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Winner Piedmont PIEDMONT 17-9
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Covenant COVENANT 12-14
Winner
Piedmont PIEDMONT
17-9
17
Final
9
Covenant COVENANT
12-14
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Piedmont PIEDMONT 5 3 3 0 0 1 5 0 0 17 22 4
Covenant COVENANT 0 0 3 0 5 0 0 1 0 9 11 2

W: Ayers, Layne (2-1) L: B. Bollinger (4-3)

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

Carlson's Two Home Runs Highlight Series Opening Win at Covenant 17-9

NEED TO KNOW:
Score: Piedmont 17, Covenant 9
Records: Piedmont, 17-9 (4-3 CCS); Covenant, 12-14 (2-8 CCS)

LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, Ga. - The Piedmont University baseball team rolled to a 17-9 win at Covenant Thursday in the series opener. The offense was rolling on Thursday with 22 total hits including eight extra base hits. 

The Lions were off and running in the contest as they scored five runs in the first inning. Back-to-back singles to start the game by Cody Funk and Ben Connelly set the table for Trace Cate who had a 2-RBI triple. 

Kyle Carlson hit his first of two home runs in the game with a two run shot in the first inning making it 5-0.

Piedmont totaled five runs on five hits and went right back to work in the second adding three more. By the mid-point in the third inning, the Lions had racked up 11 runs on 12 hits. 

Zeke Swartz saw an early exit despite a solid performance after the third batter of the third inning. Adam Metivier entered and Covenant took advantage of the forced change for the Lions. 

Covenant added three in the third to trail 11-3, but went back to work in the fifth inning with a five spot to make it a contest again trailing 11-8.

The Piedmont offense was not done for the day however as they added one in the sixth before another five spot in the seventh as Carlson had a three-run home run to cap the inning making it 17-8.

The Scots put up one in answer in the eighth but were unable to rally with Lucas Tritt closing out the final 1.2 innings of the game allowing just one hit. 

Up next, the two will meet for game two of the series on Friday. 

TURNING POINT:
- The Scots threatened in the fifth inning with a five spot but Piedmont left no doubt in the seventh scoring five runs. 

STANDOUT PERFORMANCES:
- Kyle Carlson totaled six RBI as he was 4-for-6 in the contest with a pair of home runs. 
- Trace Cate finished a home run shy of the cycle as he was 3-for-5 in the game with four RBI. 

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE:
- Piedmont baseball head coach Justin Scali earned his 200th career win at Piedmont with the victory Thursday. 
 
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