CHARLOTTE (Interstat) — Alec DeMartino homered and drove in three runs, and Todd Hudson added a grand slam and four RBIs as Charlotte routed Gardner-Webb 11-1 on Tuesday, May 12, at Robert and Mariam Hayes Stadium. DeMartino’s two-run homer in the second inning opened the scoring; he later singled in a run and walked with the bases loaded. Hudson’s four-run blast in the seventh broke the game open, scoring DeMartino, Koontz and Nedry. Charlotte added two more in the eighth on an RBI double by Carter Gunderson and a run-scoring double by Dylan Koontz.

Gardner-Webb scored its lone run in the sixth on a groundout by Agosto that plated Ector. The Runnin Bulldogs managed five hits against a Charlotte pitching staff that used Walker Morgan, Eddie Copper, Jaden Winter and Hunter Sloop. Gardner-Webb starter Trey Graydon took the loss. The 49ers improved to 26-26; the Bulldogs dropped to 23-29. Charlotte hosts Memphis starting Thursday.