Greensboro, N.C.- The Elon Phoenix (21-29, 10-14 CAA) jumped on the North Carolina A&T Aggies (24-26, 8-15 CAA) early with 10 runs through the first three innings. Elon held on to win, 17-12 and claimed another 10-win conference season.   
 
James Broderick had a career day at World War Memorial Stadium in Greensboro. Broderick finished with a career high four hits including three-run home run and a double. Kenny Mallory Jr. finished his strong week with another multi-hit performance. Mallory Jr. put together a three-hit day including a lead-off home run to start the game.
 
Ryan Sprock and Will Vergantino also added home runs in the first two innings while Ryan Sprock picked up his second win on the mound with a six-strikeout performance.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Phoenix jumped out on the Aggies early and hit them hard. Kenny Mallory Jr. led off the game by taking the fourth pitch of the contest over the right field wall to give Elon the early 1-0 lead. Will Vergantino then singled home a run and with two outs, James Broderick lifted a home run to right to drive in three more runs.
• Elon continued the onslaught in the second inning. Following a Tank Yaghoubi leadoff single, and an Alex Duffey fielder's choice, Ryan Sprock helped his own cause with another three-run home run to give Elon an 8-0 advantage. Will Vergantino capped the first two frames with a solo shot to go back-to-back with Sprock and give the Phoenix a 9-0 lead.
• Following a clean inning from Sprock, James Broderick reached on a single and advanced to second on a fielding error. Yaghoubi then doubled down the left field line to score Broderick and give the Phoenix a 10-run lead.
• A&T got on the board with a three-run home run in the bottom of the third.
• The Phoenix countered with two runs in the top of the fourth. After loading the bases with no outs, Connor Offshack kept the Phoenix momentum going with a two-run RBI single to put Elon's lead at 12-3.
• The Aggies put together a three-run stretch in the fourth and fifth innings to close the game to six by the sixth.
• Elon continued to answer with more runs as in the top of the sixth as Tanner Holliman reached on an error by the shortstop which scored Connor Offshack.
• After three runs from the Aggies in the bottom of the sixth, Elon put up four unanswered runs to strengthen the gap to eight runs. A Vergantino infield single combined with another fielding error brought home Mallory Jr. for the seventh inning run. Elon grabbed three more runs in the eighth following a leadoff double from James Broderick. Elon loaded the bases again with no outs and an infield single from Mallory would bring the first run home. Duffey and Sprock would both drive in runs in the eighth to give Elon a 17-9 lead.
• A&T put up three runs to close the gap but could not make up the large deficit and Elon prevailed to take the series.

 
NOTES AND STATS

• Ryan Sprock got the start on the mound for the Phoenix. Sprock went four innings and earned the win. Sprock struck out six batters and walked none.
• Kolby Pascarelli and Tristan Corcoran combined for 1.1 innings on the mound and gave up no runs while Pascarelli needed just three pitches two retired the two batters he faced.
• James Broderick set a new personal high with four hits in a game on Sunday. Broderick finished 4-for-5 on the afternoon with a double and a home run. The home run was Broderick's fourth of the year to expand his career high season.
• Kenny Mallory Jr. put together his fifth, three-hit game of the season on Sunday. Mallory collected his team leading seventh home run to go along with his 12^th double of the season.
• Will Vergantino added a three-hit day of his own. Vergantino homered for the fifth time his season and drove in two while scoring two runs as well.
• At the plate, Ryan Sprock helped his own cause in the seventh inning with a home run to tie Mallory for the team high. Sprock homered for the first time in a game that he was also pitching in this season. The last time Sprock did it was last season in his start against Monmouth.
• 17 runs are the most against a CAA opponent since Elon put up 18 runs against Stony Brook last season. It is the most runs in a game this season against a CAA opponent.
• Elon hit four home runs in a game for the third time this season and first since Elon hit four against Monmouth.

 
UP NEXT

• Elon will close out the regular season with a three-game, CAA set against the College of Charleston beginning on Thursday. Game one is set for a 6 pm start time.