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Catawba CATAWBA 11-3
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Winner Lenoir-Rhyne LR 11-1
Catawba CATAWBA
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Final
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Lenoir-Rhyne LR
11-1
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Catawba CATAWBA 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 9 1
Lenoir-Rhyne LR 0 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 X 5 7 0

W: Burnley, Michael (3-0) L: C. Wilkins (3-1) S: Renaud, Jack (5)

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

No. 10 Lenoir-Rhyne knocks off No. 3 Catawba to open series

HICKORY, N.C. - #10 Lenoir-Rhyne knocked off #3 Catawba 5-3 in a top ten showdown on Friday afternoon. 

Michael Burnley made his first start went seven innings, allowing just three runs to earn his third win of the season. Jack Renaud came in to get the final six outs and pick up his fifth save of the season.

Matt Procopio had three hits, including a two-out RBI in the seventh to extended the lead. Andrew Stillinger had a key two-run single with Sylas Boris and Seth Christmas adding RBIs as well. 

INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Game Final: #10 Lenoir-Rhyne 5, #3 Catawba 3
Records: Lenoir-Rhyne (11-1, 6-1 SAC), Catawba (11-3, 6-1 SAC)
Location: Hickory, N.C. | Durham Field

STORY OF GAME:
  • After Catawba stuck for a run in the first the Bears countered with a three-run second highlighted by a two-run single by Stillinger.
  • Catawba added single runs in the fourth and fifth to tie the game at three. 
  • Christmas had a two-out RBI double to drive in Procopio and give LR a 4-3 lead in the bottom of the fifth.
  • Procopio's third hit of the game was a two-out single in the seventh to stretch the LR lead to 5-3.
  • Stillinger and Procopio both made key defensive plays in the 8th to keep Catawba off the scoreboard as LR took game one 5-3. 

STATS OF GAME:

  • Burnley (3-0) made his first start of the season going seven innings and holding the Catawba lineup to just three runs while striking out seven.
  • Renaud picked up his fifth save in as many appearances.
  • Procopio was the only Bear with a multi-hit game, his third of the year.
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE:
  • These teams played seven times last year without a conference weekend series.
  • this is rematch of last year's Southeast Super Regional which saw the Bears defeat Catawba in three games to advance to the Division II Championships.
  • Mackenzie Wainwright's 21-game hitting streak came to an end today.
  • Drew Beard extended his hitting streak to six games. 
UP NEXT: The two teams conclude the weekend series with a doubleheader tomorrow from Durham Field. First-pitch is scheduled for 2:00 PM.  
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