HICKORY, NC - The best home run hitting team in DII continues to shine, as Lenoir-Rhyne hit four more bombs today to take down Southern Wesleyan 7-4 at Durham Field. This brings their season total to 44 home runs, the most in DII and the third most across all NCAA divisions.
All but one Bear registered a hit in this one, with
Mackenzie Wainwright,
Sal Carricato,
Hogan Stallings, and
Eli Willen each going yard.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Final: #19 Lenoir-Rhyne 7, Southern Wesleyan 4
Records: Lenoir-Rhyne (19-3), Southern Wesleyan (5-19)
Location: Hickory, N.C. | Durham Field
GAME INFO:
- The first inning consisted of four solo home runs.
- Southern Wesleyan opened their scoring with two solo shots in the first, while LR came right back with two off the bats of Mackenzie Wainwright and Sal Carricato.
- The Warriors re-took the lead in the third with another solo home run.
- Lenoir-Rhyne tied things up in the bottom of the third with the only non-home run related run of the game, an RBI single from Michael Logan.
- The Bears scored four runs in the bottom of the fifth to blow the game open.
- With two outs on the board, Hogan Stallings hit a three-run shot, which was followed by an Eli Willen solo home run on the very next at bat.
STATS OF THE GAME:
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE:
- Mackenzie Wainwright (10) and Sal Carricato (11) are the only teammates in the country with double-figure home runs.
- Lenoir-Rhyne ranks first in the country with 44 total home runs.
- They also rank fourth in batting average (.357) and fifth in doubles (54).
- Wainwright is tied for the national lead with 38 runs scored.
UP NEXT: Lenoir-Rhyne resumes conference play this weekend when they travel to Emory, Virginia, to take on Emory & Henry. The Wasps currently sit at 5-17 (2-10 SAC) and took down UVA Wise 2-0 earlier tonight. First pitch for Friday's game is scheduled for 3:00 p.m.