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Lenoir-Rhyne University Athletics

LR Base Runner
6
Winner Newberry NBY 38-9
1
Lenoir-Rhyne LR 37-14
Winner
Newberry NBY
38-9
6
Final
1
Lenoir-Rhyne LR
37-14
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Newberry NBY 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 11 0
Lenoir-Rhyne LR 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 3

W: B. Roemer (8-0) L: Cobb, Joey (4-1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Baseball Drops Winner's Bracket Contest to Newberry

NEWBERRY, S.C. - The Lenoir-Rhyne Baseball Team dropped the winner's bracket matchup against No. 1 seeded Newberry, placing themselves on the brink of elimination. 

The Wolves opened the contest with a flashy start as the hosts registered six runs in the first two innings and virtually shut down the LR bats en route to a 6-1 victory. 

After playing a clean game yesterday, the Bears had a little trouble on the field with three errors in the early going which did not their cause against the SAC regular season champions. 

Four Newberry batters had multi-hit performances as the best hitting offense in the SAC are now one game away from advancing to the championship series. 

INSIDE THE MATCHUP

Final: Newberry 6, Lenoir-Rhyne 1
Records: Lenoir-Rhyne (37-15), Newberry (38-9)
Location: Newberry, S.C. | Smith Road Complex

STATS AND INFO
  • Sal Carricato had another big performance at the plate with a 3-for-4 afternoon.
  • Tyler McPeak had the Bears' only RBI with a sacrifice fly-out in the top of the third inning.
  • Newberry's Bennett Roemer threw a complete game to earn the win. The freshman allowed nine hits and one earned run in his first SAC Tournament outing.
  • Joey Cobb received his first loss of the season after he allowed nine hits and four earned runs in six innings pitched.
  • Outside of Carricato, there were six LR batters to record a base hit. Blake Bean, Cole Laskowski, Wade Cuda, Cole Stanford, Zach Evans, and McPeak all got aboard with a single.
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
  • LR now holds a 4-5 all-time record against Newberry is the SAC Baseball Tournament.
  • LR drops to a 25-33 all-time record in the SAC Baseball Tournament.
  • Newberry lead LR in the all-time series history with a 50-38 record.
  • The Bears have now suffered 10 straight losses to the Wolves in Newberry, S.C.
  • One run is the fewest amount of runs the Bears have scored in a SAC Tournament game since 2016, when they lost to Newberry by a 5-0 defeat.
UP NEXT: The Lenoir-Rhyne Baseball Team will fall to the loser's bracket where they will face the winner of the Carson-Newman and Tusculum contest. First pitch is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. If the Bears win, they will face Newberry on Sunday, April 30 at 12:00 p.m. With a loss, the Bears' SAC Tournament will come to an end.
 
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