April 4, 2008

Lenoir-Rhyne Baseball Downs Newberry, 5-3, In South Atlantic Conference Action

Sophomore Chris Henderson goes the distance on the mound for the Bears in the win

Newberry, S.C. – The Lenoir-Rhyne College Baseball Team (21-22, 10-6) defeated Newberry College (15-23, 5-10), 5-3, Friday evening in South Atlantic Conference action at Smith Road Complex in Newberry, S.C.

L-R sophomore Chris Henderson (Lincolnton, N.C./West Lincoln HS) pitched a complete game for the Bears en route to the win. Henderson allowed just one earned run while striking out seven batters in improving to 4-4 on the season.

Down 2-0, the Bears tied it in the seventh inning on RBI hits from redshirt freshman catcher Brian Dice (Hickory, N.C./Western Carolina Univ.) and freshman outfielder Stephen Andrews (Winston-Salem, N.C./Mt. Tabor HS).

After Newberry went ahead 3-2, L-R took the lead for good on a two-run home run by junior third baseman Daniel Ford (Youngstown, Ohio/Manatee CC) in the top of the eighth. The home run was Ford’s team-leading 10th of the season.

Andrews, who finished with two runs batted in, added a run-scoring hit in the ninth inning for the Bears.

Nick Martin (Morehead City, N.C.) led Newberry with two RBI.

The Indians' Brandon Petty (Melbourne, Fla.) fell to 4-7 with the defeat.

The two teams will wrap up the weekend series with a doubleheader on Sunday beginning at 1 p.m.

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