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Lynchburg LYNCH 1-2
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Winner Methodist MUBB 4-2
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Methodist MUBB
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Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Lynchburg LYNCH 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 9 3
Methodist MUBB 3 3 5 2 0 0 0 1 X 14 18 0

W: Beard, Seth (1-1) L: H. Campbell (0-1)

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Lynchburg LYNCH 1-4
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Winner Methodist MUBB 6-2
Lynchburg LYNCH
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Final
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Methodist MUBB
6-2
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Lynchburg LYNCH 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 8 0
Methodist MUBB 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 X 4 7 0

W: Walker, Will (2-0) L: G. Thurman (0-1)

Game Recap: Baseball | | Ja'Shawn Steward-Johnson

Monarchs Complete Sweep of Lynchburg

FAYETTEVILLE, N.C.  After Methodist baseball routed the visiting Hornets 14-2 in the first game of a doubleheader, Game 2 proved to be much more compelling with the Monarchs pulling away for a 4-2 victory in non-conference play Saturday evening.

It was a tale of two different games as the Monarchs scored a season-high 14 runs, including 11 in the first three innings of Game 1, but had to rally from a 2-1 deficit in the nightcap.

Tucker Criswell led the Monarchs at the plate in both games, combining for six hits, seven RBIs, two doubles and a homerun.

THE ESSENTIALS
Final score: Methodist def. Lynchburg 14-2, Methodist def. Lynchburg 4-2
Records: Methodist 6-2, Lynchburg 1-4
Location: Armstrong-Shelley Field; Fayetteville, N.C.

HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Kachler was Game 2's hero as he scored the game-tying run on Criswell's sacrifice fly in the sixth inning, and then drove in the game-winning run by drawing a walk in the seventh.
  • Will Walker did not panic after giving up two straight walks with a 3-2 advantage, forcing a groundout to second for the final out. The two men stranded represented the Hornets' best chance for the win as they only left five men on base in the game.
  • Jacob Austin added insurance with another run scored in the eight. It was a far journey to home plate for Austin as he walked, stole second and third, and then scored on a wild pitch.
  • A booming triple by Carrson Atkins in the fifth brought Kaden Warren home and helped Lynchburg tie the score and the Hornets took a 2-1 lead when Parker Shaffer batted in Atkins.
  • There was only one run scored through the first four innings with the Monarchs scoring to begin the game. Criswell's double drove in Carter after a lead-off single.
  • The Monarchs made their mark in the first game early and often with a three-RBI, first-inning homerun by Criswell coming after a Kachler single and a lead-off Carter hit. By the end of the fourth inning, Methodist had already poured in 13 runs on 16 hits.
  • The Hornets' Garrett Jackson spoiled Seth Beard's shutout with a RBI double in the third inning.
  • Offensively, the Monarchs was most deadly in the third inning when they sent five runs across home plate to take a commanding 11-1 lead. Methodist had four hits, two walks, and a double steal.
  • The last five innings of Game 1 were scoreless besides the eighth when each team scored a run. There were chances for the score to be even higher than the 16 total runs scored as Lynchburg left 13 men on base and Methodist left nine.

STAT FACTS
  • It doesn't get better than Criswell's performance in Game 1. He was a perfect four-for-four with a double and a homerun. His four hits and six RBIs are early-season-highs for Methodist.
  • Carter scored in every at-bat in Game 1, with four runs. He had three hits and a walk. It was a slump-buster for Carter who entered today one-of-19 for the season. Ethan Carmack also had a good first game with three hits and two RBIs.
  • Kachler crossed the home plate a combined four times today. He also tallied three hits and drew three walks in the two games.
  • The Monarchs' pitchers were fantastic for today. Beard pitched six innings of Game 1, giving up only one run and five hits to seven strikeouts. Tristen Luck got the nod for the nightcap and responded with five strikeouts in five innings, giving up only two runs. It was Will Walker, however, who got the win in the second game by giving up only one hit and no runs in four innings.
  • The Hornets' catchers paced Lynchburg as Holden Fiedler had a team-high two hits in the first game and Kaden Warren had a team-high three hits in the next. Brian Sheeder's patience at the plate resulting in him drawing five walks tonight.

UP NEXT
  • Wednesday, the Monarchs are back at Shelley-Armstrong Field to play Guilford at 4 p.m.
  • Lynchburg has a doubleheader at home against Penn State-Harrisburg on Saturday at 12 and 3 p.m.
    
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