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Wes Snyder
Will Fagan
9
Winner Hampden-Sydney H-SC 12-4
0
Piedmont PCM 10-7
Winner
Hampden-Sydney H-SC
12-4
9
Final
0
Piedmont PCM
10-7
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Hampden-Sydney H-SC 4 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 9 13 0
Piedmont PCM 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 2

W: Justin Woodall (1-0) L: Rotenberger, Nate (1-1)

Game Recap: Baseball | | Danielle Percival: Assistant A.D. of Communications

Baseball Blanked in 9-0 Midweek Loss to Hampden-Sydney

NEED TO KNOW:
Score: Piedmont 0, Hampden-Sydney 9
Records: Piedmont 10-7, 7-2 USA South; Hampden-Sydney 12-4

DEMOREST, Ga. – The Piedmont College baseball team dropped a 9-0 decision to Hampden-Sydney Wednesday afternoon at Loudermilk Field. The Lions fell behind early and were unable to overcome the slow start. 

Hampden-Sydney was quick on the board with four runs in the first and another three in the second as they took a 7-0 lead into the third inning. Hampden-Sydney added another run in the third inning to make it 8-0 before tacking on their final run in the sixth. 

Piedmont was able to put seven hits on the board but was not able to string them together. NATE ROTENBERGER took the loss for the Lions as the starter on the mound moving his record to 1-1. 

Piedmont used a total of three pitchers as NATHAN BOYCE made a relief appearance then MATT ALTER tossed a solid five innings allowing one run and six hits. All three Piedmont pitchers only allowed one earned run each. 

This marked the first time in 2020 that the Lions have been shutout. 

Up next, the Lions head to LaGrange for a conference series with the Panthers beginning Friday at 7 p.m.

TURNING POINT:
--Hampden-Sydney was able to jump on the Lions with seven runs in the first two innings. 

STANDOUT PERFORMANCES:
--WES SNYDER and CONNER JELLEY both had two hits for Piedmont accounting for four of Piedmont's seven hits. 

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