Hickory, N.C. – The Pfeiffer Baseball Team (14-17) took control early on its way to a 14-4 victory over Lenoir-Rhyne (18-13) Tuesday night at Bears Field.

Three players hit home runs for the Falcons – Jordan Eckard (Catfish, N.C.), John Elwood (Indian Trail, N.C.) and Kirby Lambert (Robbins, N.C.) all hit round-trippers – as Pfeiffer raced to an 11-1 lead after five innings of play and never looked back.

Lenoir-Rhyne was led by sophomore designated hitter Alex Reynolds (Kings Mountain, N.C.) with two runs batted in and sophomore first baseman Zach Jacobs (Moncks Corner, S.C.) with a RBI triple in the losing effort for the Bears.

Pfeiffer's Will Altemueller (Elkin, N.C.) improved to 2-2 on the year after allowing just one hit in four scoreless innings to earn the victory.  Meanwhile, junior Austin Hancock (Defiance, Ohio) (1-2) was tagged with the loss for the Bears.

Lenoir-Rhyne returns to South Atlantic Conference play on Friday at 2:00 p.m., against Carson-Newman in Jefferson City, Tenn.  Pfeiffer faces Barton in Wilson, N.C., on Friday at 2:30 p.m.