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Box Score 2 SEWANEE, Tenn. (March 12, 2016) – Behind Drew Mancuso's outstanding start, the Sewanee baseball team split with visiting Berea, Saturday, at historic Montgomery Field.
The Tigers won the opener 6-2 before dropping the nightcap 7-5.
Game One – Sewanee 6 – Berea 2
Mancuso was great after he earned the complete-game win. The Tiger starter allowed only two runs and seven hits while striking out one. The two runs came off a two-run homerun by Evan Hackney.
Along with Mancuso's ability to keep Berea's hitters off-balance, Sewanee was led at the plate by Ryan Poole and Josh Roberts. Poole had two hits with two RBI and a run scored while Roberts also added two hits and two RBI.
Overall, Sewanee had 10 hits as a team. The Tigers jumped out in front with three runs in the bottom of the fourth. After Berea scored two in the top of the sixth, Poole homered and Roberts drove in two with a double in the bottom of the inning.
Game Two – Berea 7 – Sewanee 5
Sewanee jumped out early as Jackson Cooper triple in Roberts. A batter later, Tony Dykes drove in Cooper with an RBI single.
Sewanee extended its lead to 3-0 when Mancuso singled home Tyler Minkkinen in the bottom of the third. An inning later, Roberts singled in Poole while Cooper drove in Trey Akins with a SAC fly to right field.
Down 5-0 Berea rallied. With two outs, Chris Works singled. After Nathan Summey singled, Tyler Plageman drove in Works from second. A batter later, Hackney ripped his second homerun of the day to left.
An inning later, Berea added three runs on five hits to complete the comeback.
Roberts and Mancuso led Sewanee with a 2-for-4 performance.
Sewanee and Berea will conclude their three-game series, Sunday.
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