NEED TO KNOW:
Score: Piedmont 7, Oglethorpe 1
Records: Piedmont, 16-10 (2-4 CCS); Oglethorpe 5-24

ATLANTA, Ga. - The Piedmont University baseball team earned a 7-1 victory on the road Tuesday at Oglethorpe behind a fantastic pitching performance by ADAM METIVIER. 

Metivier pitched six innings without allowing a run and stuck out six batters. The bullpen also held the Stormy Petrels scoreless until the ninth inning. 

CARTER BALLSTADT was the stand-out offensively with a pair of home runs in the fifth and seventh innings.

In the seventh, the Lions went back-to-back to start the inning as Kolton Hick belted a solo shot and Ballstadt scorched his second of the day in the next at bat. 

Piedmont 1-2-3 hitters all had two hits each accouting for six of Piedmont's eight hits. 

The Lions will be on the road for a series at Covenant beginning Thursday. 

TURNING POINT:
--Piedmont was able to score early and often with runs in five different innings. 

STANDOUT PERFORMANCES:
--ADAM METIVIER tossed six innings of scoreless ball to earn the win while striking out six. 
--CARTER BALLSTADT hit a pair of home runs with three RBI. 

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