Danville, Va. -- The University of Lynchburg baseball squad battled hard against Averett in a Saturday double header at Owen-Fulton Field. The Hornets were nipped in game one, 3-2, but followed up with a commanding 16-3 win in seven innings in game two.
Although the No. 2 Hornets (27-5, 13-3) had a seven-game winning streak snapped today, they still own the top spot in the conference standings with a .812 win percentage in ODAC play. Just three more road outings await Lynchburg while four more contests are set to be played at home. The Hornets own a 14-0 record at home so far this season and a 10-3 record at opponents' home stadiums.
In game one of today's affair, Averett took a one-run advantage in the first frame after Testerman singled in Zischke. The Hornets tied the game twice throughout the contest, fueled by clutch at-bats from
Eric Hiett and
Benton Jones.
Hiett sparked the scoring for Lynchburg with a single in the second, leading to an unearned run by
Ryder Warren. Down 2-1 in the ninth,
Joe Munitz crossed home on Jones' RBI single to even the score. However, Averett's Zischke hit a walk-off solo homer in the 10th, handing Lynchburg the loss despite strong efforts.
Game two was all Hornets. After falling behind 3-0 in the first inning, Lynchburg erupted for 16 consecutive runs across the third through seventh innings. The Hornets went in front in the third with a four-run outburst, highlighted by a two-RBI triple from Jones and an RBI single by
Conner Moore. The momentum carried into the following innings, as Lynchburg posted multi-run frames in the fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh.
Jones led the charge, going two-for-three with a triple, three RBI, and three runs. Moore was two-for-5 with three RBIs and two runs scored, while Hiett added a three-for-three performance with two RBI.
Maddox Tsutsui contributed four RBI to lead the team, including a sacrifice fly and a two-run single. In total, Lynchburg racked up 16 hits, with eight different players scoring.
The Hornets return to action on Tuesday when Virginia Wesleyan visits Lynchburg's domain of James C. Fox Field on April 15 at 3 p.m.
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