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10
Newberry NC 28-25
12
Winner Lenoir-Rhyne LR 37-12-1
Newberry NC
28-25
10
Final
12
Lenoir-Rhyne LR
37-12-1
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Newberry NC 0 0 1 4 1 0 1 3 0 10 11 1
Lenoir-Rhyne LR 2 2 0 3 0 4 0 1 X 12 15 1

W: Steward, Luke (5-1) L: Mason Brady (1-1)

11
Lenoir-Rhyne LR 37-13-1
12
Winner Wingate WU 37-16
Lenoir-Rhyne LR
37-13-1
11
Final
12
Wingate WU
37-16
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Lenoir-Rhyne LR 3 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 11 15 4
Wingate WU 5 1 0 0 0 3 0 3 X 12 13 1

W: Jett Thomas (3-1) L: Grandstaff, Abram (5-1)

Game Recap: Baseball | | Joel Krenz, Assistant AD for Media and Communications

Bears bow out of SAC Tournament after Sunday split

WINGATE, N.C. - The Lenoir-Rhyne Bears quest for their first SAC Tournament title since 2022 was ended on Sunday, as they defeated Newberry 12-10 before falling to Wingate 12-11 in an elimination game.

The offense showed up in the opener, going off for 12 runs on 15 hits. The top six batters in Lenoir-Rhyne's lineup all had two hits, led by a five RBI, two run performance from Lleyton Lackey.

Game two saw Lenoir-Rhyne get out to an 11-6 lead before Wingate scored six unanswered to advance to next weekend's SAC Championship series vs. Catawba.

INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Game One Final: (3) Lenoir-Rhyne 12, (7) Newberry 10
Game Two Final: (2) Wingate 12, (3) Lenoir-Rhyne 11
Records: Lenoir-Rhyne (37-13-1), Newberry (28-25). Wingate (37-16)
Location: Wingate, N.C. | Ron Christopher Field

STORY OF GAME ONE:
  • This game saw 22 runs and 26 hits.
  • The Bears opened up a 4-0 lead after two thanks to RBIs from Drew Beard and Lleyton Lackey.
  • Newberry took a 5-4 lead before Lackey hit a 3-run bomb to put LR up 7-5 in the fourth.
  • Lenoir-Rhyne picked up four insurance runs in the sixth, capped off by a 2 RBI single from Mackenzie Wainwright.
  • Newberry cut it to one late, but Michael Burnley closed things out.
  • Luke Steward (5-1) picked up the win with four solid innings of relief work.
  • Seven Bears had at two hits, including the top six in the lineup. 
  • Lleyton Lackey was 2-for-4 with five RBIs, two runs scored, and two walks.

STORY OF GAME TWO:

  • Lenoir-Rhyne led 7-6 after two innings.
  • Sylas Boris hit a 2-run home run in the fourth inning to cap Lenoir-Rhyne's scoring.
  • Wingate scored three in the sixth and three in the eighth to take the lead.
  • Abram Grandstaff (0-1) suffered the loss.
  • All but one Bear had a hit in this one, led by a 3-for-4 performance from Seth Christmas.
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE:
  • This was Lenoir-Rhyne's first SAC Tournament win over Newberry since 2006.
  • Wingate advances to face Catawba in the SAC Championship this weekend in Asheboro.
  • Lenoir-Rhyne's 37 wins are the fourth most in program history.
UP NEXT: The Bears, ranked #6 in the Southeast Region at the moment, will find out their postseason fate during the NCAA selection show on Sunday, May 10th. 
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