SEWANEE, Tenn. - The University of the South baseball team suffered a doubleheader sweep to Hendrix College, 12-0 and 4-2, Sunday from Montgomery Field as the Warriors swept a three-game Southern Athletic Association (SAA) series.
Hendrix is receiving votes in the latest D3baseball.com national poll.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final Score, Game 1: Hendrix 12, Sewanee 0
Winning Pitcher: David Blackburn (5-0)
Losing Pitcher:
Hampton Long (0-2)
Final Score, Game 2: Hendrix (20-2, 5-1) 4, Sewnaee (2-17, 0-6) 2
Winning Pitcher: Jack Hodgins (6-0)
Losing Pitcher:
Logan Martin (0-3)
Save: John Henry Fowler (2)
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HOW IT HAPPENED, GAME 1
-Hendrix used three straight two-run innings in the second, third and fourth to essentially put the game away.
-The Warriors had two home runs in the sixth and ninth.
HOW IT HAPPENED, GAME 2
-The offense stayed with the Warriors to start game two as a leadoff double came around and scored the first run of the game for the visitors.
-In the bottom half of the first, with two outs,
Wesley House sent a double to straight away center field to score
Sully McCreery.
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Logan Martin and Jack Hodgins, the strikeouts were adding up, and the zeros were going across the line score. Sewanee, the Tigers were able to get the go-ahead run in scoring position in the third and fourth innings, but the runners would be stranded.
-In the fifth, the visitors used a three-run inning to reclaim the lead for good.
-The Tigers' bats came to life in the bottom half, as
Mac Gortney laced a double down the right field line to make it a 4-2 affair as the Warriors were forced to go into their bullpen. Unfortunately for the Purple Tigers, the threat would be halted with a groundout to shortstop.
SEWANEE KEY STATISTICS
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Mac Gortney led the Tigers with two hits in the night cap with a double and an RBI.
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Wesley House also added a double and RBI.
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Logan Martin (0-3) threw 112 pitches as he tossed the complete game in the night cap, allowing two earned runs and fanning 11 batters.
HENDRIX KEY STATISTICS
-Zach Marriott posted a six-RBI day in game one of the twin bill with two homers.
-David Blackburn (5-0) tossed seven shutout innings and scattered two hits in game one, while SAA ERA leader Jack Hodgins (6-0) allowed two earned runs to see his ERA up to 0.98 and added six strikeouts.
UP NEXT
The Tigers will step out of conference play for a midweek battle with Covenant College from Lookout Mountain, Ga. on Tuesday.
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