BRISTOL, Tenn. – The King University baseball team fought back on Wednesday afternoon against Carson-Newman University. However, the Tornado couldn't get even with the Eagles, falling 6-3.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Carson-Newman 6, King 3
LOCATION: King Baseball Field; Bristol, Tenn.
RECORDS: King 12-28; Carson-Newman 23-19
TIME OF GAME: 2:24
KING HIGHLIGHTS
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Carson-Newman manufactured a run in the first inning with a leadoff single, sacrifice bunt, stolen base and groundout to take a 1-0 lead.
- The Eagles added two more in the third, one on a double from James Denton and another on a single from Mitchell Balint to take a 3-0 lead.
- A Davis Hall leadoff walk in the fourth got the Tornado offense going as Steele later singled to put two runners on.
- Mason Swartz singled to drive in Hall before an error allowed Steele to score and cut the King deficit to 3-2.
- The Eagles loaded the base in the fifth inning, but Benjamin Blondino got out of the jam unscathed.
- Two walks, followed by a sacrifice bunt and a run scoring groundout in the sixth extended the Carson-Newman lead to 4-2.
- Steele laced a one-out double in the sixth and later scored on a Chase Hilliard two-out double to pull King within 4-3 in the bottom of the sixth inning.
- Sam Astern started the eighth inning with a home run for Carson-Newman before a groundout scored another run and gave Carson-Newman a 6-3 lead.
- Steele started the ninth inning with a double, but that was all the Tornado would get as Carson-Newman took the contest 6-3.
FOR THE FOES
- Denton posted three hits and drove in two.
- Spencer Williams also drove in two runs.
OF RECORD
Winning Pitcher: Jacob Overbeck (1-0) 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 SO
Losing Pitcher: Carson Sanner (0-2) 4.0 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 0 SO
Save: Grif Hughes (2) 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 SO
UP NEXT
- King closes their home schedule on Thursday and Friday against Chowan University. First pitch on Thursday is scheduled for 3:00 p.m. with Friday's doubleheader scheduled for 12:00 p.m.
- Carson-Newman travels to Coker University on Friday and Saturday.
