FRANKLIN SPRINGS, Ga. – The King University baseball team dropped a pair of Conference Carolinas road contests on Friday afternoon at Emmanuel College. The Tornado fell in game 6-4 before dropping game two 5-3.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Emmanuel 6, King 4; Emmanuel 5, King 3
LOCATION: Emmanuel Baseball Field; Bristol, Tenn.
RECORDS: King 12-21, 10-19 Conference Carolinas; 16-21, 13-17 Conference Carolinas
SERIES HIGHLIGHTS
GAME ONE HIGHLIGHTS
- Backus started the game with a single and later scored on an Meyer single, giving King the 1-0 lead.
- However, Emmanuel started the bottom half of the inning with a single and a pair of walks.
- Hunter Reeves then ripped a home run, giving the Lions a 4-1 lead.
- King had a pair of two-out baserunners in the third inning, but that was it as they were left stranded.
- Junior Renwick came up with a single that scored Bennett McCann after he reached on an error to start the fifth inning.
- Renwick later scored on a Rob Sari single, cutting the King deficit to 4-3.
- Emmanuel added two runs in the fifth, extending their lead to 6-3.
- In the sixth inning, Carnicella ripped a triple, and scored on a Backus groundout to cut the King deficit to 6-4.
- King couldn't get anything going in the seventh as Adam Biss came in and retired the Tornado in order to give Emmanuel the 6-4 victory.
OF RECORD
Winning Pitcher: Ryan Smith (1-2) 4.0 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 2 SO
Losing Pitcher: Jake DeLisi (0-4) 5.0 IP, 8 H, 6 R, 5 ER, 2 BB, 6 SO
Save: Adam Biss (3) 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 SO
GAME TWO HIGHLIGHTS
- Emmanuel took the lead on a Justin Henley two-out home run in the first inning.
- The Lions extended their lead to 2-0 as Tony Matos scored on a groundout following a one-out triple.
- Henle hit his second home run of the game in the fifth inning, extending the Emmanuel lead to 3-0.
- Carnicella got the King offense going with a leadoff single in the sixth inning.
- Backus followed with a double before a McCann single scored Carnicella and a groundout scored Backus.
- Zachary Thomas started the seventh inning with a double and later scored on a Deric Graham groundout, evening the score at 3-3.
- An infield single and an error put Emmanuel runners on the corners in the seventh.
- A sacrifice fly scored one, and a Reeves single scored another to give Emmanuel a 5-3 lead.
- Renwick reached on an error to start the ninth, but the Tornado couldn't get a rally going as the Lions took the contest 5-3.
OF RECORD
Winning Pitcher: Jake Denham (3-4) 9.0 IP, 7 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 5 SO
Losing Pitcher: Jakob Brown (1-3) 4.2 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 3 SO
FOR THE FOES
- Henle hit two home runs on the day while Reeves drove in six and hit one home run.
- Matos led the offense with three hits and scored twice.
UP NEXT
- King is scheduled to play at UVA Wise on Tuesday afternoon. First pitch is to be determined.
- Erskine hosts Chowan University on Friday afternoon.
