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Lenoir-Rhyne University Athletics

Cuda At-Bat
6
Lenoir-Rhyne LR 38-16
7
Winner Newberry NBY 39-9
Lenoir-Rhyne LR
38-16
6
Final
7
Newberry NBY
39-9
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Lenoir-Rhyne LR 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 6 5 3
Newberry NBY 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 X 7 8 2

W: Bryce Peterson (2-0) L: Houston, Braden (4-4)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Baseball Ousted in SAC Tournament

NEWBERRY, S.C. - A couple of mistakes by the Lenoir-Rhyne Baseball Team brought their SAC Tournament to a close, after suffering a 7-6 defeat to No. 1 seed Newberry. 

Having taken a 6-5 lead in the top half of the eighth off a Newberry error, the Bears had a pair of misthrows in the bottom half of the frame to give the edge right back to the hosts. 

In what was an elimination game for the Bears, they provided moments of spark with a three-run fifth and a two-run eighth. But in both innings, the Wolves howled right back, matching the Bears in both respective frames. 

With the win, Newberry will head to the SAC Baseball Championship Series on Sunday, May 7 in Kodak, Tenn. Their opponent for the best-of-three series has yet to be determined. 

INSIDE THE MATCHUP

Final: Newberry 7, Lenoir-Rhyne 6
Records: Lenoir-Rhyne (38-16), Newberry (39-9)
Location: Newberry, S.C. | Smith Road Complex

STATS AND INFO
  • It is only the second time this season that the Bears had been held without an extra-base hit. The only other time it occurred was on Feb. 11 against UIS.
  • Wade Cuda recorded a team-most two RBIs; he drove in the two runs with a single in the fifth inning.
  • Although Braden Houston earned a win in the opening game of the SAC Tournament, the redshirt senior was handed his fourth loss of the season after giving up two runs in the eighth.
  • Control was a difficulty on the mound for both teams as there were a combined five hit batters. Newberry was hit three times in the box while LR was hit in two separate instances.
  • LR had one of its most patient games in the batter's box with eight free passes; three of their eight eight-plus walk performances have come in the last seven games.
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
  • LR now holds a 4-6 all-time record against Newberry in the SAC Baseball Tournament.
  • LR drops to a 26-34 all-time record in the SAC Baseball Tournament.
  • In the all-time series history, Newberry leads LR with a 51-38 record.
  • The Bears have now suffered 11 straight losses to the Wolves in Newberry, S.C.
  • LR has now lost nine of its last 10 matchups against Newberry.
UP NEXT: The Lenoir-Rhyne Baseball Team will await its NCAA Tournament fate. The Bears look to make back-to-back appearances in the national tournament for the first time in program history.
 
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