LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, Ga. - The University of the South baseball team dropped a 4-3 decision to the hands of Covenant College in a Tuesday afternoon battle.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final Score: Covenant (8-10) 4, Sewanee (2-18) 3
Winning Pitcher: Houghston Schaefer (1-0)
Losing Pitcher:
Benny Ennis (0-1)
Save: Kenny Mills (1)
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HOW IT HAPPENED
-The teams racked up the zeros in the first four innings of play. That would change for the visiting Tigers in the fifth. After
Mike Lewishall led off the frame with a triple,
Luke Short, on the next pitch, laced a single to put Sewanee on the board first.
-After two Covenant wild pitches to push Short to third,, he would later score thanks to a productive out by
Jack Roode.
-Covenant would respond in the bottom half to even the score at two after five full frames.
-The Purple Tigers reclaimed the lead thanks to a lead-off walk by Lewishall.
TJ Meyn recorded a sacrifice fly to give the visitors the 3-2 edge.
-Unfortunately for the Sewanee bullpen, they were not able to produce the shutdown inning, as Covenant produced back-to-back base hits to reclaim the lead for good.
-Sewanee had the opportunity to tie the game in the eighth after a pinch hit double. Later, the tying run was gunned down at the plate.
SEWANEE KEY STATISTICS
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Wade Sansone led the Tiger offense with one of Sewanee's three doubles on the day as he finished with a 2-for-3 afternoon at the plate and reached base three times.
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Luke Short also posted a 2-for-3 effort with a run scored and an RBI each.
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Jack Roode and
TJ Meyn each drove in a run.
COVENANT KEY STATISTICS
-Kenny Mills posted two extra base hits to go along with an RBI for the Scots. He would later make an appearance on the mound for the last two frames and earn the save.
UP NEXT
Sewanee will travel next to Berry College for a three-game, Southern Athletic Association (SAA) series on Saturday.
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