NEED TO KNOW:
Score: Piedmont 10, Adrian 5
Records: Piedmont, 5-3; Adrian 3-2

DEMOREST, Ga. – Piedmont College's baseball team woke the bats up in game two of its series with No. 22 Adrian as the Lions exploded for double digit runs in a 10-5 win over the Bulldogs.
 
The Lions (5-3 overall) tallied 12 hits and used an aggressive baserunning approach to jump out to an 8-0 lead by the sixth inning. Each of Piedmont's first two runs came on separate double steal attempts in the second and third innings.
 
First, it was CARTER BALLSTADT who stole third and scored on a throwing error in the second before ZACH SWINDELL did the same in the third inning.
 
Piedmont got another run in the third on a JACK BARTLEWSKI sac fly and another in the fourth when KYLE DEJESUS was hit by a pitch in a bases loaded situation, making it 4-0 nothing Piedmont.
 
In the bottom of the sixth inning, the Piedmont offense really opened the floodgates when five hits plated four runs and opened the score up to an 8-0 advantage.
 
While the bats were building the lead, starting pitcher PEYTON IRVIN was building himself a quality start as he held the Bulldogs scoreless into the seventh. The sophomore ran out of steam and was pulled after allowing three hits to start the seventh, but he did more than enough to earn his second win of the season.
 
Adrian mounted a comeback attempt with three runs in the seventh and another in the eighth, but a two-RBI single from CONNER JELLEY in the Piedmont half of the eighth increased the margin to 10-4, which was enough insurance despite another run in the ninth for the Bulldogs.

TURNING POINT:
--Piedmont's four-run sixth inning gave the team some breathing room and opened up an eight-run lead.

STANDOUT PERFORMANCES:
--PEYTON IRVIN was impressive on the hill through his first six innings, allowing just five hits and eight strikeouts to that point. 
--ZACH SWINDELL reached base five times and scored three times thanks to going 1-1 at the plate and drawing four walks. He also accounted for two of Piedmont's seven stolen bases.
--JACK BARTLEWSKI was 2-4 at the plate and tallied two RBIs while scoring a pair of runs. 
 
UP NEXT:
--The rubber match of the three-game series with No. 22 Adrian is slated for Wednesday, March 3, at 5:00 p.m. at Loudermilk Field.

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