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Winner Piedmont PIEDMONT 0-2
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Chapman CHAPMAN 2-0
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Final
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Chapman CHAPMAN
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Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Piedmont PIEDMONT 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 4 5 0
Chapman CHAPMAN 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 10 2

W: Metivier, Adam (1-0) L: C. Godfrey (0-1) S: Simms, Braden (2)

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

Baseball Completes Sweep of #22 Chapman with 4-2 Win Sunday

NEED TO KNOW:
Score: Piedmont 4, #22 Chapman 2
Records: Piedmont, 3-0; #22 Chapman, 0-3

ORANGE, Calif. - The Piedmont University baseball team completed the series sweep on Sunday with a 4-2 win over #22 Chapman. The Lions pitching staff continued its spectacular start to the season as Adam Metivier earned the win going 6.2 innings. 

Metivier's only walk of the game came against the first batter he faced and while the Panthers had three hits off him through the first three innings, it was the Lions who were able to strike first. 

Piedmont was held hitless through the first three but in the fourth inning Cody Funk was walked and a Tyler Nelson double brought him around to score. Nelson was then driven in by Ben Connelly who traded places with him. 

Taking a 2-0 lead into the fifth, the Lions picked up where they left off as Trace Cate was walked and Jack Ryan singled to put runners on the corners. An RBI single by Sean Bailey drove home what proved to be the game-winner making it 3-0 Lions. Jack Gilsenan doubled in the sixth to drive in Nelson for the final run for the Lions. 

Metivier did not allow a hit in the fourth or fifth innings and despite giving up two hits to start the sixth inning, he worked out of a jam with a double play and a fly out. 

In the seventh, the Panthers were able to string together three hits to plate two runs and force a pitching change for the Lions as Averett Thompson entered to shut down the Panthers' attack. 

Thompson pitched one complete allowing two hits with one strikeout before Braden Simms entered to close out the contest. Simms earned his second save of the season going 1.1 innings allowing no hits and striking out two. 

Up next, Piedmont is scheduled for the home opener on Wednesday, February 19 against Oglethorpe at 6 p.m.

TURNING POINT:
- Once again, it was Sean Bailey who came up big providing what became the game-winner with an RBI single in the fifth to plate the third run of the game for the Lions. 

STANDOUT PERFORMANCES:
- Adam Metivier had a strong season-opening outing tossing 6.2 innings allowing just two earned runs and one walk. 
- Offensively, no one had more than one hit but Tyler Nelson was 1-for-2 with two walks and accounted for two runs scored. 

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE:
- Braden Simms now has two saves in the first three games of the season, coming off a statistical national championship with 12 saves to lead the country in NCAA Division III a year ago. 

HOW TO FOLLOW:
- To stay up to date on all information regarding Piedmont University Athletics, be sure to visit PiedmontLions.com and connect with the Green and Gold on social media. Follow the Lions on Twitter: @PiedmontLions, Instagram: @PiedmontLions, and Facebook. To follow each Piedmont athletic program on social media, use the Social Media Directory at PiedmontLions.com or click here.

 
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