HARTSVILLE, SC - When
Sal Carricato is up to the plate, anything can happen. For the second time this year, the senior hit a go-ahead home run in the top of the ninth that wound up being the eventual game winner. The first time it was a solo shot against Young Harris, this time it was a two-run home run with two outs that also scored
Owen Blackledge.
The Lenoir-Rhyne pitching staff showed out in the win, as
Andrew Harlow struck out 10 in seven innings of work, while
Peyton Schofield (W, 2-0) and
Gavin Marley (S, 1) didn't allow a base runner in the final two innings of play.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Game Final: #17 Lenoir-Rhyne 5, Coker 4
Records: Lenoir-Rhyne (13-2, 3-1 SAC), Coker (12-5, 3-1 SAC)
Location: Hartsville, S.C. | Tom J. New Field
GAME INFO:
- Coker struck first, scoring one run in the first.
- The Bears got RBI's from Mackenzie Wainwright and Sal Carricato in the second and third innings to take a 2-1 lead.
- The Cobras answered with a run in the third and two in the sixth to retake the lead.
- LR got one back in the seventh thanks to a sacrifice fly RBI from Cole Stanford.
- With two outs and two strikes on the board, Carricato launched a ball over the right field fence to put the Bears on top in the ninth.
- Gavin Marley struck out two in the bottom of the ninth to get the save.
- Carricato was 3-for-3 with three RBI's and a run scored in the game.
- Mackenzie Wainwright and Michael Logan each had two hits.
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE:
- This win from the Bears halted Coker's 10-game winning streak.
- Andrew Harlow's 10 strikeouts are his most in a game this season.
- Michael Logan is on a 12-game hit streak and has two hits in each of his last four games.
- Sal Carricato's home run was his sixth of the season and 34th of his career, making him two away from tying the school record.
- LR is now 20-14 all-time against the Cobras and have won five of the last six meetings.
UP NEXT: The Bears and Cobras will conclude their three game series with a doubleheader tomorrow. First pitch from Hartsville is scheduled for 12:00 PM.