Box Score
LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, Ga. 3/29/11 – The Sewanee Tigers sent thirteen batters to the plate and exploded for nine runs in the top of the fifth inning en route to a 17-4 victory over Covenant College today in Lookout Mountain, Georgia.
The nine-run fifth inning broke a 3-3 tie. The Tigers added five more runs in the sixth inning.
Lee Schurlknight (Darlington, S.C., Byrnes Academy) picked up the win on the mound in relief of starting pitcher Jacob Simpson (Franklin, Tenn., Battle Ground Academy).
Freshman Jack Rogers (Atlanta, Ga., Lovett) led the way at the plate with a 4-for-4 effort including a double and a RBI. Taylor Irwin (Brentwood, Tenn., Battle Ground Academy) had three doubles in five trips to the plate and drove in three runs. Joe Reilly (Milton, Ga., Mt. Pisgah) chipped in three hits and two RBI while Wilson Nealy (Nashville, Tenn., Montgomery Bell Academy) picked up two hits and three RBI.
With the win the Tigers improve to 8-11 on the season and will be back action this weekend as they travel to Birmingham, Alabama for a three-game SCAC series with Birmingham Southern College. The first game is scheduled for Saturday at 1 pm.
