SEWANEE, Tenn. - The University of the South baseball team dropped a 4-1 decision to the Warriors of Hendrix College in the opener of a three-game Southern Athletic Association (SAA) series, Saturday afternoon from Puett Field.
Hendrix is receiving votes in the latest D3baseball.com poll.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final Score: Hendrix (18-2, 3-1) 4, Sewanee (2-15, 0-4) 1
Winning Pitcher: Andrei Stoyanow (2-1)
Losing Pitcher:
Matt Munn (0-4)
Save: Teddy Olander (1)
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HOW IT HAPPENED
-After the teams traded zeros for the first three innings, Hendrix saw back-to-back base hits to put runners on the corners. After a pop up and a free pass, the bases were loaded, and Tyler Beard walked in the Warriors' first run. The second run came as a sacrifice fly.
-Sewanee cut the deficit in half in the bottom of the sixth thanks to a pinch hit double by
Jack Ahlum that scored
Luke Short, who led off the inning with an infield hit.
-The Warriors essentially put the game out of reach with two runs in the seventh.
SEWANEE KEY STATISTICS
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Jack Ahlum recorded a pinch-hit double and RBI, while
Luke Short scored the lone run for the Purple Tigers.
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Wade Sansone and
Jack Roode also contributed a base hit.
HENDRIX KEY STATISTICS
-Rail Gilliam dropped two doubles on the day, while Owen Shaw scored twice to lead the Warriors.
-Andrei Stoyanow (2-1) struck out 10 batters in 6.1 innings of work. Following Stoyanow's start, the Warrior bullpen tossed 2.2 hitless innings.
UP NEXT
The series concludes with a doubleheader on Saturday at noon from Montgomery Field.
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