Wilmington, N.C.- Ryan Sprock and Will Vergantino delivered powerful blows to UNCW, but it was not enough as the Elon Phoenix (9-14, 0-3 CAA) fell to the UNCW Seahawks (14-10, 3-0 CAA) Sunday afternoon.
 
Both Sprock and Vergantino finished with multi-hit days with both delivering a home run and a double. Tank Yaghoubi picked up a hit in his one at-bat Sunday.
 
Christo Garrelts had one of the best relief appearances of his Elon career. Garrelts went 3.1 innings allowing just one hit and no runs while striking out a pair of hitters.  
 
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• For the first time in the series, Elon struck first against the Seahawks. Will Vergantino punished a 1-1 changeup and sent it 449 feet over the left field fence to give the Phoenix a 3-0 lead.
• UNCW answered in the bottom of the frame with three runs of their own in the bottom of the first to tie the score.
• UNCW added another run in the bottom of the second on a solo home run.
• Elon tied in the score in the top of the third with a Ryan Sprock RBI double that scored Charlie Granatell all the way from first base.
• The Seahawks countered the tie with two more runs in the bottom of the second to take a 6-4 lead.
• Christo Garrelts quieted the Seahawks attack in the fourth and the fifth allowing no hits and just a walk in the two frames.
• Ryan Sprock halved the deficit in the top of the sixth on a solo shot to right center.
• UNCW expanded their lead in the seventh and eighth to stretch the lead to the largest of the game at five runs.
• The final margin would end at five runs with the Phoenix falling to the Seahawks 10-5.

 
NOTES AND STATS

• Ryan Sprock made the start for the Phoenix, his second of the season.
• Christo Garrelts threw 3.1 innings of scoreless ball out of bullpen with a pair of strikeouts.
• Will Vergantino finished two-for-four with a trio of RBIs on his first inning blast.
• Ryan Sprock in the batter's box finished with a multi-extra base hit day. He doubled in the third and homered in the sixth. His RBI tally now stands at 28 on the season.
• Tank Yaghoubi picked up a single in the top of the ninth inning to give the Phoenix offense a spark.

 
UP NEXT

• Elon looks to pick up a non-conference win against USC Upstate on Tuesday. First pitch from Spartanburg is at 4 pm.