FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. – The Greensboro College baseball team dropped a pair of USA South Athletic Conference games to Methodist University Friday.
 
Greensboro (5-15, 1-4 USA South) fell 4-1 in Game 1 before dropping Game 2, 15-5.
 
In the first game, the Pride struck first with one run in the fourth inning. J.P Lisk singled to lead off the inning before stealing second. Two batters later, Kyle Willard punched a single through the left side to give Greensboro the lead.
 
Methodist then came back with runs in the sixth and the eighth innings to jump on top 4-1.
 
Greensboro threatened in the ninth inning but could not score.
 
"We had another solid outing by Adam (Murray)," Head Coach Frank Maldonado said. " I am very proud of how far he has come, not only as a pitcher but as a position player.
 
"Offensively we had our opportunities, but could not cash in. We are continue to compete for a full nine innings of baseball, and I could not ask for more."
 
Lisk finished the game with a team-high three hits, while Willard had two hits. Brandon Soden, Mac Graham, Cody York, and James Wilkins each had one hit. Adam Murray took the loss after pitching the first six innings, recording four strikeouts. Mason Sawicki pitched the final two innings.
 
The Greensboro bats then came to life in the first inning of game two.
 
Zach Neumeister plated Soden from second base before Andrew Ray gave the Pride a 4-0 with a three-run blast over the left-center wall.
 
However, the Monarchs rallied back to take a 6-4 lead in the fourth inning.
 
Greensboro got one of the runs back in the fifth inning. Ray singled with one out in the inning before coming in to score on a York fielder's choice.
 
The Monarchs then scored the next nine runs, securing the ten run victory.
 
"We came out early with very productive at bats, but could not maintain the momentum offensively in game two," Maldonado said. "On the mound we did not execute pitches when we needed to and a talented team like Methodist capitalized on that. We looking forward to competing in another nine innings tomorrow."
 
Soden finished with a team-high three hits, while Ray finished with two. Josh Evans, who did not factor into the decision, pitched the first three innings. Hunter Wolfington took the loss in relief.
 
The Pride will return to Methodist at 2 p.m. Saturday for the final game of the three-game set. For more information on Greensboro College baseball, continue to follow www.greensborocollegesports.com.