AUGUSTA, Ga. – UNC Pembroke defeated Augusta State 5-3 in game one of Saturday's Peach Belt doubleheader, but could not complete the sweep in the nightcap as the Jaguars took a 7-2 win to earn the split

In game one, Senior Chris Tyler (1-1) received the loss giving up seven hits, but only recorded only two earned runs and booked four strikeouts. Senior Jorge Virguez and sophomore Tristan Toorie paced the Jags going 2-for-4, with Virguez slapping in an RBI. Seniors Tim Rawlings and Kevin Owens, junior Shannon Wilkerson and sophomores Alex Walker and Alex Sickman all had a safety, with Rawlings and Sickman each adding an RBI.

Augusta State bounced back in game two and combined for 10 hits. Sophomore Scott Strickland improved to 3-0 on the season earning the win. Strickland two runs on eight hits and had three strikeouts, before sophomore Patrick Lowe came in for relief in the ninth.

Senior Tim Rawlings paced the Jags offensively in game two with three hits and three RBI. Freshman Dwight Ashe knocked out his first collegiate homerun and was 2-for-4 in game two with two RBI. Wilkerson added a pair of safeties, while Owens, Toorie, Virguez, and junior Tony Baker each had a hit.

The two teams close out the three-game series Sunday afternoon. First pitch is slated for 1:00 p.m. at Lake Olmstead Stadium.