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Milligan College
SPORTS NEWS RELEASE
Contact: Kevin Brinn, (423) 461-8980
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Milligan splits with Union
Barbourville, KY—Nathan Chandler singled in
Dustin Price with two-outs in the top of the tenth to propel Milligan
to 4-3 victory in game one of the doubleheader in Barbourville,
Ky. Union came back in game two with a shutout by Jeff Henderson
to blank the Buffs 4-0.
Milligan finished the regular season 28-18 and 16-8 in the AAC,
good enough for second place and give Milligan a berth to the Regional
Tournament held in Louisville,Ky in two weeks. Milligan will open
the conference tournament on Tuesday afternoon at 4:00 PM at Milligan.
They will play the seventh seed Union College.
Aaron Wallus tossed the final three innings to pickup the win for
the Buffss. He improves to 2-1 on the season. He allowed one hit
while striking out two batters.
Jacob McAllister pitched the first seven innings giving up three
runs on five hits.
Nathan Chandler finished the game going 2 for 5 with the game-winning
RBI.
Greg Bruce (2-4) came in the game in the tenth to take the loss
for the Bulldogs.
Jeff Henderson tossed a complete game shutout to
improve to 6-0 on the season. He allowed only five hits.
Milligan out hit Union 5-4 in game two but couldn’t score against
Henderson.
Ryan Dunn had two hits for the Buffs.
Chris Shockley (0-5) worked the first three innings for the loss.
Milligan ...020 100 000 1 4 4 0
Union ......200 001 000 0 3 6 2
Jacob McAllister, Aaron Wallus (8) and Nathan Chandler. Greg Bruce
and Mike Ernst. WP Wallus (2-1) LP Bruce (2-4)
Milligan.... 000 000 0 0 5 1
Union........ 002 020 x 4 4 0
Chris Shockley, Rob Maynard(4), Adam Taylor(5), Chase Allcott(5),
Josh Mitchell (6) and Jason Torres. Jeff Henderson and Mike Ernst.
WP Henderson (6-0) LP Shockley (0-5)
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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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