Skip To Main Content
Skip To Main Content

Lenoir-Rhyne University Athletics

Michael Logan
1
Virginia-Wise WISE 19-11, 9-7 SAC
15
Winner Lenoir-Rhyne LR 22-4, 10-3 SAC
Virginia-Wise WISE
19-11, 9-7 SAC
1
Final
15
Lenoir-Rhyne LR
22-4, 10-3 SAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Virginia-Wise WISE 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 1
Lenoir-Rhyne LR 2 0 3 1 9 0 X 15 16 0

W: Harlow, Andrew (6-0) L: C. Lanser (0-2)

Game Recap: Baseball | | Jason Stuebe, Athletic Communications Assistant

Carricato's six RBI's leads No. 8 Bears to 15-1 win over UVA-Wise

Hickory, N.C.-- The #8 ranked Lenoir-Rhyne Baseball team was firing on all cylinders in their return to Durham Field, defeating UVA-Wise 15-1 to open their weekend series with the Cavs. Sal Carricato went 3-for-4 with a home run and a pair of doubles along with 6 RBI's. Cole Stanford and Owen Blackledge also left the yard as the Bears move to 10-3 in the SAC.

Andrew Harlow had a season high 11 strikeouts in six innings to pick up his sixth victory of the year. 

INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Final: #8 Lenoir-Rhyne 15, (RV) UVA-Wise 1
Records: Lenoir-Rhyne (22-4, 10-3 SAC), UVA-Wise (19-11, 9-7 SAC)
Location: Hickory, N.C. | Durham Field

GAME INFO:
  • Nick Badgett led the game off for the Cavs with a solo home run, the only run Andrew Harlow would give up as the ace went six innings to move to 6-0 on the season.
  • LR recorded five hits in the first inning as the Bears scored two unearned runs to take lead to 2-1. 
  • Owen Blackledge and Sal Carricato each hit long bombs in the third to give LR a 5-1 lead. 
  • Carricato's seventh double of the season drove in the Bears sixth run of the game as Bears were up 4-1 after four innings. 
  • The Bears then broke the game wide open with a nine-run 5th inning as Carricato's three-run double and a Cole Stanford home run were the highlight of the inning. 
  • LR had 16 more hits today as seven Bears had at least two hits. Carricato and Stanford each had three to lead the team.
  • All nine Bears scored a run in this one as Blackledge and Cole Laskowski touched home three times. 
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE:
  • The Bears have won the first dozen games against the Cavs as LR is now 12-0 all-time in the series
  • Mackenzie Wainwright came into the weekend first in all of Division II in hits (51) and runs (47). 
  • Wainwright's hitting streak is now at 16 games. 
  • Carricato extended his to 12 games. 
  • Carricato's six RBI's was one shy of the program record of seven by Craig Seizmore in 2001.  
  • This is the second straight game am LR hitter had six RBI's as Tyler Bradley had six last Saturday in the win at Emory & Henry. 
  • Stanford was named SAC and Southeast regional player of the week for last week stayed hot with three more hits and drove in three more runs. 
UP NEXT: The two teams conclude the weekend series with a double header tomorrow . First pitch from Durham Field will be 1:00 PM for the nine-inning game then a seven-inning game to follow.
Print Friendly Version

Sponsors