Need to KnowScore: Piedmont 3, N.C. Wesleyan 5Records: Lions 17-14 (4-10 USA South), Battling Bishops 22-10 (13-4 USA South)Location: Rocky Mount, N.C. - N.C. Wesleyan CollegeRocky Mount, N.C. - Despite a pair of runs provided by
JOSH TATE to put the Lions up 2-0 through four innings, the Battling Bishops of N.C. Wesleyan came back to win Saturday 5-3 to take the series. The Lions have the opportunity to take a game in the series with the series finale Sunday.
It was a scoreless game until the top of the second when Tate singled to score
EVAN GRESHAM and again in the fourth inning it was Tate who singled to score Gresham to give Piedmont a 2-0 lead. The Lions led it 3-0 after a
BRECK DAVIDSON double scored
GRIFFIN OLSON, but the Battling Bishops tied the game in the bottom of the fifth.Â
With the score 3-3 in the bottom of the seventh, N.C. Wesleyan scored a pair of runs off
ALLEN TOKARZ with two runs on three hits in the frame as Tokarz took the loss for his first of the season as he is now 4-1.Â
Piedmont recorded seven hits to the Battling Bishop's 10 while the N.C. Wesleyan pitching staff combined for 10 strikeouts to the Lions' staff recording six.Â
Turning Point--The Battling Bishops put up a pair of runs to break the tie in the seventh inning taking the lead on the eventual game-winning runs.Â
Standout Performances--
JOSH TATE led the team going 2-for-4 in the contest with a pair of RBI as he accounted for the first two runs of the game for Piedmont.Â
Inside the Box Score--
MATT VONDERSCHMIDT pitched another outing without allowing a run as he gave up two hits in 1.2 innings pitched with a strikeout.Â
News & Notes--The Lions dropped the series to N.C. Wesleyan moving to 4-10 in conference play. Up NextThe series finale will be Sunday at 1 p.m. in Rocky Mount, N.C.Â
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