Misenheimer, N.C. – The Lenoir-Rhyne Baseball Team (19-16) fell to Pfeiffer (17-18) by an 8-5 score Tuesday night at Joe Ferebee Field.

The Falcons, which squandered a 5-0 advantage, broke a five-all tie in the bottom of the seventh inning thanks Gauge Gantt's (Archdale, N.C.) game-winning, RBI single.  

Jordan Eckard (Catfish, N.C.) added a two-run home run in the first inning for Pfeiffer, who defeated Lenoir-Rhyne for the second time in a week.

Lenoir-Rhyne rallied from a 5-0 deficit to tie the contest despite the setback.  The Bears were led by senior second baseman David Newcomer (Archdale, N.C.) with three hits and two runs batted in while sophomore outfielder Justin Dean (Mauldin, S.C.) added four hits and a RBI in the losing effort.

The Falcons' Dylan Goodman (Mooresville, N.C.) (1-1) earned the win after striking out two batters in relief while Xavier Rodriguez (Tampa, Fla.) pitched a scoreless ninth inning for his third save of the year.  Lenoir-Rhyne junior Tad Ratliff (Taylorsville, N.C.) fell to 0-2 after taking the setback.

Lenoir-Rhyne returns home to host Tusculum in a non-conference regional affair Wednesday at 6:00 p.m., at Bears Field.  Pfeiffer hosts Emmanuel (Ga.) on Friday beginning at 6:00 p.m.