MARS HILL, N.C. — The King University baseball team dropped a nonconference contest Tuesday afternoon, 16-1 to Mars Hill University.
THE BASICS: Mars Hill 16, King 1
LOCATION: Henderson Field; Mars Hill, N.C.
RECORDS: King 9-5; Mars Hill 10-11
KING HIGHLIGHTS
- Robbie Scott went 2-for-3, with a stolen base and a triple to lead the King offense.
- Connor Andrews was 1-for-1, while also drawing two walks.
- Tanner Hunley made his second appearance of the season on the mound, throwing a scoreless inning, with one strikeout.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Lions jumped out to a lead in the third on a two-run home run.
- Scott led off the fourth inning with a triple into the right-center field gap before Andrews drew one of his walks to put runners on the corners.
- Davis Hall grounded out, with Andrews moving to second for Derek Martin.
- He struck out swinging, and was thrown out at first, with Scott scoring on the throw to cut the lead to 2-1.
- Mars Hill would score six runs in the fourth before blowing things open in the sixth, where they scored six runs to take a 14-1 lead.
- King got a pair of base runners in the sixth, as Junior Renwick and Andrews both singled down the right field line, with Renwick advancing to third before a groundout ended the inning.
FOR THE FOES
- Scottie Lee was 3-for-5, with five RBI and two runs scored for the Lions.
- Ruben Trillo went 3-for-3, with three runs scored and four RBI.
- Cody Bruns and Kannon Coates both threw scoreless innings, with Bruns walking one batter.
OF RECORD
Winning Pitcher: Brian Smart (1-1) 4.0 IP, 2 H 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 1 SO
Losing Pitcher: Trevor Beards (0-1) 3.0 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 2 SO
UP NEXT
- The Tornado are scheduled to host Carson-Newman Wednesday afternoon to kick off what will be a nine-game homestand that runs through March 23.
- Mars Hill returns to conference play this weekend when they host Carson-Newman before making the trip to Bristol on March 15.
