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Monarchs drop season-opening series against High Point

NORFOLK — Daniel Millwee scored on a groundout in the eighth inning Sunday, Ryan Russell followed with an RBI single and High Point held on for a 7-5 win over Old Dominion in a nonconference baseball series finale at the Bud Metheny Complex.

The Monarchs (1-2) dropped their opening series after splitting Friday’s season-opening doubleheader.

After the Panthers plated a run in the first inning, ODU's Matt Burch, Vinnie Pasquantino and Matt Schwarz rattled off three straight RBI singles in the bottom half for a 3-1 lead.

ODU’s Kyle Battle added an RBI single in the second inning before High Point answered with a four-run third capped by Sam Zayicek’s two-run double.