Lynchburg, Va. -- The University of Lynchburg stormed ahead with seven runs across the fifth and six innings to clinch a 12-5 victory over Greensboro on Wednesday afternoon at Fox Field.
The No. 3 Hornets (19-3) claimed their fourth consecutive victory and avenged their loss to the Pride from earlier this season.
Tyler Howlett followed up his game-winning performance against Randolph-Macon with a three-hit day on five at bats.
Benton Jones scored three runs in today's affair and was walked just as many times.
Joe Munitz tallied a three-RBI triple in the second inning and ended the contest with the most RBI on the squad.
Greensboro struck early in the second inning, scoring three runs on a series of hits, including an RBI double by Garrett and RBI singles from Rossi and Le, putting them ahead 3-0. Lynchburg struck back in the bottom of the frame, as
Gavin Collins drove in a run with a single, followed by a base-clearing three-RBI triple from Munitz, giving Lynchburg a 4-3 lead.
The Pride tied the game in the third after an error allowed Sykes to score, but it was all Lynchburg from there. In the fifth inning,
Kellen Clark reached base on a fielding error and scored an unearned run, while
Joe Gordon added another unearned run as Lynchburg pulled ahead 6-4.
The Hornets continued their offensive surge in the sixth inning, racking up four more runs.
Maddox Tsutsui walked with the bases loaded, driving in a run, while the team capitalized on wild pitches and a 2-RBI single from Howlett to push the score to 10-4.
Logan Webster's RBI double further extended the advantage to 11-4 before the end of the frame.
Lynchburg added one more in the seventh as
Eric Hiett scored on a fielder's choice, rounding out their dominant performance. Greensboro managed a late run in the ninth, but it wasn't enough as Lynchburg took the game 12-5.
Trent Judd got the win on the mound for the Hornets. He threw 4.2 innings and tallied three strikeouts in 18 batters faced.
The baseball crew is set to hit the road this weekend for a neutral double header against ODAC foe Roanoke on Saturday, March 29, starting at noon.
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