Kodak, Tenn.--The Lenoir-Rhyne Baseball Team saw its late rally falls short as the Bears lost to Coker 4-2 in the first round of the 2021 SAC Pilot Flying J Baseball Championship held at Smokies Stadium in Kodak, Tennessee. 

INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Game Final: Coker 4, Lenoir-Rhyne 2
Records:  Coker (16-20, 13-14 SAC)  | Lenoir-Rhyne (23-18, 19-13 SAC) 
Location: Smokies Stadium | Kodak, Tenn.

STATS OF GAME: 

• Coker's Jackson Williams got the Cobras on the board first with a two-run homerun in the second. The homerun was initial ruled as a run scoring double then was switched to a homerun after an umpires discussion. The play was then reviewed by replay and was upheld to give Coker the early 2-0 lead.
• Cory Listing gave the Cobras the 4-0 lead with a two-run, two-out double down the third base line in the third inning. 
• Alex Sharazi (4-4) got the start for the Bears but only lasted two plus innings allowing the four runs.
• Coker's Aaron Mitchell (3-0) went eight innings to get the win for Coker allowing only the one run. 
• Joshua Lanham came in relief for the Bears and threw six innings, only giving up two hits and struck out eleven Cobras.
• Drue Galassi got the Bears on the board with a solo shot to lead off the bottom of the 8th.
• Bears rally came up a little short in the 9th. Bryce Stober's RBI single got the Bears within 4-2 with the tying runs on base with one out but Cobras retired Wade Cuda and Galassi to end the game. 

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE:

• This was the first time these two teams have meet in the conference tournament.
• Bears now have lost nine straight SAC tournament games.
• LR's last win in the SAC Tournament was a 13-3 win against Newberry on April 21, 2006.
• 20 years ago today was the Bears last SAC Tournament Championship. The Bears defeated Carson-Newman twice that day to capture the 2001 SAC Tournament. 
• Galassi's homerun was his 15th, which leads the SAC. 
• With eleven strikeouts on the night, Lanham finishes the year with 90 strikeouts.