Hickory, N.C. – The Lenoir-Rhyne Baseball Team (22-26) ended its season on a high note with a 10-2 victory over No. 21 UNC Pembroke (35-12) Wednesday night at Bears Field.  In addition, the Bears snapped the Braves' 14-game winning streak.

Lenoir-Rhyne senior Thomas St. Clair (Winston-Salem, N.C.), who was named the 2017 South Atlantic Conference Pitcher Of The Year earlier in the day, improved to 10-4 after picking up the win.

St. Clair struck out five batters to increase his league-leading total to 116 while junior outfielder Marcus Shoemaker (Colfax, N.C.) tied a school record with three doubles as the Bears ran off 10 straight runs to take the win. 

Shoemaker's two-run double in the bottom of the second inning proved to be the game-winning hit while Lenoir-Rhyne then put the contest away with a five-run fourth inning.  

Lenoir-Rhyne senior designated hitter Josh Kent (Winston-Salem, N.C.) added a two-run double as the Bears ended the year by snapping a seven-game losing streak as well.

For UNC Pembroke, Hank Simpson (Holly Springs, N.C.) fell to 4-1 after taking the loss while Nick Debo (Durham, N.C.) had a run-scoring double in the losing effort.

UNC Pembroke faces Armstrong State on Friday in a Peach Belt Conference game in Savannah, Ga., beginning at 3:00 p.m.  The Braves are also ranked third in the latest NCAA Division II Southeast Regional Poll.