Coker Outlasts UNC Pembroke in Final Midweek of the Season

HARTSVILLE, S.C. -  The Coker University baseball team scored early and often, then held off a late push from UNC Pembroke to secure a 12-10 non-conference victory on Tuesday night at Tom J. New Field at Dave Schmotzer Stadium in the final midweek contest of the season.

The Cobras erupted for 10 runs over the first four innings, highlighted by a six-run fourth inning in which they batted around.

With the win, Coker completed the season sweep of UNC Pembroke after also earning a road victory over the Braves back in March.

BY THE NUMBERS:

Coker 12-29 (9-18 SAC) | UNC Pembroke 26-15 (16-11 CC)

• Four Cobras recorded two-hit games (Luke Alford, Gavin Johnson, Colton Penner and Luke Peterson) while three (Luke Miller, Gavin Johnson and Peter Adams) added a pair of RBI in the win. 

• Gavin Johnson's two hits extended his hitting streak to eight straight games. 

• Luke Miller extended his hit streak to five straight games. 

• Peter Adams has now hit safely in four straight games. 

• Wyatt Tucker earned the victory with 2.0 IP in relief. He allowed two hits and struck out three. The win was his second of the season and third of his career. 

• Cooper Mitchell picked up his first career save. 

TOP PERFORMERS:

RF Gavin Johnson: 2 H, 2 RBI, 2 R

3B Luke Miller: 1 H, 2 RBI, 3 R

SS Peter Adams: 1 H, 2 RBI

1B Luke Peterson: 2 H, 1 RBI, 1 R

P Cooper Mitchell: Save, 1.1 IP, 1 H, 2 Ks

WHAT'S NEXT:

Coker hits the road for the final time during the 2026 regular season when they visit Carson-Newman for a three-game South Atlantic Conference series. The opening game of the series gets underway at 3PM on Friday at the Silver Diamond Baseball Complex and can be seen live on FloSports.