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Newberry NC 11-10, 4-4 SAC
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Winner Lenoir-Rhyne LR 16-8, 5-3 SAC
Newberry NC
11-10, 4-4 SAC
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Final
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Lenoir-Rhyne LR
16-8, 5-3 SAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Newberry NC 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 4 6 1
Lenoir-Rhyne LR 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 3 X 7 13 3

W: LaRosa, Kevin (1-1) L: Hunter Hill (0-2) S: Whitson, Landon (4)

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Newberry NC 11-11, 4-5 SAC
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Winner Lenoir-Rhyne LR 17-8, 6-3 SAC
Newberry NC
11-11, 4-5 SAC
4
Final
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Lenoir-Rhyne LR
17-8, 6-3 SAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Newberry NC 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 4 8 2
Lenoir-Rhyne LR 1 1 0 1 2 1 X 6 11 1

W: Grigg, John (4-0) L: Mike DeLee (1-3) S: Whitson, Landon (5)

Game Recap: Baseball |

LR Baseball Bounces Back With Big Sweep, 7-4 And 6-4 Over Newberry

Hickory, N.C. – The Lenoir-Rhyne Baseball Team (17-8, 6-3) bounced back from a disappointing loss the night before to sweep Newberry (11-11, 4-5) in a South Atlantic Conference doubleheader, 7-4 and 6-4, Saturday afternoon at Bears Field.  The Bears rallied from 4-2 deficits in both contests to take the sweep.

INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Final: Lenoir-Rhyne 7, Newberry 4; Lenoir-Rhyne 6, Newberry 4
Records: Lenoir-Rhyne (17-8, 6-3 SAC), Newberry (11-11, 4-5 SAC)
Location: Bears Field | Hickory, N.C.
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STATS OF THE GAME (Game 1):
•    Lenoir-Rhyne junior outfielder Justin Dean (Mauldin, S.C.) broke a four-all tie with the game-winning, two-run double in the eighth inning while junior first baseman Alex Reynolds (Kings Mountain, N.C.) and redshirt freshman third baseman Will Jones (Clayton, N.C.) added two RBI each to lead the Bears to the win.  Reynolds also finished with three hits.
•    Newberry's Tyler White (Chapin, S.C.) hit a three-run home run but Hunter Hill (Little Mountain, S.C.) (0-2) suffered the loss for the Wolves.
•    Lenoir-Rhyne junior Kevin LaRosa (Orange Park, Fla.) (1-1) earned the win in relief while senior Landon Whitson (Marion, N.C.) registered the final out for his fourth save of the year.
 
STATS OF THE GAME (Game 2):
•    Lenoir-Rhyne junior outfielder Aaron Stamper (Clemmons, N.C.) tied the game at four with a solo home run before sophomore shortstop Corbin Watson (Eden, N.C.) came through with the game-winning RBI single – both in the fifth frame – to help the Bears complete the sweep.
•    Junior designated hitter Clayton Jeffries (Lakeland, Fla.) drove in two runs while sophomore John Grigg (Lawndale, N.C.) improved to 4-0 after earning the win.  Whitson pitched a scoreless seventh frame for his fifth save this spring.
•    For the Wolves, Colin Allman (Tampa, Fla.) drove in three runs but Mike DeLee (Dorchester, S.C.) fell to 1-3 after taking the loss.

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE:
•    Lenoir-Rhyne won its third straight league weekend series to start the season.

UP NEXT:
Lenoir-Rhyne hits the road to take on Young Harris Wednesday at 4:00 p.m., in Young Harris, Ga., while Newberry plays at Erskine on Wednesday starting at 3:00 p.m., in Due West, S.C.

 
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