennessee Wesleyan on Sunday, March 1, at 1 p.m. with a nine-inning matchup at Jerry Carey Stadium.