CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Following up a win over No. 3 North Greenville, No. 22 Lenoir-Rhyne baseball fell apart in the late innings and lost 18-5 to Queens on Tuesday afternoon in Charlotte. The Royals scored 14 runs combined in the 7th and 8th innings to win comfortably. 

INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: Queens 18, Lenoir-Rhyne 5
Records: Queens (26-19), Lenoir-Rhyne (38-9)
Location: Charlotte, N.C. | Tuckaseegee Field

STATS AND INFO

• The Bears jumped in front 2-0 after RBIs from Nick Clarno and Anthony Porrino in the 1st inning. 
• A two-run home run for Queens tied the game in the 2nd. 
• The Bears played long ball themselves in the 4th and 5th innings. Wade Cuda hit his team-high 14th homer in the 4th, a two-run shot. Then, Porrino hit his 10th of the year in the 5th, a solo shot. The Bears were up 5-2 at that point. 
• Michael Allen pitched three perfect innings of relief for the Bears. 
• A second two-run blast for MJ Sasapan in the 6th made it 5-4. Two more homers and several other extra base hits for Queens in the final frames pulled them away 18-5. 
• Braden Houston took the loss for the Bears, his first in an LR uniform. 

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE

• This was the largest margin of defeat this season for LR. 
• Today's game was the first time in over two years that an opponent scored 15+ runs against LR. The last team to do it was Catawba in March of 2020. 
• Porrino is now hitting .394 with 56 RBIs this year, and both lead the team. 
• LR is now 6-2 against Queens since 2019. 

UP NEXT: LR finishes up the regular season with a big home series against Lincoln Memorial. First pitch is at 6 p.m. on Friday night.