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Milligan College
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Contact: Kevin Brinn, (423) 461-8980
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Milligan splits with Carson Newman
Milligan College, TN-Milligan scores one in the sixth
and one in the seventh to beat Carson Newman in the nightcap 9-8.
Carson Newman won the first game 5-3 in afternoon baseball action.
Game 1
Carson Newman scored two runs in the sixth inning to break a 3-3
tie, and held on to a 5-3 victory.
Nick Jacobs walked with the bases loaded to score Bret Lindsey,
who led the inning off with a single to put the Eagles ahead, 4-3.
Bryce Thomas knocked in the Ricky Luttrell with an infield groundball
to give the Eagles a two run advantage.
Brandon Wright tossed a complete game for the Eagles. He scattered
eight hits in seven innings. He struck out two and walked one for
his third victory of the season. He improves to 3-3 on the season.
David Rusaw led the charge for the Buffs. He went 2 for 4 with a
double, run scored and a RBI. Scott Shealy picked up two more hits
in four at-bats.
Nathan Meade had a clutch single scoring Nathan Chandler with two
out in the second inning to tie the game at one.
Ryan Dunn singled and scored in the fourth inning to tie the game
at three.
Jacob McAllister worked the four innings allowing three runs and
three hits for a no-decision. Chris Shockley tossed 2.1 innings
to pick up the loss for the Buffs. He allowed the two sixth inning
runs. He falls to 0-3 on the season. Ben Whittemore worked out of
a jam in the seventh inning to finish the game.
Milligan out-hit the Eagles 8 to 6 but couldn't get the big hit
late in the game.
Carson Newman ......012 002 0 5 6 2
Milligan College ......011 100 0 3 8 1
Brandon Wright and Wes Ward. Jacob McAllister, Chris Shockley (5),
Ben Whittemore(7) and Nathan Chandler. WP Wright (3-3) LP Shockley
(0-3)
Game 2
Jason Torres was hit by pitch with the bases loaded to score Nathan
Meade with the game-winning run in the bottom of the seventh inning.
Milligan fell behind, 8-3 but came roaring back scoring four runs
in the fourth and single runs in the sixth and seventh to pull out
a split with Carson Newman.
Scott Shealy tied the game in the sixth with his seventh homerun
of the season. He finished the game going 3 for 4 with 3 runs scored.
His first inning triple was his 250th hit as a member of the Buffs.
He broke the all-time hits record last season with 194.
David Rusaw went 2 for 3 with three RBI's.
Rob Maynard (1-1) worked the final three innings to pickup his first
win of the season. He allowed no hits and no runs for the Buffs.
Milligan will host Tennessee Wesleyan this weekend. They will open
the series on Friday with a single game at 2:00 PM. The series will
conclude on Saturday with a doubleheader at 1:00 PM.
Carson Newman 020 600 0 8 9 2
Milligan College 102 401 1 9 12 1
Aaron Wallus, Josh Mitchell (4) Rob Maynard and Jason Torres. WP
Maynard HR Shealy (7)
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About Milligan College
Milligan College is a private Christian liberal arts
college in Northeast Tennessee, nationally recognized for its commitment
to excellence in academic, social and spiritual development. The
college has consistently been named one of "America's Best
Colleges" by U.S. News & World Report. For more information,
visit www.milligan.edu or call 423.461.8719.
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