Mars Hill vs Wingate (Mar 14, 2026)

 
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2026 MHU Baseball
Mars Hill at Wingate (Game 1)
Mar 14, 2026 at Wingate, N.C. (Ron Christopher)

Mars Hill 5 (8-15-1,5-8-1 SAC)

Player  ab  rbi 
Alejandro Aguilar 1b 
Carter Potts ss 
Mel Rubiera lf 
Chapel Matson 2b 
Gavyn Miller rf 
Terick Bumgarner dh 
Peyton Starkey 3b 
Evan Ashe c 
Yeriel Pastrana cf 
Collin Chappel p 
   Dustin Dunlap p 
   Brady Stephens p 
Totals   33 

Wingate 7 (21-4,12-2 SAC)

Player  ab  rbi 
G. Groppuso rf 
   Will Farrell rf 
Jalen Evans 2b 
Bowen Powell 1b 
S. Sullivan dh 
   Jordan Dixon ph/dh 
T. McCammon 3b 
J. Courville ss 
D. Sessoms lf 
L. St. John c 
   Ju. Barham ph 
   Brad Hart c 
   J. Scheffler c 
R. Benamati cf 
JD Little p 
   C. Starnes p 
   B. Walker p 
Totals   32 

Score by Innings                    R  H  E
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Mars Hill........... 000 210 110 -  5  9  1
Wingate............. 001 000 06X -  7  9  2
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E - A. Aguilar; T. McCammon; J. Courville. DP - Mars Hill 1. LOB - Mars Hill 6; Wingate 9. 2B - Jalen Evans; Brad Hart. HBP - A. Aguilar; Gavyn Miller; T. Bumgarner; G. Groppuso. SH - Mel Rubiera. SB - Mel Rubiera; Y. Pastrana; G. Groppuso 2. CS - Carter Potts; T. Bumgarner.

Mars Hill   ip  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go 
Collin Chappel   6.2  23  29 
Dustin Dunlap   1.0 
Brady Stephens L,0-1  0.1 
 
Wingate   ip  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go 
JD Little   7.0  25  30  12 
C. Starnes W,1-0  1.0 
B. Walker S,2  1.0 

HBP - by JD Little (Gavyn Miller); by JD Little (T. Bumgarner); by JD Little (A. Aguilar); by C. Chappel (G. Groppuso). BK - C. Chappel.

Strikeouts - Carter Potts 2; C. Matson; Y. Pastrana; Jalen Evans; Bowen Powell; S. Sullivan; Jordan Dixon; J. Courville; D. Sessoms; L. St. John; Ju. Barham; R. Benamati. Walks - C. Matson; G. Groppuso 2; Will Farrell; Jalen Evans; T. McCammon; J. Courville; D. Sessoms.

Umpires -
Start: 1 PM Time: 2:54 Attendance: 341
Weather: Clear, 71 degrees

 
Box Score
 

2026 MHU Baseball
Mars Hill at Wingate (Game 1)
Mar 14, 2026 at Wingate, N.C. (Ron Christopher)

Mars Hill 5 (8-15-1,5-8-1 SAC)

Player   ab    r    h  rbi   bb   so   po    a  lob 
Alejandro Aguilar 1b 
Carter Potts ss 
Mel Rubiera lf 
Chapel Matson 2b 
Gavyn Miller rf 
Terick Bumgarner dh 
Peyton Starkey 3b 
Evan Ashe c 
Yeriel Pastrana cf 
Collin Chappel p 
   Dustin Dunlap p 
   Brady Stephens p 
Totals  33  24  12 
  

Wingate 7 (21-4,12-2 SAC)

Player   ab    r    h  rbi   bb   so   po    a  lob 
G. Groppuso rf 
   Will Farrell rf 
Jalen Evans 2b 
Bowen Powell 1b  11 
S. Sullivan dh 
   Jordan Dixon ph/dh 
T. McCammon 3b 
J. Courville ss 
D. Sessoms lf 
L. St. John c 
   Ju. Barham ph 
   Brad Hart c 
   J. Scheffler c 
R. Benamati cf 
JD Little p 
   C. Starnes p 
   B. Walker p 
Totals  32  27  15 

Score by Innings                    R  H  E
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Mars Hill........... 000 210 110 -  5  9  1
Wingate............. 001 000 06X -  7  9  2
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E - A. Aguilar; T. McCammon; J. Courville. DP - Mars Hill 1. LOB - Mars Hill 6; Wingate 9. 2B - Jalen Evans; Brad Hart. HBP - A. Aguilar; Gavyn Miller; T. Bumgarner; G. Groppuso. SH - Mel Rubiera. SB - Mel Rubiera; Y. Pastrana; G. Groppuso 2. CS - Carter Potts; T. Bumgarner.

