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Lenoir-Rhyne University Athletics

BB
16
Winner Lenoir-Rhyne LRBB 19-12
6
Limestone LU 13-16
Winner
Lenoir-Rhyne LRBB
19-12
16
Final
6
Limestone LU
13-16
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Lenoir-Rhyne LRBB 4 3 0 7 0 0 2 16 14 2
Limestone LU 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 6 7 2

W: Shirazi, Alex (4-3) L: Jordan Adcox (3-2)

1
Lenoir-Rhyne LRBB 19-13
6
Winner Limestone LU 14-16
Lenoir-Rhyne LRBB
19-13
1
Final
6
Limestone LU
14-16
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Lenoir-Rhyne LRBB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 8 1
Limestone LU 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 6 12 3

W: Mullinax, E. (1-2) L: Moyers, Tanner (3-3)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Baseball Splits with Limestone on Sunday

Gaffney, S.C.--Connor Smith went 4-5 with a home run, double and 5 RBIs in the Bears 16-6 victory in game one but Limestone used a six-run second inning to came away with a 6-1 victory in game two. E.J. Ranel hit his 10th homer in the loss.

INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Game One Final: Lenoir-Rhyne 16, Limestone 6
Game Two Final: Limestone 6, Lenoir-Rhyne 1
Records:  Lenoir-Rhyne (19-13, 16-10 SAC) | Limstone (14-16, 12-13 SAC)
Location: Founders FCU Stadium | Gaffney S.C.

STATS OF GAME ONE:
  • Three batters into the game, LR grabbed a 3-0 lead. Connor Smith hit a three-run homerun to left field and gave the Bears the early lead. 
  • Alex Shirazi had a 4-0 lead before taking the mound for his 27th career start. Shirazi (4-3) went six innings to get the victory allowing six runs (four earned) with seven strikeouts. 
  • The Bears broke the game open with a seven-run 4th inning. LR scored all seven runs after having two outs and no one on. 
  • Smith lead the Bears with his first career four hit game. Smith went 4-5 with HR, double, three runs scored and five runs batted in. 
  • Will Jones, Bryce Stober, and Wade Cuda -- the Bears 7-9 batters -- went 6-11 with 5 RBIs on the contest. 
STATS OF GAME TWO: 
  • Limestone scored all six runs in the bottom of the second off starter Tanner Moyers (3-3). Limestone's Brandon Banks opened the scoring with a three-run home run then Josh Evans and Benjamin Huber drove in runs with two outs in the inning. 
  • Bears got six scoreless innings out of their bullpen. Michael Allen, Brett Fulk and Austin Blevins gave LR a scoreless inning each while Joey Cobb threw three scoreless innings in relief. 
  • Ranel got the Bears on the board with his 10th home run of the season in the 8th.
  • Matt Mackey and Nick Clarno had two hits for the Bears. 

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE:
  • Today's game featured eight of the top 16 home run leaders in the SAC.  Bears lead the conference with 50 homers heading into today while Limestone is second with 36. 
  • This is also a matchup of the SAC's highest batting average (Limestone .318) against the SAC's lowest opponent batting average (LR .205). Bears have held their opponents to just a .205 batting average through the first 30 games. 
  • Bears will finish the regular season starting today with 10 games in the next seven days including eight conference matchups. 
  • Ranel's homerun ties teammate Drue Galassi and Tusculum's Brandon Trammell for the SAC lead. 
  • Bears seven stolen bases in game one was a season high. 

UP NEXT:  The teams will conclude their four-game series tomorrow starting at 1:00 PM. 
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