Spartans Rally Past Terriers Behind Heaghney’s Clutch Triple

SPARTANBURG, S.C. (Interstat) — Maloy Heaghney delivered a three-run triple in the fifth inning Tuesday afternoon, lifting South Carolina Upstate to a 5-2 win over Wofford.

The Terriers took a 2-1 lead in the fourth on an RBI single by Andrew Mannelly and a sacrifice bunt. The Spartans tied it in the second on Kenan Bowman’s sacrifice fly before Heaghney’s go-ahead hit to right-center off reliever Corben Childers cleared the bases.

Jacob Kirby earned the win with three scoreless innings of relief for Upstate (8-10). John Gray took the loss for Wofford (10-6), allowing two earned runs over four innings despite not surrendering a hit. The Terriers outhit the Spartans 8-5 but stranded multiple runners.