THE RUNDOWN
The DBU bats struggled to produce runs on Sunday as the Patriots (16-8, 4-2) fell to Charlotte (10-13, 3-3), 8-1, on Sunday at Hayes Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina. It was just the second time this season that DBU walked more opposing hitters (10) than they struck out (9).
 
Blake Jackson walked to lead off the bottom of the first for the 49ers. After a subsequent Cam Fisher single and a Jack Dragum walk to load the bases, Jackson and Fisher came around to score on a base hit by Dante DeFranco.
 
Down, 2-0, after one inning of play, Noah Boughton provided a quick spark for his squad with a leadoff homer to start the second inning. It would be the lone run scored by DBU.
 
Zeros lined the scoreboard until the bottom of the sixth when the floodgates open in favor of Charlotte. The 49ers sent 11 batters to the plate in a six-run frame with no extra-base hits, four singles, three walks, and a hit batter.
 
49ers starter Cameron Hansen had a stellar showing for Charlotte, going 8.0 innings with one run allowed, eight strikeouts, and two walks.
 
Evan Michelson relieved Hansen in the ninth and gave up a single to the second hitter, Miguel Santos, but a Nate Rombach grounder to the shortstop turned into a double play to end the game.
 
THREE THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW
- DBU is now 3-3 in games played on Sunday.
- Noah Boughton's second-inning home run was his first in a Patriot uniform.
- The Patriots' three hits ties their season low.
 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
5 - Bryson Hammer has recorded five or more strikeouts in five of his six starts this season.
7 - Without a hit on Sunday, Nathan Humphreys' hitting streak was snapped at seven games.
12 - Grant Jay has reached base in 12 consecutive games.
 
UP NEXT
DBU returns home for one game against No. 15 Oklahoma State before heading back on the road for a C-USA series against Louisiana Tech. The Patriots will face the Cowboys on Tuesday at 6:30 pm.
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