April 23, 2008

Lenoir-Rhyne Baseball Defeats Saint Andrews Presbyterian, 2-1

Sophomore Justin Crowell pitches a complete game to lead the Bears to the win

Laurinburg, N.C. – The Lenoir-Rhyne College Baseball Team (22-31) defeated Saint Andrews Presbyterian College (14-37), 2-1, Wednesday afternoon at Clark Field in Laurinburg, N.C.

L-R sophomore Justin Crowell (New London, N.C./North Stanly HS) went the distance for the Bears, giving up just one run while striking out two batters as he improved to 3-6 on the year.

The Knights got on the board in the bottom of the first inning on Charles Weber’s (Concord, N.C.) RBI double.

The game remained 1-0 until the seventh inning when the Bears tied it on junior designated hitter Jake Hartley’s (Bluffton, S.C./Hilton Head HS) sacrifice fly.

Sophomore second baseman Hank Wofford (Clover, S.C./Clover HS) scored the game-winner on a wild pitch in the top of the eighth inning.

Saint Andrews Presbyterian’s B.J. Horne (Hamlet, N.C.) suffered the loss and fell to 3-6 despite allowing just two runs over eight and two-third innings pitched.

Junior third baseman Daniel Ford (Youngstown, Ohio/Manatee CC) finished three-for-four to lead the Bears offensively.

Lenoir-Rhyne travels to Greeneville, Tenn., to compete in the South Region Classic, hosted by Tusculum, beginning on Saturday.

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