Mars Hill   ip  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go 
Collin Chappel   6.2  23  29 
Dustin Dunlap   1.0 
Brady Stephens L,0-1  0.1 
  
Wingate   ip  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go 
JD Little   7.0  25  30  12 
C. Starnes W,1-0  1.0 
B. Walker S,2  1.0 

Win - C. Starnes (1-0). Loss - B. Stephens (0-1). Save - B. Walker (2). HBP - by JD Little (Gavyn Miller); by JD Little (T. Bumgarner); by JD Little (A. Aguilar); by C. Chappel (G. Groppuso). BK - C. Chappel.

Umpires -
Start: 1 PM Time: 2:54 Attendance: 341
Weather: Clear, 71 degrees

 
Composite Box Score
 

2026 MHU Baseball
Mars Hill at Wingate (Game 1) - Composite Box Score
Mar 14, 2026 at Wingate, N.C. (Ron Christopher)

Mars Hill   ab    r    h  rbi  2b  3b  hr  bb  sb  cs  hp  sh  sf  so  ibb  kl  gdp  po    a    e 
A. Aguilar 1b 
Carter Potts ss 
Mel Rubiera lf 
C. Matson 2b 
Gavyn Miller rf 
T. Bumgarner dh 
P. Starkey 3b 
Evan Ashe c 
Y. Pastrana cf 
C. Chappel p 
D. Dunlap p 
B. Stephens p 
Totals   33  24  12 

Wingate   ab    r    h  rbi  2b  3b  hr  bb  sb  cs  hp  sh  sf  so  ibb  kl  gdp  po    a    e 
G. Groppuso rf 
Will Farrell rf 
Jalen Evans 2b 
Bowen Powell 1b  11 
S. Sullivan dh 
Jordan Dixon ph/dh 
T. McCammon 3b 
J. Courville ss 
D. Sessoms lf 
L. St. John c 
Ju. Barham ph 
Brad Hart c 
J. Scheffler c 
R. Benamati cf 
JD Little p 
C. Starnes p 
B. Walker p 
Totals   32  27  15 

Mars Hill   ip    h    r  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go 
Collin Chappel   6.2  23  29 
Dustin Dunlap   1.0 
Brady Stephens L,0-1  0.1 
 
Wingate   ip    h    r  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go 
JD Little   7.0  25  30  12 
C. Starnes W,1-0  1.0 
B. Walker S,2  1.0 

Umpires -
Start: 1 PM Time: 2:54 Attendance: 341
Weather: Clear, 71 degrees

 
Play-by-Play
 

2026 MHU Baseball
Mars Hill at Wingate (Game 1)
Mar 14, 2026 at Wingate, N.C. (Ron Christopher)

Mars Hill starters: 47/1b A. Aguilar; 10/ss Carter Potts; 1/lf Mel Rubiera; 22/2b C. Matson; 3/rf Gavyn Miller; 15/dh T. Bumgarner; 54/3b P. Starkey; 19/c Evan Ashe; 7/cf Y. Pastrana; 45/p C. Chappel;

Wingate starters: 13/rf G. Groppuso; 3/2b Jalen Evans; 39/1b Bowen Powell; 5/dh S. Sullivan; 10/3b T. McCammon; 38/ss J. Courville; 52/lf D. Sessoms; 53/c L. St. John; 14/cf R. Benamati; 19/p JD Little;

Mars Hill 1st - A. Aguilar flied out to lf. Carter Potts reached on a throwing error by ss. Mel Rubiera singled up the middle; Carter Potts advanced to third. C. Matson struck out swinging; Mel Rubiera stole second. Gavyn Miller grounded out to ss. 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB.

