AUGUSTA, Ga.  – Winning game one 8-7 behind Clint Hardy's 10th-inning, walk-off homerun and taking game two 4-0 backed by Matthew Kuhlenberg's complete-game, shut-out win on the mound, the Jaguars couldn't take game three as UNC Pembroke avoided the conference-series sweep with a 7-5 win over GRU Augusta on Sunday for 2015 Senior Day.

Scoring one in each of the first and second innings, the Braves (36-12; 19-11 PBC) jumped out to a quick lead, adding two runs in the third and one more in the fourth.

Junior lefty Frank Warren pitched 1.1 innings, striking out one and giving up three runs (two earned) on five hits before being relieved by right-handed sophomore Tyler Brown.  Brown tossed 3.2 innings of work, allowing six hits and two earned runs.

The Jags (17-26, 10-16 PBC) got on the board in the fifth inning as Bradley Dennis reached on an error before Clint Hardy (3-5; RBI) and Drew Taylor (2-4; RBI) both knocked doubles to center field, scoring two.  Hunter Boose (2-5; RBI) singled to left field to plate Taylor to cut the deficit.

David Hagelston and Adam Grice closed out the game for the Jags on the mound, throwing 2.2 and 1.1 innings, respectively, and both holding the Braves scoreless.

In the seventh inning, the Jags cut the lead to three on Nick Rau's (2-5; two-RBI; HR) third homer and 30th RBI of the season. They scored a final run in the ninth when Hardy doubled down the left field line and scored on a single by Rau, but they weren't able to bring anything else across to drop the affair 7-5.

2015 SENIOR DAY CELEBRATION

#13 Bryson Stack

Bryson is our first senior from right here in Augusta, GA, starting his Jaguar career in 2012 when he started 13 games as a rookie.  Stack split time in the field and on the mound in his sophomore and junior years as a right-handed pitcher.  Plagued by injury, Stack took over assistant-coaching duties and has been coaching first base all year.

#19 Zach Murray

Zach, another four-year Jaguar, is from Washington, GA and started 11 games of his 21 played as a freshman in 2012.  As a junior in 2014, he started 29 games and was used as a primary pinch-hitter option from the left side of the plate.  This year, Murray has logged 19 at bats in 12 games played and has three RBIs with a homer.

#20 Kevin Dodson

Doddy has played a vital role since the start of his career in 2011, when he started 25 games and saw time in the infield.  After battling injuries, Dodson started in 40 games between shortstop and third base as a junior, and this year as a senior, he is enjoying his best season offensively, hitting .386 with 32 hits and 10 RBIs while making 24 starts between the infield and outfield.

#22 Bradley Dennis

Bradley is a four-year veteran from Stone Mountain, GA, joining the Jags in 2012.  Last season, Dennis ranked fifth for the Jaguars with a .330 slugging percentage and posted the sixth-highest batting average on the team at .277.  In his final year, Bradley sports a .279 batting average, and he is a perfect 3-3 on the base paths.

#24 Nate Crown

Nate is another local product from here in Augusta, GA, who has made his time count as a Jaguar.  Crown started and played in 42 games in the outfield as a junior and ranked second on the team in RBIs and on-base percentage.  After taking a medical redshirt last year due to injury, Crown knocked nine hits to score seven runs this season and has logged nine RBIs.

Trey McAvoy

Trey began his Jaguar pitching career in 2013 as a freshman where he struck out seven batters in 19 innings of work.  McAvoy made six appearances as a sophomore in 2014 and sat down four batters on strikeouts.  After being sidelined by injury, McAvoy took over baseball operations this year and has been a vital asset to the Jaguars all season long.

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