Box Score NEWBERRY, S.C. – The King University baseball team concluded play on Sunday at the Newberry College Round Robin with a matchup against Young Harris College. The Mount Lions used seven unearned runs to earn a 12-4 victory over the Tornado.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Young Harris 12, King 4
LOCATION: Smith Road Complex; Newberry, S.C.
RECORDS: King 1-5, Young Harris 4-1
TIME OF GAME: 313
King Starting Lineup
1. Nicolas Keister – RF
2. Mark Hencken – 2B
3. Ryan Sattz – 1B
4. Ryan Whitt – LF
5. Anthony Hunt – DH
6. Mark Michael – 3B
7. Josh Stephens – CF
8. Moises Soto – C
9. J.P. Castaneda – SS
Starting Pitcher: RHP P.J. O'Brien
Young Harris Starting Lineup
1. Nick Sexton – CF
2. Zach Odom – 2B
3. Brett Westmoreland – DH
4. Zach Wall – 3B
5. Zack Beggs – 1B
6. Luke Miller – LF
7. Troy Kizer – RF
8. Jared Campbell – C
9. Casey Selfe – SS
Starting Pitcher: RHP Michael Livingston
KING HIGHLIGHTS
- Keister and Hencken registered two hits apiece, Keister going 2-for-3 with one RBI and a run scored and Hencken went 2-for-5 and drove in one.
- Stephens also recorded two hits, going 2-for-4 in the contest.
- Tyler Bailey pinch hit and went 2-for-2 with one run scored.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Young Harris grabbed the lead in the third inning when the scored four runs, three on a Beggs home run to right center.
- The Mount Lions added three more in the fourth, two on a home run from the second batter of the inning, Campbell.
- King got on the board in the fifth as Keister and Hencken ripped back-to-back one-out doubles. However, one was all the Tornado would get in the frame.
- Young Harris matched that run in the sixth on a two-out single from Beggs, stretching the Mountain Lion lead to 8-1 after six.
- With runners on second and third in the seventh, Sattz dropped down a squeeze bunt that scored Bailey, cutting the Tornado deficit to 8-2.
- The Mountain Lions added two in the seventh on a double from Campbell and single from Westmoreland to take a 10-2 lead.
- In the eighth, King got RBI singles from Soto and Keister, but couldn't push any more runs across.
- Young Harris matched the pair in the bottom of the inning to put the game out of reach en route to the 12-4 win.
FOR THE FOES
- Campbell went 2-for-4 with three runs batted in and two runs scored while Westmoreland went 3-for-5 with two runs batted in and two runs scored.
- Sexton also registered three hits, going 3-for-5 and Beggs went 3-for-4 and drove in four.
OF RECORD
Winning Pitcher: Livingston (2-0) 7.0 IP, 7 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 4 SO
Losing Pitcher: O'Brien (0-1) 3.0 IP, 6 H, 7 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 4 SO
UP NEXT
- King is scheduled to be in action again on Tuesday at Carson-Newman University and Wednesday at Brevard College. First pitch both days is scheduled for 2:00 p.m.
- Young Harris takes on the University of West Georgia on Tuesday.