Wingate 1st - G. Groppuso singled to first base. G. Groppuso stole second. Jalen Evans struck out swinging. G. Groppuso stole third. Bowen Powell struck out swinging. S. Sullivan struck out looking. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Mars Hill 2nd - T. Bumgarner grounded out to 2b. P. Starkey grounded out to ss. Evan Ashe grounded out to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Wingate 2nd - T. McCammon grounded out to ss. J. Courville grounded out to 3b. D. Sessoms walked. L. St. John struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Mars Hill 3rd - Y. Pastrana singled down the lf line. A. Aguilar reached on a fielder's choice; Y. Pastrana out at second ss unassisted. Carter Potts struck out swinging. Mel Rubiera grounded out to 2b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Wingate 3rd - R. Benamati struck out swinging. G. Groppuso walked. Jalen Evans singled down the lf line, advanced to second on the throw; G. Groppuso advanced to third. Bowen Powell singled to left field, advanced to second, RBI; Jalen Evans out at third lf to c to 3b; G. Groppuso scored. S. Sullivan grounded out to 2b. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Mars Hill 4th - C. Matson flied out to cf. Gavyn Miller hit by pitch. T. Bumgarner hit by pitch; Gavyn Miller advanced to second. P. Starkey singled to right field, RBI; T. Bumgarner advanced to third; Gavyn Miller scored. Evan Ashe grounded out to p, bunt, RBI; P. Starkey advanced to second; T. Bumgarner scored. Y. Pastrana grounded out to 2b. 2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Wingate 4th - T. McCammon walked. J. Courville reached on a fielder's choice; T. McCammon out at second 3b to 2b. D. Sessoms grounded into double play ss to 1b; J. Courville out on the play. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Mars Hill 5th - A. Aguilar hit by pitch. Carter Potts reached on a throwing error by 3b; A. Aguilar advanced to third. Mel Rubiera grounded out to p, SAC, bunt, RBI; Carter Potts advanced to second; A. Aguilar scored. C. Matson walked. Gavyn Miller reached on a fielder's choice; C. Matson out at second 2b to ss; Carter Potts advanced to third. Carter Potts out at home c unassisted. 1 run, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.

Wingate 5th - L. St. John grounded out to ss. R. Benamati grounded out to 3b. G. Groppuso walked. Jalen Evans flied out to lf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Mars Hill 6th - T. Bumgarner flied out to rf. P. Starkey singled to second base, out at second 1b to ss. Evan Ashe grounded out to ss. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Wingate 6th - Bowen Powell flied out to lf. Jordan Dixon pinch hit for S. Sullivan. Jordan Dixon reached on a throwing error by 1b. T. McCammon flied out to cf. Jordan Dixon advanced to second on a balk. J. Courville struck out looking. 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.

Mars Hill 7th - Y. Pastrana singled down the lf line. A. Aguilar flied out to cf. Y. Pastrana stole second. Carter Potts singled to left center, RBI; Y. Pastrana scored. Carter Potts out at second c to ss, caught stealing. Mel Rubiera grounded out to 2b. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Wingate 7th - D. Sessoms singled through the right side. Ju. Barham pinch hit for L. St. John. Ju. Barham struck out swinging. R. Benamati grounded out to 3b; D. Sessoms advanced to second. G. Groppuso hit by pitch. Jalen Evans walked; G. Groppuso advanced to second; D. Sessoms advanced to third. D. Dunlap to p for C. Chappel. Bowen Powell grounded out to 2b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB.

Mars Hill 8th - Brad Hart to c for Ju. Barham. C. Starnes to p for JD Little. C. Matson singled to right field. Gavyn Miller flied out to rf. T. Bumgarner singled to right center; C. Matson advanced to third. T. Bumgarner advanced to second on the throw; C. Matson scored, interference. Will Farrell to rf for G. Groppuso. P. Starkey flied out to 2b. T. Bumgarner out at third c to 3b, caught stealing. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Wingate 8th - Jordan Dixon to dh. Jordan Dixon struck out swinging. T. McCammon singled to right center. J. Courville walked; T. McCammon advanced to second. D. Sessoms struck out swinging. Brad Hart doubled down the rf line, RBI; J. Courville advanced to third; T. McCammon scored. R. Benamati singled to third base, RBI; Brad Hart advanced to third; J. Courville scored. B. Stephens to p for D. Dunlap. Will Farrell walked; R. Benamati advanced to second. Jalen Evans doubled to left center, 2 RBI; Will Farrell advanced to third; R. Benamati scored; Brad Hart scored. Bowen Powell singled to third base, 2 RBI; Jalen Evans scored; Will Farrell scored. Jordan Dixon grounded out to p. 6 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Mars Hill 9th - B. Walker to p for C. Starnes. Evan Ashe grounded out to c. J. Scheffler to c for Brad Hart. Y. Pastrana struck out swinging. A. Aguilar singled through the right side. Carter Potts struck out swinging. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

