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Sophomore Nathan Meade slides into first and later advances to score the first run of the game. |
-Photo by Jason Harville |
The Milligan baseball team split a double-header with Lenoir-Rhyne College on Feb. 20.
In the first game, the Buffs defeated Lenoir-Rhyne 5-2 with all five runs scored in the fifth inning. Junior Brad Hitch led the Buffs in the fifth inning run with his first home run of the season. Junior Todd Speas pitched the first five innings, allowing only five hits and two runs to pick up his first win of the season.
Lenoir-Rhyne came back in the second game to defeat Milligan 8-4. Junior Scott Shealy led the Buffs with two runs and batted one for three and sophomore Dustin Price was two for three with an RBI single.
At the double-header against Virginia Intermont on Feb. 24, Milligan won 3-2 in the first game and 9-3 in the second.
Senior Dustin Barrett pitched into the seventh inning and struck out four batters and allowed only two runs. Senior Matt Simmons finished out the ten inning game and allowed only three hits.
Price hit the game-winning RBI that score Shealy in the tenth inning. Price finished the game three for five. Freshmen David Rusaw and senior Ben Wittemore each had two runs for the Buffs.
In the second game, Wittemore had two hits and four RBIs, and senior Jesse Dannemiller went three for three with one run and one RBI.
The Buffs improved their season record to 5-1 and 2-0 in the conference.