BRISTOL, Tenn. – The King University baseball team turned in one of their best offensive performances in recent memory on Wednesday afternoon, registering 24 hits in a road victory at Brevard College. The Tornado had four players record three hits as King earned a 19-6 come-from-behind victory.

THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: King 19, Brevard 6
LOCATION: Gil Coan Field; Brevard, N.C.
RECORDS: King 2-5, Brevard 4-5
TIME OF GAME: 3:18

King Starting Lineup

1. Nicolas Keister – CF
2. Mark Hencken – 2B
3. Preston Douglas – RF
4. Ryan Whitt – LF
5. Ryan Sattz – 1B
6. Anthony Hunt – C
7. Austin Dayton – 3B
8. Dylan Sligh – DH
9. Tyler Bailey – SS
Starting Pitcher: RHP Grant Boyd

Brevard Starting Lineup

1. Christina Dix – LF
2. Hunter Donaldson – 3B
3. Kyle Morrison – DH
4. Ryan Smith – 1B
5. Kody Spencer – C
6. Parker Hubbard – SS
7. Josh Hall – CF
8. Caleb Jones – RF
9. Schuyler Martire – 2B
Starting Pitcher: LHP Jay Phillips

KING HIGHLIGHTS

• Sligh drove in a team-high four runs, all coming on one swing as he ripped a grand slam, his first career home run in the fourth inning. He also laced a double in the fourth and ended the day with three hits.
• Douglas went 3-for-7, scoring three times and driving in three runs.
• Whitt registered three hits on six at bats, driving in three and scoring twice.
• Sattz also registered three hits, going 3-for-3 with two runs batted in.
• Bailey, Hencken and Moises Soto all registered two hits for the Tornado.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Brevard grabbed the lead with a run in the first inning and added four more in the second to take an early 5-0 lead.
• However, King came back with five runs in the top of the third inning. Douglas and Whitt ripped back-to-back two-run doubles before Sattz registered a run scoring single to even the contest.
• Sligh started a nine-run fourth inning with a double and Bailey followed with a single to place Sligh. Sattz earned a bases loaded walk to plate one and Dayton recorded a run scoring single before Sligh came up with the big blow, a grand slam that gave King a 14-5 lead.
• The Tornado tacked on single runs in each the fifth and eighth innings before putting the game out of reach with three in the ninth to take the contest 19-6.

FOR THE FOES

• Spencer led the Tornados, going 3-for-4 with one run batted in.
• Smith drove in three going 1-for-4 with a sacrifice fly.
• Dix, Noah Poteat and Morrison all registered two hits for Brevard.

OF RECORD

Winning Pitcher: Sam Ferguson (1-0) 3.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 2 SO
Losing Pitcher: Phillips (1-1) 3.0 IP, 9 H, 7 R, 7 ER, 1 BB, 1 SO

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE

• King registered 24 hits in the contest, their most since 2011-12 when the also registered 24 hits, coming at Mars Hill University.
• The 24 hits also marks the fifth time since King has been NCAA Division II members (2011-12) they have reached at least 20 hits in a contest.
• A season ago, King recorded 23 hits against Belmont Abbey College.

UP NEXT

• King plays their home opener on Saturday when they host the University of Charleston (W.Va.) in a doubleheader that starts at 12:00 p.m. The two teams will square off again on Sunday in a doubleheader starting at 12:00 p.m.
• Brevard is in action again on Saturday and Sunday when they host Mars Hill University.