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Lenoir-Rhyne University Athletics

Nathan Kidder
14
Winner Lenoir-Rhyne LR 22-5-1
9
Barton BARTON 7-18
Winner
Lenoir-Rhyne LR
22-5-1
14
Final
9
Barton BARTON
7-18
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Lenoir-Rhyne LR 3 4 0 0 2 2 1 0 2 14 16 1
Barton BARTON 0 0 4 0 4 0 0 0 1 9 12 5

W: Steward, Luke (2-1) L: Braeden Rodgers (2-4) S: Burnley, Michael (1)

Game Recap: Baseball | | Dallas Renzi, Athletic Communications Graduate Assistant

Bear bats stay hot at Barton

WILSON, N.C. - The Bears' offense continued to stay red hot, delivering a 14-9 win at Barton on Tuesday afternoon. Seth Christmas, Matt Procopio, and Drew Beard combined for seven hits and eight RBI's while Luke Steward collected the win on the mound.

Lenoir-Rhyne is now 9-1 against non-conference opponents this season.

INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Final: (RV) Lenoir-Rhyne 14, Barton 9
Records: Lenoir-Rhyne (22-5-1, 13-4-1 SAC), Barton (7-18, 5-13 CC)
Location: Wilson, N.C. I Nixon Field

STORY OF GAME:
  • The Bears jumped ahead early in the first inning thanks to three runs on three hits.
  • Three consecutive RBIs from Drew Beard, Seth Christmas, and Matt Procopio gave Lenoir-Rhyne a 7-0 lead after two.
  • The Bulldogs responded with four runs in the bottom of the third off two hits.
  • A Conor Linkfield stolen base followed by Drew Beard's third RBI of the game pushed the Bears lead 9-4 in the 5th Inning.
  • Barton exploded for their second four-run inning of the game in the bottom of the fifth, cutting the lead to one.
  • Trent Murchison capitalized with the bases loaded in the 6th, singling to left center and scoring Sylas Boris and Nathan Kidder. 
  • Boris produced the games' only home-run in the 9th while Mackenzie Wainwright collected an RBI single to give the Bears two insurance runs leading.
  • Barton cut into the deficit in the bottom of the inning but it was too late as the Bears held on for the 14-9 victory. 

STATS OF GAME:

  • Every Bear in the starting lineup produced a base hit while six collected multi-hit games.
  • Andrew Muraco and Trent Murchison combined for seven walks.
  • Five different Bears stole at least one base, combining for six total.
  • Michael Burnley pitched the final three innings of the game earning the save while allowing just one earned run.
  • Barton committed five errors and walked 12 Bear hitters. 
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE:
  • This marks the first time LR has defeated Barton on the road since the 2022 season.
  • The all-time series is now tied 14-14.
  • Matt Procopio has produced multi-hit performances in seven of his last eight games while also driving in 16 runs.
  • Sylas Boris is now tied with Mackenzie Wainwright for the team lead in home runs with eight.
  • Six stolen bases is the most the Bears have had in a game this season. 
  • Michael Burnley becomes the fifth different Bear pitcher to deliver a save for the Bears this season. 
UP NEXT: Lenoir-Rhyne will travel to UVA Wise this Friday to start their three-game conference series. The Cavaliers are coming off a double-header sweep today against King University on the road. First pitch is scheduled for 5:00 PM.  
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