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Sports Release                                                                                               March 1, 2006

Railsplitters Take One From Cobras

HARROGATE -  The Lincoln Memorial University Baseball team split a doubleheader with Virginia Intermont College on the Lamar Hennon Field in Harrogate on Wednesday.  LMU took game one by a final score of 13-2, while falling in the second game by the score of 11-5.

Game one saw a back and forth contest through five and a half innings, with LMU leading 3-2 after scoring single runs in the first, second, and fourth innings, with VIC responding with runs in the second and fifth.  The bottom of the sixth saw LMU’s offense come alive for ten runs, highlighted by homeruns by juniors Sergio Baez (Miami, FL), and Nate Henderson (Loudon, TN). 

Lincoln Memorial was led on offense by Mike Richardson (Murfreesboro, TN), with a 4-4 day at the plate with two RBIs and two runs scored.  Also contributing were Henderson, who went 2-3 with three RBIs and three runs scored, and junior Dustin Rowland (Eagle River, AK), who finished 2-4 with an RBI and two runs scored.  Picking up the win for the Railsplitters was junior Zach Gray (Columbia, TN), who went five innings, giving up six hits and two runs, while striking out five.  Gray improved to 3-2 on the year.  Senior Mitchell Turner (Knoxville, TN) pitched a scoreless sixth to pick up his second save of the season.

Game two saw a reverse of game one, as LMU, leading 5-2 after five innings, gave up nine runs over the final two frames.  The Cobras were helped by four Railsplitter errors.   The VIC offensive explosion was highlighted by a three run homerun by Josh Self in the sixth.  The Railsplitters were led at the plate by Richardson again, who finished game two 2-3 at the plate, with a stolen base, one run scored, and an RBI.  LMU junior Reed Neff (Brentwood, TN) picked up the loss, dropping to 3-2 on the season.  Turner and freshman Sean Mace (Florence, KY), came on to finish the game for the Splitters.

Lincoln Memorial 13, Virginia Intermont 2 (Mar 01, 2006 at Harrogate, TN) (Game 1)
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Virginia Intermont.. 010 010     -  2  7  2      (2-9)
Lincoln Memorial.... 110 10(10)  - 13 13  1      (11-6)
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Pitchers: Virginia Intermont - Early Page; Tim Lovern(6); Daniel Rutter(6). Lincoln Memorial -
Zach Gray; Mitchell Turner(6).
Win-Zach Gray(3-2)  Save-Mitchell Turner(2)  Loss-Early Page  T-2:28  A-85
HR LMU - Sergio Baez (1); Nathaniel Henderson (1).


E. Page faced 2 batters in the 6th.

Virginia Intermont 11, Lincoln Memorial 5 (Mar 01, 2006 at Harrogate, TN) (Game 2)
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Virginia Intermont.. 000 205 4 - 11  8  1      (3-9)
Lincoln Memorial.... 003 110 0 -  5  6  4      (11-7)
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Pitchers: Virginia Intermont - Josh Orrick; Scott Stargardt(6). Lincoln Memorial - Reed Neff;
Mitchell Turner(6); Sean Mace(7).
Win-Josh Orrick  Save-Scott Stargardt  Loss-Reed Neff(3-2)  T-2:20  A-80
HR VIC - Josh Self.

-LMU-

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