CLEVELAND, Tenn. – The Trevecca Nazarene University baseball team (21-25, 16-16 GSC) began its final regular season series against Lee University (24-23, 16-16 GSC), at Larry Carpenter Stadium on Saturday afternoon.
Trevecca beat Lee 8-6 in the opener and then the Flames finished the day with a 9-8 win in game two.
SERIES HISTORY/NOTES
The Flames command an overwhelming 40-14 all-time series advantage since the 1997 season. Additionally, Lee holds a 10-3 lead in the Division II era.
HOW IT HAPPENED
GAME ONE – TNU 8, LEE 6
The final regular season series of the 2025 campaign got off to a hot start for the Trojans.
Cade Moore led the game off with a solo home run to left field and it was all Trevecca from there. Back-to-back one out singles scored runs and the Trojans took a 3-0 advantage before playing defense. After holding the Flames to a single hit in both the first and second frames, and putting just one on base in the second themselves, the Trojans struck again in the third. A fielding error with runners on the corners brought in
Luke Dymond before Moore drew a bases loaded walk to make it 5-0. Lee used a sacrifice fly in the bottom half of the inning to plate its first run of the day.
The Trojans doused the Flames' run with a sacrifice fly of their own in the fourth while both sides were sat down quietly in the fifth. Lee got its second run of the opener in the sixth. An RBI single up the middle made 6-2 Trojans. Both sides collected a single base knock in the seventh before the Trojans added some eighth inning insurance runs.
Joey Parliment led the inning off with a single to right before
Cole McCallum's bat found a ball that landed over the left center field wall for his seventh home run of the season. After Lee left two on in the bottom of the eighth, the Trojans allowed four runs in the ninth, but held on for the 8-6 victory.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
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Brady Maciak went 2-4 with two RBI, and a run scored.
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Cade Moore was 2-4 with two RBI a walk and a run scored.
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Joey Parliment went 2-4 with a double and two runs scored.
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Spencer Wilkins (3-3) started and picked up the win. He went 6.0 innings in which he allowed two runs, a pair of walks and five hits with six strikeouts.
GAME TWO – LEE 9, TNU 8
After a quick first inning to game two, the second inning featured 11 total runs. The Trojans plated seven off a flurry of plays including a
Joey Parliment two-run homer to center field. The hosts countered with a four spot of their own in the bottom half of the frame. Lee sliced into the deficit with another run off a fielder's choice in the third.
The fourth, fifth and sixth innings saw a combined four hits between both sides. The seventh saw the Trojans plate their final run of the day, a
Cole McCallum double brought in
Brett Dingess. The Flames walked it off in the bottom of the seventh, though, behind a four-run inning. Three singles scored four runs, as Lee won 9-8.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
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Joey Parliment went 1-3 with two RBI, a walk and a run scored.
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Cole McCallum was 2-4 with an RBI.
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Cade Moore went 2-4 with two RBI and a run scored.
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Nick Judd (4-5) took the loss. He pitched the final 1.2 innings allowing four runs and four hits with two strikeouts.
NEXT ON THE DIAMOND
The Trojans and Flames close up not only their three-game series but also the regular season tomorrow afternoon. First pitch is set for noon.