 
Plate appearance breakdown
 

2026 MHU Baseball
Mars Hill at Wingate (Game 1) - Plate Appearance Breakdown
Mar 14, 2026 at Wingate, N.C. (Ron Christopher)

batting  plate appearances  vs  vs  rbi  with  adv  with  lead  bases  runner  rnrs  rnrs  2out  gnd  fly 
Mars Hill   tpa  ab  bb  hp  sh  sf  ci  left  right  ops  rnrs  ops  2outs  off%  full  on3rd  adv  lob  rbi  out  out 
A. Aguilar 1b  0-3  1-1  0-0  0-2  0-2  1-1  1-2  0-0  0-0 
Carter Potts ss  1-4  0-1  1-1  1-4  2-4  0-1  0-0  0-0  0-0 
Mel Rubiera lf  1-3  0-0  0-0  1-2  2-3  0-2  0-0  0-0  1-1 
C. Matson 2b  0-2  1-1  0-1  0-1  1-1  0-0  1-2  0-0  0-1 
Gavyn Miller rf  0-2  0-1  0-2  0-3  1-3  0-1  0-0  0-0  0-0 
T. Bumgarner dh  0-2  1-1  0-0  1-1  2-2  0-0  0-2  0-0  0-0 
P. Starkey 3b  2-3  0-1  1-2  1-2  1-2  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0 
Evan Ashe c  0-3  0-1  0-1  0-1  1-1  0-2  0-1  0-0  1-1 
Y. Pastrana cf  2-3  0-1  0-1  0-1  0-1  0-1  2-2  0-0  0-0 
C. Chappel p  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0 
D. Dunlap p  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0 
B. Stephens p  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0 
Totals......  38  33  6-25  3-8  2-8  4-17  10-19  1-8  4-9  0-0  2-3  13 

pitching  batters faced                    vs  vs  with  with  lead  gnd  fly    
Mars Hill   bf  ab  bb  hp  sh  sf  ci  2b  3b  hr  wp  bk  kl  left  right  rnrs  2out  off%  out  out  np 
C. Chappel  29  23  3-8  1-15  2-14  0-5  3-7  109 
D. Dunlap  0-3  3-3  2-4  2-3  0-1  23 
B. Stephens  1-2  1-1  2-3  2-3  0-0  14 


batting  plate appearances  vs  vs  rbi  with  adv  with  lead  bases  runner  rnrs  rnrs  2out  gnd  fly 
Wingate   tpa  ab  bb  hp  sh  sf  ci  left  right  ops  rnrs  ops  2outs  off%  full  on3rd  adv  lob  rbi  out  out 
G. Groppuso rf  0-0  1-1  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  1-1  0-0  0-0 
Will Farrell rf  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  1-1  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0 
Jalen Evans 2b  0-0  2-4  1-2  2-4  3-5  1-2  0-0  1-1  0-0 
Bowen Powell 1b  0-1  2-4  2-4  2-4  2-4  1-2  0-1  0-1  1-2 
S. Sullivan dh  0-0  0-2  0-2  0-2  0-2  0-2  0-0  0-0  0-0 
Jordan Dixon ph/dh  0-1  0-2  0-0  0-1  0-1  0-1  0-1  0-0  0-0 
T. McCammon 3b  1-1  0-2  0-0  0-1  0-1  0-0  1-2  0-0  0-0 
J. Courville ss  0-0  0-3  0-1  0-2  1-3  0-1  0-0  0-0  0-0 
D. Sessoms lf  0-1  1-2  0-1  0-2  0-2  0-0  1-1  0-0  0-0 
L. St. John c  0-0  0-2  0-0  0-1  0-1  0-1  0-1  0-0  0-0 
Ju. Barham ph  0-0  0-1  0-0  0-1  0-1  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0 
Brad Hart c  1-1  0-0  1-1  1-1  1-1  1-1  0-0  0-0  0-0 
J. Scheffler c  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0 
R. Benamati cf  1-1  0-3  1-1  1-2  2-2  1-1  0-1  0-0  0-0 
JD Little p  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0 
C. Starnes p  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0 
B. Walker p  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0 
Totals......  40  32  3-6  6-26  5-12  6-21  10-24  4-11  3-8  1-2  1-2  10 

pitching  batters faced                    vs  vs  with  with  lead  gnd  fly    
Wingate   bf  ab  bb  hp  sh  sf  ci  2b  3b  hr  wp  bk  kl  left  right  rnrs  2out  off%  out  out  np 
JD Little  30  25  1-6  5-19  3-13  0-6  3-7  12  82 
C. Starnes  0-0  2-4  1-3  0-0  1-1  22 
B. Walker  1-1  0-3  0-1  1-2  0-1  14 

 
Howe report
 



Game number 0314WU2

Wingate 7, Mars Hill 5 (Mar 14, 2026 at Wingate, N.C.)

