WINSTON-SALEM, NC – The Winston-Salem State Baseball team split a double header against the Concord Mountain Lions on Wednesday evening, dropping game one before rebounding for a thrilling walk-off win in the nightcap, off the bat of Alex Grubb at BB&T Ballpark in downtown Winston-Salem.

In game one, Concord broke open a scoreless game in the fifth inning, when they were able to reach the WSSU pitching for two runs on three hits to take a 2-0 lead.

WSSU answered back with a run in the bottom half of the fifth, when Jacob Barber led off with a single followed by another single from Alex Grubb. After a walk from Taylor Idol, Gavin Culler would bring home Jacob Barber with a sacrifice fly to right field, cutting the Mountain Lion lead to one, at 2-1.

Concord University added another run in the sixth inning, on two hits, and helped by two WSSU errors, to push out in front 3-1. And would add two more runs in the top of the seventh to increase their lead to 5-1.

Winston-Salem State to add one more run in the bottom of the seventh inning when Des Roberts would bring home Gavin Culler, to close out the scoring.

With the loss, WSSU falls to 14-5 overall, while Concord University improves to 3-4 overall on the 2015 season.

Jordan Carlton took the loss for WSSU, pitching 5.0 innings, allowing two runs and four hits while walking three and striking out three. Hayden O'Neal pitched 2.0 innings of relief, allowing three runs on three hits while walking three.

Gavin Culler and Jacob Barber led the WSSU Rams, with each going one for three with a run scored, while Culler also added a run batted in. Connor Andrus, Nathan Steger and Alex Grubb also each went one for three. Des Roberts finished one for four with a run batted in.

In game two, Winston-Salem State manufactured a run in the bottom half of the seventh inning, and Alex Grubb would single to right field, scoring Connor Andrus to give Winston-Salem State a 1-0 walk-off win.

The Rams used five pitchers to combine for the shutout, getting some weekend starters some mid week work in preparation for CIAA play this weekend. Sam Burton, the starter, along with Aaron Hatch pitched the first two innings, of hitless baseball. Eric Corlett would pitch two innings allowing two hits with a strikeout, and Jordan Cummings also pitched two innings, allowing one hit while striking out two. Devin McLemore picked up the win, pitching a hitless sixth and struck out two Mountain Lion batters.

Gavin Culler, Des Roberts, Dylan Dombrowskas, Connor Andrus and Alex Grubb each went one for three, while Andrus scored the winning run, and Grubb picked up the rbi on the hit.

Winston-Salem State will travel to Murfreesboro, NC this weekend to open CIAA play, when they face the Chowan Hawks in a four game weekend series.