Hickory, N.C. – The Lenoir-Rhyne Baseball Team (11-1) rallied from a four-run deficit to beat West Virginia Tech (3-7), 9-8, Sunday afternoon at Bears Field to claim the weekend series from the Golden Bears.

Lenoir-Rhyne sophomore outfielder Justin Dean (Mauldin, S.C.) scored the game-winning run in the bottom of the ninth on a wild pitch with one out as the Bears were able to pull out the victory after falling behind by a 6-2 score in the middle of the fifth frame.

Lenoir-Rhyne sophomore pinch hitter Josh Kent (Winston-Salem, N.C.) tied the contest at eight with a two-run double in the eighth inning  while junior outfielder Marcus Shoemaker (Colfax, N.C.) added three hits and two runs batted in to lead the Bears offensively.

Senior Thomas St. Clair (Winston-Salem, N.C.) improved to 4-0 after striking out the final batter in the top of the ninth inning while sophomore first baseman Alex Reynolds (Charlotte, N.C.) hit his team-leading fourth home run of the season for the Bears.

West Virginia Tech's Wyatt Belinda (Alexandria, Pa.) hit a solo home run and drove in two while Garrison Vandeventer (Ocala, Fla.) (0-1) was tagged with the loss.

Lenoir-Rhyne hits the road to take on UNC Pembroke on Wednesday at 3:00 p.m., in Pembroke, N.C.  West Virginia Tech plays Pikeville in Pikeville, Ky., in a doubleheader next Saturday beginning at Noon.