March 14, 2008

Lenoir-Rhyne Baseball Defeats Lincoln Memorial, 8-6, In Extra Innings

Sophomore outfielder Evan Taylor goes four-for-six, batting in the winning run in the 11th inning

Harrogate, Tenn. – The Lenoir-Rhyne College Baseball Team (15-14, 7-0) took game one of the weekend series, 8-6, with Lincoln Memorial University (14-13-1, 2-8) at Lamar Hennon Field. The game was postponed for a half hour due to rain.

The game started at 7:30 and was neck-and-neck until Lenoir-Rhyne scored two runs in the top of the eleventh inning on sophomore outfielder Evan Taylor’s (Charlotte, N.C./Independence HS) two-run single. The runs proved to be enough for the win, as the Bears held off the Railsplitters in the bottom of the inning to come away with an 8-6 win in a game that ended after midnight.

Taylor went four-four-six at the plate with four RBI in Lenoir-Rhyne’s fifteenth win of the season and their seventh in South Atlantic Conference play. The victory also helps the Bears remain unbeaten in league action going into the final two games of the series with Lincoln Memorial at 7-0.

Lenoir-Rhyne relief pitcher Jesse Beane (Collettsville, N.C./West Caldwell HS) picked up the win to improve to 3-1 on the season. Beane entered the game in the sixth inning and pitched 5.2 innings of shutout baseball and allowed only three Railsplitter hits while on the mound.

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Lenoir-Rhyne and Lincoln Memorial will finish the series with a doubleheader on Sunday afternoon. The first pitch is set for 1:00 p.m.