Hickory, N.C. – Lenoir-Rhyne (26-12, 7-8) and Coker (22-14, 8-7) fought to a baseball doubleheader split on Saturday afternoon in South Atlantic Conference action at Bears Field. The Bears won the first game by a 22-9 score but the Cobras rebounded with a 15-6 victory in the nightcap.
Game One – Lenoir-Rhyne 22,
Coker 9
Senior first baseman Colby Dishmond (Statesville, N.C.) and senior designated hitter Will Thompson (Spartanburg, S.C.) both drove in four runs and the Bears put the game away early with a 10-run fourth inning.
Thompson had a bases-clearing double in the frame while Dishmond highlighted an eight-run seventh inning with a two-run home run. Junior third baseman David Newcomer (Archdale, N.C.) added three hits and three runs batted in for the Bears, who finished with 26 hits in the contest.
Miguel Frias (Longwood, Fla.) hit a solo home run while Will Winslow (Goldsboro, N.C.) drove in four runs in the losing effort for the Cobras.
On the mound, junior Patrick LaGanke (Raleigh, N.C.) improved to 5-0 on the season after being credited with the win in relief for the Bears. Coker's Forrest Arnold (West Columbia, S.C.) (3-3) took the loss.
Box Score
Game Two – Coker 15, Lenoir-Rhyne 6 (seven innings)
The Cobras recovered to salvage the split with the Bears after jumping out to an 11-0 advantage midway through the fourth inning.
Winslow had two-run singles in both the second and fourth innings, respectively, for Coker and finished with a game-high five RBI in the contest.
Dishmond and sophomore outfielder Marcus Shoemaker (Colfax, N.C.) both drove in a pair of runs in the fifth inning to cut the margin to 11-5 but the deficit was too great to overcome.
Coker's Will Sutton (Sanford, Fla.) improved to 3-2 on the year with the victory while Lenoir-Rhyne senior Matthew De La Rosa (Austin, Texas) (0-1) took the defeat.
Box Score
Lenoir-Rhyne faces the Hickory Crawdads in an exhibition on Monday at 6:00 p.m., at L.P. Frans Stadium. Fans get in free with a Lenoir-Rhyne identification card. Coker hosts Claflin on Wednesday at 2:00 p.m.
Lenoir-Rhyne Battles Coker To Doubleheader Split In South Atlantic Conference Baseball
Bears plate 22 runs in the first game victory over the Cobras
Hickory, N.C. – Lenoir-Rhyne (26-12, 7-8) and Coker (22-14, 8-7) fought to a baseball doubleheader split on Saturday afternoon in South Atlantic Conference action at Bears Field. The Bears won the first game by a 22-9 score but the Cobras rebounded with a 15-6 victory in the nightcap.
Game One – Lenoir-Rhyne 22,
Coker 9
Senior first baseman
Colby Dishmond (Statesville, N.C.) and senior designated hitter
Will Thompson (Spartanburg, S.C.) both drove in four runs and the Bears put the game away early with a 10-run fourth inning.
Thompson had a bases-clearing double in the frame while Dishmond highlighted an eight-run seventh inning with a two-run home run. Junior third baseman
David Newcomer (Archdale, N.C.) added three hits and three runs batted in for the Bears, who finished with 26 hits in the contest.
Miguel Frias (Longwood, Fla.) hit a solo home run while Will Winslow (Goldsboro, N.C.) drove in four runs in the losing effort for the Cobras.
On the mound, junior
Patrick LaGanke (Raleigh, N.C.) improved to 5-0 on the season after being credited with the win in relief for the Bears. Coker's Forrest Arnold (West Columbia, S.C.) (3-3) took the loss.
Game Two – Coker 15, Lenoir-Rhyne 6 (seven innings)
The Cobras recovered to salvage the split with the Bears after jumping out to an 11-0 advantage midway through the fourth inning.
Winslow had two-run singles in both the second and fourth innings, respectively, for Coker and finished with a game-high five RBI in the contest.
Dishmond and sophomore outfielder
Marcus Shoemaker (Colfax, N.C.) both drove in a pair of runs in the fifth inning to cut the margin to 11-5 but the deficit was too great to overcome.
Coker's Will Sutton (Sanford, Fla.) improved to 3-2 on the year with the victory while Lenoir-Rhyne senior
Matthew De La Rosa (Austin, Texas) (0-1) took the defeat.
Lenoir-Rhyne faces the Hickory Crawdads in an exhibition on Monday at 6:00 p.m., at L.P. Frans Stadium. Fans get in free with a Lenoir-Rhyne identification card. Coker hosts Claflin on Wednesday at 2:00 p.m.
