BRISTOL, Tenn. – The King University baseball team dropped their final two games of the regular season Friday to Emmanuel University.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Emmanuel 4, King 1; Emmanuel 8, King 2
LOCATION: King Baseball Field; Bristol, Tenn.
RECORDS: King 14-31, 7-21 Conference Carolinas; Emmanuel 30-20, 18-12 Conference Carolinas
SERIES HIGHLIGHTS
- Truman Roper had a home run for the Tornado in game two, finishing the day 3-for-9.
- Levi Medford was 2-for-4 in game two, with an RBI.
GAME ONE HIGHLIGHTS
- The Lions scored right away, posting a run in the first to take a 1-0 lead, before adding another in the third.
- After Emmanuel scored two runs in the fifth, the Tornado started to score in the top of the seventh.
- Jacob Eargle drew a leadoff walk, with Derek Martin following with a single to left field.
- After Patrick Corley reached base on a fielder's choice, Huffman grounded into a fielder's choice, with Eargle scoring to get the Tornado on the board.
- King would finish with the bases loaded, but were unable to cut into the lead, falling 4-1.
OF RECORD
Winning Pitcher: Hunter Pirkle (5-3) 5.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 0 SO
Losing Pitcher: Corbin Dickenson (5-1) 5.0 IP, 4 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 3 BB, 6 SO
GAME TWO HIGHLIGHTS
- The Lions scored three runs in the second, including a two-run home run.
- Conner Hyatt drew a one-out walk in the bottom of the inning, scoring when Medford doubled down the right field line, making it a 3-1 lead.
- Roper hit his home run in the third, a solo shot to pull King to within 3-2.
- Emmanuel scored four runs in the fifth, all of which via home run, before adding another home run in the eighth to take an 8-2 victory.
OF RECORD
Winning Pitcher: Ethan Pooler (3-3) 7.0 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 9 SO
Losing Pitcher: Eben Hansen (0-2) 4.1 IP, 7 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 0 BB, 5 SO
FOR THE FOES
- Thomas Collins had two home runs and a double in game two, with Brody Campbell and Zachary Bergstrom both adding home runs as well.
- Ethan Pooler threw seven innings in the second game, allowing just two runs on six hits with nine strikeouts.
UP NEXT
- Both teams will now wait for the announcement of the Conference Carolinas tournament bracket, which will be released this weekend by Conference Carolinas.
