Hickory, N.C. – The Lenoir-Rhyne Baseball Team (10-3) couldn't hold a four-run advantage in suffering a 6-5 setback to Young Harris (6-5) Tuesday evening at Bears Field.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Final: Lenoir-Rhyne 6, Young Harris 5
Records: Lenoir-Rhyne (10-3), Young Harris (6-5)
Location: Bears Field | Hickory, N.C.
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STATS OF THE GAME:
• Lenoir-Rhyne took a 4-0 lead after one inning play highlighted by a three-run double by redshirt freshman third baseman
Will Jones (Clayton, N.C.). Junior catcher
Zack Shoemaker (Colfax, N.C.) added a solo home run – his first of the season – despite the loss for the Bears.
• For Young Harris, Logan Worley (Griffin, Ga.) hit a two-run single while Rudy Gaona (Laredo, Texas) hit the game-tying triple and later scored on a wild pitch – both in the top of the seventh – to help the Mountain Lions prevail.
• Young Harris' Jake Tomelevage (Suwanee, Ga.) (1-0) pitched three scoreless innings for the win while Michael Livingston (Suwanee, Ga.) threw a scoreless ninth frame for his first save of the year. Lenoir-Rhyne sophomore
Brett Fulk (East Bend, N.C.) (0-1) was tagged with the loss.
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE:
• Lenoir-Rhyne saw its four-game winning streak come to an end.
UP NEXT:
Lenoir-Rhyne travels to Due West, S.C., to take on Erskine on Wednesday beginning at 2:00 p.m., while Young Harris travels to Milledgeville, Ga., to take on Georgia College in a Peach Belt Conference game Friday at 6 p.m.