HARROGATE, Tenn. – The Trevecca Nazarene University baseball team (20-16, 13-7 Great Midwest) lost a mid-week road non-conference affair at Lincoln Memorial University (25-15) at Lamar Hennon Field.
SERIES HISTORY/NOTES
The Railsplitters lead the all-time series 9-2 with the win. It is the seventh consecutive win for LMU over the Trojans.
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Trojans got on the board first scoring a run on a bases loaded walk. Lincoln Memorial responded with a three-run bottom of the first, including two bases loaded walks. In the second, the Trojans tied the game at 3-3 when
Joey Parliment doubled to score
Andru Becker and
Haven Mangrum doubled home Parliment. Trevecca scored two more in the top of the third, taking a 5-3 lead. Andy Napier scored
Josh Griffin on a sac fly and
Andru Becker singled home
Roland Ryan. Unfortunately, the Railsplitters did all the scoring the rest of the game, putting 11 unanswered runs on the board for a 14-5 win.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
Andru Becker,
Joey Parliment,
Josh Griffin, and
Roland Ryan all collected two of the Trojans ten hits.
All five Trojan runs were driven in by different players.
Joey Parliment also reached base twice on walks and scored twice.
Joey Parliment,
Haven Mangrum, and
Roland Ryan all doubled.
NEXT ON THE DIAMOND
Trevecca hosts Cedarville University (9-26, 5-13 Great Midwest) this weekend, April 19-20, at Jackson Field - Friday at 2 PM and Saturday at Noon. The Yellowjackets and Trojans are founding members of the Great Midwest and have the longest head-to-head series. The Trojans lead the series 40-7. Three of CU's seven wins have come in the last seven meetings.
Trevecca visits Carson-Newman University (22-18) Tuesday, April 23 at 3 PM in Jefferson City, TN. The Eagles lead the all-time series, during the NCAA Division II era, 4-2.
Their final two Great Midwest series are on the road at Thomas More University and Ohio Dominican University.
The Thomas More (11-28, 4-20 Great Midwest) series is April 26-27 in Florence, Ky. This is the first meeting between the Trojans and Saints. The Saints are in their first season in the Great Midwest.
The final series is May 2-3 at Ohio Dominican (18-16, 9-9 Great Midwest) in Columbus, Ohio. Trevecca leads the all-time series 15-5, but ODU has won the last two games in the series.
