NASHVILLE – No. 9 (NCBWA) Trevecca Nazarene University baseball (32-12, 17-9 Great Midwest) split its doubleheader against Cedarville University (18-19, 12-9 Great Midwest), winning 21-10 in game one and falling 11-8 in game two (seven innings) while at home on Friday.

Braden Odom became the new NCAA Era Baseball Home Run King. He now owns the single-season record with 20 home runs and is the career champion with 35 career dingers. 

Hunter Newman, who hit 32 career home runs from 2013-15 (three seasons), held the NCAA Era career home run mark.

Hunter Newman, who had 18 home runs during the 2001 season, held the single-season NCAA Era home run mark.

Odom is nearing the all-time (NAIA/NCAA) single-season mark - including NAIA and NCAA. The all-time (NAIA/NCAA) Trevecca career mark is still a ways off.  

Mario Campos is the all-time Trevecca single-season home run champion with 21 in 2001 (NAIA Era). Roger Brown is the all-time Trevecca career home run king with 49 from 1992-95 (NAIA Era).

SEASON ESSENTIALS 

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SERIES HISTORY/NOTES

Trevecca is 36-5 in the all-time series with Cedarville. The Trojans were on a 24-game win streak against Cedarville prior to the game two loss on Friday.

HOW IT HAPPENED

GAME ONE: 

The Trojans came out swinging in the first inning with a 5-run first. Shawn Wallwork hit a double to bring in Braden Odom for the first score. Then Bryant Goolsby hit a double scoring Shawn Wallwork and Roland Ryan. David Milam added a double driving in Bryant Goolsby. Trevecca's first five men to the plate reached base. Milam later scored on a sacrifice ground out by Zeke Lecomte to make it 5-0. Cedarville responded with a four-run second inning to cut the Trojan lead to one. The Trojans acted in kind with a three-run second inning. Roland Ryan hit a solo home run, his 17th of the season. Then Zeke Lecomte hit a two-RBI single to make it 8-4. Cedarville added a run in the third inning for an 8-5 score. The Trojans added runs in the third, fourth, and fifth innings - a combined seven runs for a 15-5 lead. A two-RBI single by Roland Ryan and a two-RBI single from Shawn Wallwork highlighted the three innings. In the sixth, Shawn Wallwork hit his first home run of the season, a two-run shot to make it 17-5. Cedarville continued pressing with a three-run seventh. Braden Odom kept the Trojan's offense going with a two-run home run, his 19th of the season, to make it 19-8. Cedarville added two more runs in the eighth to cut the lead down. But Zeke Lecomte hit a two-run home run to make it 21-10 in the eighth to put the game away. 

GAME TWO: 

Cedarville came out strong in game two with a four-run first inning. Braden Odom hit an inside-the-park home run, his 20th of the season, to get the Trojans on the board in the first. Then in the second inning, TNU's Logan West hit a single, driving in Zeke Lecomte. Then Roland Ryan hit a two-run home run, his 18th of the season, to tie the game at 4-4. Cedarville added a run in the fourth to take the lead back. Then in the bottom of the fourth inning, the Trojans took the lead when Bryant Goolsby hit a two-run single pushing Shawn Wallwork and Roland Ryan across home plate to make it 6-5. Cedarville turned the game in their favor with four runs combined in the fifth and sixth innings to make it 9-6. Cedarville extended their lead in the seventh with a two-run home run for an 11-6 advantage. The Trojans attempted to rally in the bottom of the seventh but came up with just three of the needed five runs to tie.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE- GAME ONE

• Braden Odom went 4-6 with a home run, two RBIs, and four runs scored.
• Roland Ryan went 4-5 with a home run, a double, three RBIs, and three runs scored.
• Zeke Lecomte went 3-6 with a home run, six RBIs, and one run scored.
• Shawn Wallwork went 3-6 with a home run, a double, five RBIs, and two runs scored.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE- GAME TWO

• Braden Odom went 1-3 with a home run, an RBI, and one run scored.
• Roland Ryan went 2-3 with a home run, two RBIs, and two runs scored.
• Shawn Wallwork went 2-4 with a double and one run scored.
• Bryant Goolsby went 2-4 with a double, two RBIs, and one run scored.

UP NEXT

The Trojans will go on the road to finish the regular season with a four-game series at Walsh University (17-14, 9-9 Great Midwest) on Friday and Saturday, starting at 12:00 PM.

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