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Winner Tusculum TC 20-19, 12-8 SAC
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Lenoir-Rhyne LR 23-16, 10-10 SAC
Winner
Tusculum TC
20-19, 12-8 SAC
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Final
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Lenoir-Rhyne LR
23-16, 10-10 SAC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Tusculum TC 2 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 7 8 0
Lenoir-Rhyne LR 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 5 11 5

W: Chase McAllister (3-1) L: Martin, Hunter (1-5) S: Mitch McCain (4)

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Tusculum TC 20-20, 12-9 SAC
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Winner Lenoir-Rhyne LR 24-16, 11-10 SAC
Tusculum TC
20-20, 12-9 SAC
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Final
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Lenoir-Rhyne LR
24-16, 11-10 SAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Tusculum TC 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 4 1
Lenoir-Rhyne LR 1 1 5 3 0 3 X 13 15 0

W: Grigg, John (7-1) L: Zach Sanders (3-4)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Lenoir-Rhyne Baseball Splits South Atlantic Conference Doubleheader With Tusculum

Hickory, N.C. – The Lenoir-Rhyne Baseball Team (24-16, 11-10) split a South Atlantic Conference doubleheader with Tusculum (20-20, 12-9) Sunday afternoon at Bears Field.  Tusculum rallied to take the first game by a 7-5 score while Lenoir-Rhyne dominated the nightcap, 13-3, to salvage the split.

INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Final: Tusculum 7, Lenoir-Rhyne 5; Lenoir-Rhyne 13, Tusculum 3
Records: Lenoir-Rhyne (24-16, 11-10 SAC), Tusculum (20-20, 12-9 SAC)
Location: Bears Field | Hickory, N.C.
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STATS OF THE GAME (Game 1):
•    The Bears' defense committed five errors which led to five unearned runs for the Pioneers.  Tusculum jumped out to a 7-1 lead and was able to hold on for the victory.
•    Lenoir-Rhyne redshirt freshman Brock Johnson (Granite Falls, N.C.) hit a two-run single in the bottom of the ninth inning and was part of a three-run ninth frame for the Bears, who came up just short.  LR also lost despite holding an 11-8 advantage in hits.  Lenoir-Rhyne junior Hunter Martin (Stanfield, N.C.) fell to 1-5 after taking the loss.
•    Tusculum's Daulton Martin (Lancaster, Pa.) scored twice while Chase McAllister (Powell, Tenn.) (3-1) earned the win and Mitch McCain (Lawrenceville, Ga.) was credited with his fourth save of the year.

STATS OF THE GAME (Game 2):
•    Lenoir-Rhyne jumped out to a 10-0 advantage after four innings of play and never looked back as the Bears salvaged the split.  
•    Lenoir-Rhyne junior outfielder Aaron Stamper (Clemmons, N.C.) hit a three-run home run – his team-leading seventh of the year – while Johnson and junior outfielder Justin Dean (Mauldin, S.C.) both totaled three hits and two RBI in the victory.
•    Sophomore John Grigg (Lawndale, N.C.) improved to 7-1 after earning the win for the Bears.
•    Tusculum's Seth DeHaven (Fort Myers, Fla.) hit a three-run home run but Tusculum's Zach Sanders (Peachtree City, Ga.) fell to 3-4 after taking the loss.

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE:
•    The Bears remained above .500 in South Atlantic Conference play.

UP NEXT:
Lenoir-Rhyne remains at home to take on Erskine on Tuesday night at Bears Field beginning at 6:00 p.m., while Tusculum hosts Bluefield State on Wednesday at 4:00 p.m.
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