UNCW Baseball sweeps Elon in opening weekend of CAA play at home

WILMINGTON (WWAY) — UNCW Baseball swept the Elon Phoenix in the opening weekend of CAA conference play at Brooks Field this weekend.

The Seahawks captured victories over Elon on Friday, Saturday and Sunday by scores of 13-3, 5-3 and 10-5. On Sunday, Trevor Marsh, Tanner Thach and Kevin Jones all had three hits apiece, with some home runs mixed in as well. Zane Taylor is now (2-0) on the season, having 9 strikeouts over 5 innings on Sunday. Connor Kane also earning his third save of the season.

The Seahawks improve to (14-10) on the season, now (3-0) in conference play. They will look for revenge against ECU on March 26th, as the Pirates defeated UNCW 7-8 at Brooks Field just weeks ago.