Hickory, N.C. – The Tusculum Baseball Team (19-19, 11-8) won the opener of a South Atlantic Conference weekend series with Lenoir-Rhyne (23-15, 10-9), 24-4, Friday evening at Bears Field.

INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Final: Tusculum 24, Lenoir-Rhyne 4
Records: Lenoir-Rhyne (23-15, 10-9 SAC), Tusculum (19-19, 11-8 SAC)
Location: Bears Field | Hickory, N.C.
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STATS OF THE GAME:
•    The Pioneers put the contest away early, building a 9-0 advantage after three innings of play.  
•    Tusculum was led by Daulton Martin (Lancaster, Pa.) and Jarel McDade (Magnolia, Texas).  Martin hit a three-run home run and drove in six runs while McDade added five runs batted in for the Pioneers, who totaled 25 hits in the contest.
•    Lenoir-Rhyne junior outfielder Justin Dean (Mauldin, S.C.) had an RBI triple while junior catcher Zack Shoemaker (Colfax, N.C.) added a run and two hits in the losing effort.
•    On the mound, Charles Hall (Dumfries, Va.) (4-1) pitched eight innings and earned the win for Tusculum while Lenoir-Rhyne senior Matt Sullivan (Bristol, Va.) fell to 4-3 after taking the loss.

UP NEXT:
The two teams will wrap up the South Atlantic Conference weekend series with a doubleheader on Sunday afternoon at Bears Field beginning at 2:00 p.m.