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Lenoir-Rhyne University Athletics

Mackenzie Wainwright
9
Emory & Henry Wasps 11-27, 6-20 SAC
19
Winner Lenoir-Rhyne Bears 29-8-1, 18-7-1 SAC
Emory & Henry Wasps
11-27, 6-20 SAC
9
Final
19
Lenoir-Rhyne Bears
29-8-1, 18-7-1 SAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 R H E
Emory & Henry Wasps 0 0 4 3 0 2 0 0 9 8 0
Lenoir-Rhyne Bears 6 2 2 2 0 0 5 2 19 25 2

W: Steward, Luke (4-1) L: Matthew Hollar (1-1)

3
Emory & Henry EMORY & 11-28, 6-21 SAC
12
Winner Lenoir-Rhyne LENOIR-R 30-8-1, 19-7-1 SAC
Emory & Henry EMORY &
11-28, 6-21 SAC
3
Final
12
Lenoir-Rhyne LENOIR-R
30-8-1, 19-7-1 SAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Emory & Henry EMORY & 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 9 0
Lenoir-Rhyne LENOIR-R 0 6 0 2 0 4 X 12 16 0

W: Gradisar, Kellen (5-3) L: Cole Gillis (1-6)

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

Baseball scores 31 runs on Saturday to complete sweep of Emory & Henry

HICKORY, N.C. - The Lenoir-Rhyne Baseball team scored 31 runs on Saturday to complete the weekend sweep of Emory & Henry. In the opener, LR pounded 25 hits as Matt Procopio, Drew Beard, and Sylas Boris each had a four hit game. Boris hit a pair of home runs and collected six RBIs in the 19-9 victory. 

In the night cap, Mackenzie Wainwright went deep for the 13th time this season while Lleyton Lackey added a two run home run to give Lenoir-Rhyne a 12-3 win.

INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Game One Final: (RV) Lenoir-Rhyne 19, Emory & Henry 9 (8 Innings.)
Game Two Final: (RV) Lenoir-Rhyne 12, Emory & Henry 3
Records: Lenoir-Rhyne (30-8-1, 19-7-1 SAC) , Emory & Henry (11-27, 6-20 SAC)
Location: Hickory, N.C. | Durham Field

STORY OF GAME ONE:
  • Bears scored early and often as LR scored at least two runs in six of the eight innings.
  • This including jumping out to a 6-0 lead after one inning. 
  • Emory & Henry scored four times in the third, three times in the fourth and a pair in the sixth.
  • LR walked it off with a Lleyton Lackey RBI single to envoke the mercy rule in the 8th inning. 
  • Bears pounded 25 hits including four hit games from Boris, Procopio, and Beard. 
  • Boris finished the game 4-for-5 with two home runs and six RBIs.
  • The Bears top seven in the lineup went 22-for-39 on the afternoon. 

STATS OF GAME TWO:

  • After the Wasps opened a 2-0 lead, the Bears scored six times in the bottom of second to take control of the game. 
  • LR added a pair of runs in 4th and a put up a four spot in the sixth to expand the lead to 12-3.
  • Kellen Gradisar threw the complete game to earn his fifth win of the season. 
  • Andrew Muraco, Nathan Kidder, and Andrew Stillinger each had three hits in the night cap.
  • Wainwright and Lackey both went deep in this one as the duo joined Kidder and Stillinger with at least two runs driven in. 
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE:
  • The 25 hits are the most during the Adam Skonieczki era.
  • LR had 41 hits in the two games combined.
  • Boris was one off the program record of seven RBIs in a game, set by Craig Seizmore back in 2001. 
  • Muraco had at least two hits in all four games this week, including back-to-back three hit games today.
UP NEXT: Lenoir-Rhyne will travel to Belmont Abbey for a key Southeast Regional matchup on Wednesday night. The Crusaders defeated the Bears 14-9 on March 17th as LR will look to even the season series. First pitch from Belmont is at 6:00 p.m. 
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