Time: 2:54      Attendance: 341  DH number: 1



Visitor batting - Mars Hill

                   AB  R  H TB 2B 3B HR   RBI CI SH SF HP   BB IB SO   SB CS GDP  PO  A  E DP    PB SBA CSB CIC

A. Aguilar    1b -  4  1  1  1                          1                          9     1  1
Carter Potts  ss -  5     1  1              1                      2       1       1  3     1
Mel Rubiera   lf -  3     1  1              1     1                     1          2  1
C. Matson     2b -  3  1  1  1                               1     1               1  2
Gavyn Miller  rf -  3  1                                1
T. Bumgarner  dh -  3  1  1  1                          1                  1
P. Starkey    3b -  4     2  2              1                                      1  4
Evan Ashe     c  -  4                       1                                      9  1               2
Y. Pastrana   cf -  4  1  2  2                                     1    1          1
C. Chappel    p  -  0                                                                                 2
 D. Dunlap    p  -  0
 B. Stephens  p  -  0                                                                 1
Totals......     - 33  5  9  9  0  0  0     4  0  1  0  3    1  0  4    2  2  0   24 12  1  1     0   2   0  0


Visitor pitching - Mars Hill

                   IP  H AB TBF R ER HR   CI SH SF HB   BB IB SO   WP BK    GS  GF  CG SHO CBO

C. Chappel        6.2  4 23 29  1  1                1    5     7       1     1
D. Dunlap         1.0  3  6  7  4  4                     1     2
B. Stephens  L    0.1  2  3  4  2  2                     1                       1
Totals......      8.0  9 32 40  7  7  0    0  0  0  1    7  0  9    0  1     1   1   0   0   0

Weather: Clear, 71 degrees

Home batting - Wingate AB R H TB 2B 3B HR RBI CI SH SF HP BB IB SO SB CS GDP PO A E DP PB SBA CSB CIC G. Groppuso rf - 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 Will Farrell rf - 0 1 1 Jalen Evans 2b - 4 1 2 3 1 2 1 1 1 6 Bowen Powell 1b - 5 2 2 3 1 11 1 S. Sullivan dh - 2 1 Jordan Dixon ph - 1 Jordan Dixon dh - 2 1 T. McCammon 3b - 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 J. Courville ss - 3 1 1 1 4 3 1 D. Sessoms lf - 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 L. St. John c - 2 1 3 1 2 1 Ju. Barham ph - 1 1 Brad Hart c - 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 1 J. Scheffler c - 0 2 R. Benamati cf - 4 1 1 1 1 1 2 JD Little p - 0 2 2 1 C. Starnes p - 0 1 B. Walker p - 0 Totals...... - 32 7 9 11 2 0 0 7 0 0 0 1 7 0 9 2 0 1 27 15 2 0 0 2 2 0 Home pitching - Wingate IP H AB TBF R ER HR CI SH SF HB BB IB SO WP BK GS GF CG SHO CBO JD Little 7.0 6 25 30 4 4 1 3 1 2 1 C. Starnes W 1.0 2 4 4 1 1 B. Walker S 1.0 1 4 4 2 1 Totals...... 9.0 9 33 38 5 5 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 4 0 0 1 1 0 0 0
Box Proof - Mars Hill Box Proof - Wingate R 5 AB 33 R 7 AB 32 LOB 6 BB 1 LOB 9 BB 7 PO 27 SH 1 DP: 1 PO 24 SH 0 DP: 0 SF 0 SF 0 HBP 3 HBP 1 CI 0 CI 0 -- -- -- -- 38 38 40 40

Score by Innings                    R  H  E
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Mars Hill........... 000 210 110 -  5  9  1
Wingate............. 001 000 06X -  7  9  2
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Line score
 


Wingate 7, Mars Hill 5 (Mar 14, 2026 at Wingate, N.C.) (Game 1)
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Mars Hill........... 000 210 110  -  5  9  1      (8-15-1, 5-8-1 SAC)
Wingate............. 001 000 06X  -  7  9  2      (21-4, 12-2 SAC)
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Pitchers: Mars Hill - Collin Chappel; Dustin Dunlap(7); Brady Stephens(8) and Evan Ashe.
Wingate - JD Little; C. Starnes(8); B. Walker(9) and L. St. John; Brad Hart; J. Scheffler.
Win-C. Starnes(1-0)  Save-B. Walker(2)  Loss-Brady Stephens(0-1)  T-2:54  A-341
Weather: Clear, 71 degrees