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9
Winner Oglethorpe OU 6-2
8
Piedmont PCM 3-5
Winner
Oglethorpe OU
6-2
9
Final
8
Piedmont PCM
3-5
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Oglethorpe OU 0 0 0 5 2 0 1 1 0 9 12 0
Piedmont PCM 0 1 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 8 7 1

W: Devlin Basinger (1-0) L: Vonderschmidt, Matt (1-1) S: Jack Bartlewski (2)

Game Recap: Baseball | | Danielle Percival: Director of Athletic Communications

Lions Baseball Loses 9-8 Contest v. Oglethorpe

Need to Know
Score: Piedmont 8, Oglethorpe 9
Records: PC 3-5, OU 6-2
Location: Demorest, Georgia

DEMOREST, Ga. - In the first midweek home game of the season, Piedmont baseball dropped a 9-8 game against Oglethorpe Tuesday. The Stormy Petrels came back from being down 6-0 and again down 8-7, but fought for the lead and held on in the final two innings. 

The Lions jumped out in front in the second inning thanks to a CAMERON JOHNSON sacrifice fly that scored ANDREW BURDEN. Piedmont would pour it on in the third inning with five more runs to lead 6-0 including NOAH HEATHERLY hitting a homerun to once against score Burden. 

In the fourth inning, the Stormy Petrels answered back putting up a five spot to trail 6-5 scoring their five runs on four hits and leaving two runners stranded. Oglethorpe added another pair in the next frame to lead 7-6, but Piedmont would tack on a pair as well to regain the lead 8-7 with two runs on two hits with a pair of stolen bases in the inning. 

Oglethorpe was not done fighting back though as the Stormy Petrels would score a single run in both the seventh and eighth innings to capture the lead and close out the contest. 

Turning Point
--The Stormy Petrels scored the game-winning run in the top of the 8th inning as a pair of singles to start the inning got OU in position to take the lead. 

Standout Performances
--ANDREW BURDEN was 4-for-5 at the plate with two RBI and three runs scored. 

Inside the Box Score
--Freshman RYAN COX earned the first start of his career pitching three innings. 

News & Notes
--NOAH HEATHERLY hit his second home run of the season on Tuesday. 

Up Next
--Piedmont takes on Berea this weekend in a three game series at Loudermilk Field. 

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