Western Carolina (8-2) scored all 18 runs before the fifth inning, producing all it would need in a four-inning stretch including a trio of big frames as the Catamounts upset No. 15 Clemson 18-10 on Tuesday.
The offensive explosion was a welcomed sight for freshman starter, Bryan Sammons (3-0), who scored his third victory of the season in his first career start. The Wilmington native and Hoggard High School alumni pitched around four walks with a career-high five strikeouts, surrendering four runs – only three of which were earned – on six hits in a career-long five innings.
Baseball
Laney 9 Pender 5
Jake Cicero moved to 2-1 on the mound for Laney in a 9-5 win at Pender in frigid conditions Tuesday night.
North Brunswick 12 South Brunswick 11
Shelton Perkins notched the win for North Brunswick, who moved to 1-1 on the season, while Chris Graham added three hits for the Scorps.
West Brunswick 5 South Columbus 3
Softball
West Brunswick 7 Purnell Swett 0
Tennis
South Brunswick 5, Laney 4
Singles:No. 1 Patrick Ryder (L) def. Caleb Stanley (SB) 6-4, 5-7, 10-4; No. 2 Zack Taffer (L) def. Dean Crenshaw (SB) 6-3, 6-4; No. 3 Noah Pieper (SB) def. Jake Schoolfield (L) 6-3, 3-6, 10-7; No. 4 Joey Kronenwetter (SB) def. Lenhart Haydeiller (L) 6-0, 4-6, 10-6; No. 5 Brandon McNeill (L) def. Caleb Hemphill (SB) 6-3, 7-5; No. 6 Jarrett Walls (SB) def. Luke Durham (L) 6-1, 2-6, 10-4
Doubles: No. 1 Ryder/Taffer (L) def. Crenshaw/Pieper (SB) 9-7; No. 2 Stanley/Kronenwetter (SB) def. Schoolfield/Haydeiller (L) 8-2; No. 3 Hemphill/Walls (SB) def. NcNeill/Durham (L) 8-4
