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10
Piedmont PUM 13-7
12
Winner Belhaven BELHAVEN 11-9
Piedmont PUM
13-7
10
Final
12
Belhaven BELHAVEN
11-9
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Piedmont PUM 1 1 2 4 2 0 0 0 0 10 14 1
Belhaven BELHAVEN 0 0 3 0 0 0 5 4 X 12 12 1

W: C. Sylvester (2-0) L: Simms, Braden (0-2)

Game Recap: Baseball | | Piedmont Athletic Communications

Lions Surrender Late Rally in 12-10 Loss at Belhaven

NEED TO KNOW:
Score: Belhaven 12, Piedmont 10
Records: Belhaven, 11-9 (4-0 CCS); Piedmont, 13-8 (0-2 CCS)

JACKSON, Miss. - The Piedmont baseball team saw a seven run lead disappear late in a 12-10 loss at Belhaven on Friday afternoon.

The Lions came roaring out of the gate, with three home runs over the first three innings and taking a 10-3 lead into the bottom of the seventh. However, the Blazers did not go away, scoring five times in the seventh and four more times in the eighth to take a second straight two-run win in the series.

The Lions were first on the board with a leadoff home run from COLE ELLIS to set the tone quickly. In the second, it was small ball that got the Lions back on the board with three straight singles from MAC BARTON, ISAAK MULLANACK and BLAKE SILVEY.

With a 2-0 lead after two, that lead doubled after a CARTER BALLSTADT single put him aboard for a KYLE CARLSON home run to make it 4-0. After keeping the Blazers quiet through the first two innings, Belhaven scored three runs on one hit in the bottom of the third to cut into the lead 4-3.

An error, walk and a single loaded the bases to start the fourth inning and KOLTON HICKS took advantage. Hicks belted a grand slam to make it an 8-3 lead for the Lions.

Piedmont tacked on another two in the fifth as the Lions scored in every inning of the game until the sixth. However, from there, the bats were silenced by the Belhaven bullpen.

The Blazers' offense mounted a furious rally starting in the seventh after Piedmont starter ZEKE SWARTZ was lifted. Belhaven tallied nine hits and nine runs against Piedmont's bullpen over just two innings and the Lions' offense was unable to respond.

The series finale is scheduled for Saturday pending the weather and field conditions. 

TURNING POINT:
-- The Blazers plated nine runs over the final two innings to come back from down 10-3 and take the win.

STANDOUT PERFORMANCES:
- The top of the order provided an offensive outburst for the Lions. 
- COLE ELLIS led off the game with his first career home run, going 4-for-4 on the day with three RBI and two runs scored.
- KOLTON HICKS belted his second home run of the season, this one a grand slam in the third inning to give Piedmont an 8-3 lead.
- MAC BARTON earned the start at first base and recorded a muti-hit game, going 2-for-5.

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