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Lenoir-Rhyne University Athletics

Hugo Tafoya
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Winner Catawba CATAWBA 12-3, 7-1 SAC
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Lenoir-Rhyne LR 11-2, 6-2 SAC
Winner
Catawba CATAWBA
12-3, 7-1 SAC
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Final
6
Lenoir-Rhyne LR
11-2, 6-2 SAC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Catawba CATAWBA 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 4 0 8 14 0
Lenoir-Rhyne LR 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 6 11 4

W: P. Lakey (3-0) L: Drebes, Preston (3-1) S: J. Burleyson (4)

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Winner Catawba CATAWBA 13-3, 8-1 SAC
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Lenoir-Rhyne LR 11-3, 6-3 SAC
Winner
Catawba CATAWBA
13-3, 8-1 SAC
9
Final
1
Lenoir-Rhyne LR
11-3, 6-3 SAC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Catawba CATAWBA 0 0 3 4 1 1 0 9 11 0
Lenoir-Rhyne LR 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 5 1

W: S. Sharpe (1-0) L: Gradisar, Kellen (3-1)

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

Lenoir-Rhyne drops a pair to No. 3 Catawba

HICKORY, N.C. - The Lenoir-Rhyne Baseball dropped a pair of games on Saturday to #3 Catawba. The Catawba Indians took the opener 8-6 then defeated the Bears 9-1 in the night cap. 

Matt Procopio stayed hot with a pair of hits in each game as Sylas Boris went yard in game one.

INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Game One Final: #3 Catawba 8, #10 Lenoir-Rhyne 6
Game Two Final: #3 Catawba  9, #10 Lenoir-Rhyne 1
Records: Lenoir-Rhyne (11-3, 6-3 SAC), Catawba (13-3, 8-1 SAC)
Location: Hickory, N.C. | Durham Field

STORY OF GAME ONE:
  • The teams traded runs early as it was 1-1 heading to the bottom of the third when the Bears scored three times thanks to a Sylas Boris RBI double and a two-run single from Andrew Stillinger. 
  • After that it was all Catawba, scoring the game's next seven runs to take a 8-4 lead. 
  • The Bears cut that lead into half with a two-run home run from Boris in the bottom of the 8th. 
  • LR had the winning run at the plate in the ninth but Catawba's Joe Burleyson got the final out to preserve the 8-6 victory. 
  • Hugo Tafoya got the no decision in five innings on the mound while Preston Drebes (3-1) took the loss in relief. 
  • Mackenzie Wainwright led the Bears with three hits while Matt Procopio, Stillinger and Boris each had a pair.

STATS OF GAME TWO:

  • This one was all Catawba as they scored three times in the third and four times in the fourth before adding single runs in 5th and 6th inning. 
  • Stillinger got the Bears only RBI with his single in the fourth to score Wainwright.
  • Kellen Gradisar (3-1) suffered his first lost of the season on the mound. 
  • Luke Elmore stuck out the side in his clean inning of relief. 
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE:
  • Sylas Boris' home run tied him for the team lead at four with Seth Christmas. 
  • This series loss snaps a six game SAC home series win streak. 
  • Lenoir-Rhyne had a season high four errors in game one today. 
UP NEXT: Bluefield State comes to Durham Field for a mid-week double header on Tuesday. The Big Blue is 3-3 on the season and has not played since splitting a double header with UVA-Wise on Wednesday. First-pitch is scheduled for 3:00 PM.
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