MEMPHIS - The University of the South baseball team dropped a 15-5 result to Rhodes College in the final game of a Southern Athletic Association (SAA) series, Sunday from Stauffer Field.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final Score: Rhodes (18-10-1, 9-3) 15, Sewanee (3-24, 0-12) 5
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HOW IT HAPPENED
-Rhodes posted a six-run frame in the bottom of the third before adding two in the fourth to lead 8-0.
-In the sixth, Sewanee finally cracked the scoreboard as
Wesley House posted an RBI double. Next,
Mac Gortney had a two-run base knock.
-Gortney was able to get around the bases thanks to two wild pitches to cut the deficit in half, 8-4.
-Rhodes responded with three runs in the bottom of the sixth before the Lynx would run-rule the Tigers with two each in the seventh and eighth.
SEWANEE KEY STATISTICS
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Mike Lewishall and
Wesley House each recorded a double as a part of their multi-hit games on Sunday, while
Mac Gortney drove in two RBI.
RHODES KEY STATISTICS
-Dante Messina had a home run as a part of a 3-for-5 day with three RBI, while Julien Brown also went yard for the Lynx.
UP NEXT
Sewanee will return home for the final homestand of the 2022 season, beginning on Wednesday afternoon with a non-conference battle with Maryville College. This begins an eight-game stretch of games from Montgomery Field.
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