Weiss Powers Diamond Hawks To Series Win On Sunday

WILLIAMSBURG, Virginia (WWAY)– Cole Weiss homered twice and drove in four runs as UNCW wrapped up a series win on Sunday with a 7-2 victory over William & Mary at Plumeri Park.

The Seahawks ran their record to 19-8 with the road win and 4-2 in the Colonial Athletic Association. The Tribe, meanwhile, dropped to 10-18 and 1-5 in the league.

Weiss became the fourth Seahawk to homer twice in a game when he belted a two-run shot in the fourth and added a solo blast in the sixth inning. The sophomore finished with three hits, including an RBI single in the seventh.

Ryan Jeffers posted a three-hit game of his own, including his eighth round tripper of the season in the first inning. Jeffers added a RBI single in the fifth inning and later came around to score in the ninth after leading off the frame with a single.

Mason Berne added two hits for the Seahawks, who finished with a 12-7 advantage in hits.

Reliever Justin Walker (4-0) earned the win, scattering four hits and allowing a run in 3 1/3 innings. He took over in the fifth inning following four innings of one-hit, one-run baseball from Gage Herring.

Zach Pearson collected two hits for the Tribe and Hunter Smith belted his fifth homer of the season in the sixth inning.

Starter Jacob Haney (1-5) took the loss for W&M, allowing three runs on three hits and a pair of walks in four innings.

The Seahawks close out their road swing on Apr. 3 with a 6:30 p.m. start at nationally-ranked East Carolina.

UNCW broke open a tied ballgame with four runs over the middle three innings to take a 5-2 lead. Weiss broke the deadlock with a two-run shot to left center in the fourth and UNCW added an unearned run in the fifth for a 4-1 lead. Weiss’ second round tripper in the sixth made it 6-1.

UNCW finished with eight two-out hits while the Tribe was 0-9 and went just 1-13 with runners on base. Three of Weiss’ four RBI’s came with two out and Jeffers added a pair of his own with two out.