MOUNT OLIVE, N.C. – The King University baseball team opened what could be a key three game Conference Carolinas series at the University of Mount Olive on Tuesday evening. The Trojans showed a balanced offensive attack, scoring early and often to take the contest 9-2.

THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Mount Olive 9, King 2
LOCATION: Scarborough Field; Mount Olive, N.C.
RECORDS: King 14-24, 7-12 Conference Carolinas; Mount Olive 19-15, 11-8 Conference Carolinas
TIME OF GAME: 2:25

King Starting Lineup

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

Mount Olive Starting Lineup

1. Zak Orrison – CF
2. David Mayo – LF
3. Brett Lang – C
4. Stephen Wallace – DH
5. Joe Koehler – 1B
6. Bradley Ragan – 3B
7. Nate Estes – RF
8. Brandon Day – 2B
9. Ricky Surum – SS
Starting Pitcher: RHP Brighton Hudson

KING HIGHLIGHTS

• Sattz led the King offense, going 3-for-4 with a double and one run scored.
• Hunt added a pair of hits for the King offense.
• Bailey and Castaneda drove in one each and Keister scored one run.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Trojans opened the scoring in the first inning when Wallace ripped a double to left center that scored a pair.
• In the second inning, Mount Olive extended their lead as Orrison drove in one with a double before a groundout added another and Orrison later scored on a Lang sacrifice fly that gave Mount Olive a 5-0 lead.
• Koehler doubled to start the third inning, and Ragan followed with a single up the middle to score Koehler and stretch the lead to 6-0.
• Sattz tried to get the King offense going in the sixth inning when he ripped a leadoff double. Dayton followed with a single and Sattz scored on a Bailey groundout, cutting the King deficit to 6-1.
• However, Mount Olive matched that run in the bottom of the sixth when Surum walked and stole second before scoring in a wild pitch.
• Mount Olive then added tewo in the seventh, one on a wild pitch and another on a Surum single to center that scored Estes.
• Keister tried to start a Tornado rally in the bottom of the ninth with a leadoff single. He moved to third on an error and scored on a Castaneda sacrifice fly, but that was all King would get as Mount Olive took the game 9-2.

FOR THE FOES

• Orrison and Surum led Mount Olive with two hits and two runs scored apiece.
• Wallace drove in a pair from a balanced offensive attack.

OF RECORD

Winning Pitcher: Hudson (4-2) 9.0 IP, 10 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 1 SO
Losing Pitcher: Gill (2-5) 2.1 IP, 7 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 2 BB, 0 SO

UP NEXT

• The teams wrapup their Conference Carolinas series with a doubleheader starting Saturday at 12:00 p.m. at Mount Olive.