BRISTOL, Tenn. – The King University baseball team faced another tough challenge on Wednesday afternoon when they hosted Mars Hill University. The Lions held off a King rally and used a pair of big innings to take the contest 11-5.

THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Mars Hill 11, King 5
LOCATION: King Baseball Field; Bristol, Tenn.
RECORDS: King 10-19; Mars Hill 22-10
TIME OF GAME: 2:36

King Starting Lineup

1. Nicolas Keister – RF
2. Tyler Bailey – 2B
3. Ryan Whitt – CF
4. Dylan Sligh – DH
5. Ryan Sattz – 1B
6. Braden Cook – LF
7. Moises Soto – C
8. J.P. Castaneda – CF
9. Joe Ganger – SS
Starting Pitcher: RHP P.J. O'Brien

Mars Hill Starting Lineup

1. Rayshelon Carolina – CF
2. Evan Rogers – SS
3. Dylan Powers – DH
4. Brett Brubaker – 1B
5. Logan Conley – 3B
6. Phillip Carroll – RF
7. Dalton Eisenbath – LF
8. Matt Honeycutt – C
9. Drayden Williams – 2B
Starting Pitcher: RHP Tyler Sides

KING HIGHLIGHTS

• Sattz led the Tornado, going 2-for-4 with two runs scored and one RBI as he ripped his third home run of the season.
• Cook also scored twice and Ganger drove in a pair.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Mars Hill got on the board in the third inning when Rogers ripped a double that scored Honeycutt who tripled earlier in the inning.
• The Lions looked to break the game open in the fourth inning, scoring six runs on seven hits. Carroll drove in two with a double and Rogers capped the scoring with a two-run home run, giving Mars Hill a 7-0 lead.
• Cook led off the fifth inning with a double and later scored on a Ganger double to get King on the board.
• King pulled within 7-4 when they plated three unearned runs in the seventh inning. Castaneda drove in one, Ganger another with a sacrifice fly and Austin Dayton played one with a groundout.
• Satts made the score 7-5 when he ripped his third home run of the season, taking a 2-0 pitch over the left field fence in the eighth inning.
• However, the Lions added four insurance runs in the ninth inning, three on a Logan Conley home run to take the contest 11-5.

FOR THE FOES

• Rogers and Conley both recorded two hits and drove in three runs. Conley also scored twice.
• Carroll drove in a pair while Honeycutt recorded two hits and scored twice.
• Eisenbath led the Lions with three hits, going 3-for-4.

OF RECORD

Winning Pitcher: Sides (2-0) 6.0 IP, 4 H, 4 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 4 SO
Losing Pitcher: O'Brien (0-2) 3.0 IP, 7 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 0 BB, 0 SO

UP NEXT

• King will be in action again on Friday when they host Limestone College in a Conference Carolinas series opener. First pitch is slated for 3:00 p.m. The series concludes with a doubleheader at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday.
• Mars Hill travels to take on Catawba College on Friday and Saturday.