Need to KnowScore: Piedmont 15, LaGrange 5Records: Lions 10-5 (3-3 USA South), Panthers 10-8 (2-4 USA South)Location: LaGrange, Georgia - LaGrange CollegeLaGrange, GA - Behind
BRECK DAVIDSON hitting for the cycle, the Piedmont College baseball team won 15-5 against LaGrange in game three of the series for the first USA South series victory of the season for the Lions. Piedmont recorded 18 hits to the Panthers' five hits in the game.Â
Davidson got started early with a home run in the first inning with a 2-run homer scoring
EVAN GRESHAM giving the Lions a 2-0 lead. The Lions added another run in the second inning as
BRADY BALLSTADT singled to score
MICHAEL BARNES and give Piedmont a 3-0 lead.Â
In the third inning, Davidson reached the halfway mark with a double scoring Gresham again followed by
ZACH LANGLEY hitting a double as well to score Davidson. The Panthers scored a pair of runs in the bottom of the third making it 5-2 after three innings.
The Lions added two more in the top of the fifth where Davidson singled and four in the top of the seventh inning with a 12-2 lead. Davidson sealed the cycle with a bases-clearing triple making it 15-5 in the top of the ninth inning with two outs.Â
Turning Point--A two-run home run by
BRECK DAVIDSON set the tone in the first inning as Piedmont led 2-0 after four batters.Â
Standout Performances--
BRECK DAVIDSON hit for the cycle in Monday's contest going 4-for-5 with four RBI, four runs scored and a walk.Â
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EVAN GRESHAM also recorded four hits in the game going 4-for-6 with four runs scored.Â
Inside the Box Score--The Lions had 18 hits in the contest compared to the Panthers' five.Â
News & Notes--The win marks the Lions' first series victory in conference play of the season for Piedmont. Up NextPiedmont will return home to take on Emory & Henry College Tuesday night at 7 p.m. at Loudermilk Field.Â
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