Box Score BRISTOL, Tenn. – On what was a beautiful day in Bristol, the King University baseball team took on one of the top team in the Southeast Region on Wednesday, Lenoir-Rhyne University. The Bears, scored three early runs, and the Tornado stayed with the Bears until the seventh inning. Lenoir-Rhyne plated four runs that inning en route to their 7-2 victory.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Lenoir-Rhyne 7, King 2
LOCATION: King Baseball Field; Bristol, Tenn.
RECORDS: King 8-11; Lenoir-Rhyne 16-5
TIME OF GAME: 2:56
King Starting Lineup
1. Josh Stephens – CF
2. Mark Hencken – DH
3. Ryan Whitt – LF
4. Ryan Sattz – 1B
5. Preston Douglas – RF
6. Braden Cook – 2B
7. Austin Dayton – 3B
8. Anthony Hunt – C
9. Joe Ganger – SS
Starting Pitcher: RHP Brandon Barbour
Lenoir-Rhyne Starting Lineup
1. Justin Dean – RF
2. Tripp Hamrick – 3B
3. Colby Dishmond – 1B
4. Matthew De La Rosa – SS
5. Ryan Perkins – 2B
6. Marcus Schoemaker – LF
7. Will Thompson – DH
8. Garrett Vaughn – C
9. Justin Lara – CF
Starting Pitcher: RHP Wes McGuire
KING HIGHLIGHTS
- Douglas led the King offense, driving in both runs and going 2-for-4 on the day.
- Hunt also added two hits on the day.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Bears loaded the bases with one out and scored one run on a groundball in the infield before Thompson made in a 3-0 game with a two-run single.
- The score remained the same until the Tornado scratched across one run in the fourth inning. Hencken started the frame with a double and later scored on a two-out double from Douglas.
- King added another in the sixth when Whitt laced a leadoff double. He moved to third on a groundout and scored on a Douglas groundout, pulling King within 3-2 after six.
- The Bears broke the game open in the seventh, scoring one on a Dean single through the left side. Dishmond drove in a pair with another single through the left side and Perkins made in a 7-2 lead with a run scoring single to right center.
- Mitch Stophel then got three straight outs to leave the bases loaded.
- The Tornado couldn't get the offense going over the final three innings as the Bears took the contest 7-2.
FOR THE FOES
- Hamrick and De La Rosa led the Bears with two hits each with Hamrick scoring twice.
- Dishmond, Perkins and Thompson all drove in two runs apiece.
OF RECORD
Winning Pitcher: Brett Fulk (1-0) 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 SO
Losing Pitcher: Barbour (1-1) 2.0 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 SO
UP NEXT
- King returns to Conference Carolinas play when they travel to Erskine College. First pitch on Friday is scheduled for 2:30 p.m. with Saturday's doubleheader scheduled to start at 12:00 p.m. in Due West, S.C.
- The Bears take on Newberry College on Friday and Saturday.
