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Ben Bodoh
Angelica Lux
4
Rhodes RHODES 1-1
14
Winner Piedmont PIEDMONT 1-0
Rhodes RHODES
1-1
4
Final
14
Piedmont PIEDMONT
1-0
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Rhodes RHODES 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 4 9 3
Piedmont PIEDMONT 5 1 2 1 3 0 2 14 17 0

W: Thompson, Averett (1-0) L: R. Manti (0-1)

Game Recap: Baseball | | Eric Edmonson: Assistant Director of Athletic Communications

Lions Ride Bats to Big 14-4 Win Over Rhodes in Season Opener

NEED TO KNOW:
Score: Piedmont 14, Rhodes 4
Records: Piedmont, 1-0; Rhodes, 1-1

DEMOREST, GA—The Piedmont baseball team erupted in their season opener against the Rhodes Lynx with a mercy rule 14-4 victory.

The offense was the star of the day as the Lions scored in all but one of the seven innings played in the contest. Cole Ellis would continue to hold the moniker of table setter as he became the first base runner for the Lions and came around to score the game's first run. Piedmont never let off the gas as they put together a five-run inning in the first with the lineup batting all the way around. The scoring wouldn't cease for Piedmont as they throttled the Lynx over the remaining innings, with a second big inning coming in the fifth with three runs on the board.

Ben Bodoh led the charge for the Lions, going 3-4 with a team-leading five RBI, with him reaching on an error in the seventh inning leading to a mercy rule walkoff. Several other Lions put together solid days, with Cruz Mullinix and Matt Dupuis both earning two RBI. 

Layne Ayers started the game and went 2.1 innings strong with two strikeouts while giving up just one run. The other pitching standout of the day was junior Averett Thompson. Thompson went 3.2 innings for the Lions while allowing no runs and striking out a pair.

Piedmont's offense looked good coming into the season and reinforced that strength in their first outing of 2026.

The Lions will be back in action tomorrow, Feb. 14th, in doubleheader action at 2:00 & 6:00 p.m. against D3Baseball.com #6 Lynchburg and George Fox, respectively.

TURNING POINT:
- The Lions big first inning which gave them the momentum to come away with the victory.

STANDOUT PERFORMANCES: 
- Ben Bodoh led the Lions with five RBI and went 3-4 with a walk.
- Cruz Mullinix put together a solid day, going 3-4, scoring three runs and playing good defense.
- Averett Thompson came on in relief duty and went 3.2, allowing no runs.

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