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18
Winner Methodist University MUBB 13-2, 5-0 USA So.
3
Berea BEREA 4-8, 1-4 USA So.
Winner
Methodist University MUBB
13-2, 5-0 USA So.
18
Final
3
Berea BEREA
4-8, 1-4 USA So.
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 R H E
Methodist University MUBB 3 8 2 1 1 0 3 0 18 12 0
Berea BEREA 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 X 3 6 4

W: Luck, Tristen (4-0) L: J. Wilson (2-1)

11
Winner Methodist University MUBB 14-2, 6-0 USA SOUT
2
Berea BEREA 4-9, 1-5 USA SOUT
Winner
Methodist University MUBB
14-2, 6-0 USA SOUT
11
Final
2
Berea BEREA
4-9, 1-5 USA SOUT
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Methodist University MUBB 1 3 3 2 0 0 2 0 0 11 15 1
Berea BEREA 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 8 4

W: Brown, Tyler (3-0) L: T. Eads (1-2)

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

Baseball Wins 10th Straight With Sweep Of Berea

BEREA, Ky.  The Monarchs made quick work of host Berea College in Sunday's USA South Athletic Conference doubleheader, finishing off an 18-3 seven-inning victory in Game 1, and an 11-2 win in the second game.

In the opener -- a continuation of what was originally the second game of a scheduled Saturday twin bill, halted in the middle of the top half of the second inning by rain -- the Monarchs set a new season high with 18 runs scored in only seven innings. Methodist also tied its season high with seven extra base hits, including a whopping four triples.

It was a great day all around for the Monarchs. Their offense tallied 27 hits in the two games combined and their pitching was just as outstanding. Tyler Brown had 11 strikeouts in Game 2, the most in a game by a Monarch since 2015, and Matthias Carter was outstanding at the plate with a total of six hits, two triples, and a double in the two games.

THE ESSENTIALS
Final score: Methodist def. Berea, 18-3 (7), Methodist def. Berea 11-2
Records: Methodist 14-2, Berea 4-9
Location: BC Sports Complex; Berea, Ky.

HOW IT HAPPENED
  • The Monarchs got off to blazing starts in both of the games. By the end of the second innings, Methodist already led 11-2 in the first game and was up 7-1 in Game 2.
  • When Game 1 resumed following the postponement, the Monarchs were leading 5-1 in the top of the second. The Monarchs added another six runs for a total of eight runs in the second. The inning included three Monarchs hit by pitches and five walks punctuated by a three-RBI double from Clay Richardson.
  • In the first three innings of the second game, Methodist used nine hits, including a double and two triples, as well as three Berea errors to take command early.
  • Alex Kachler's two-RBI homer to take a 3-0 lead in the first inning of Game 1 was just the beginning for a booming Monarch offense.
  • The Mountaineers' defensive struggles did not help much. The team combined for eight errors today. In the first game, pitching struggles resulted in five Monarchs being hit by pitches and three wild pitches.
  • Ty Williams ruined a potential shutout by batted in a run in the third and seventh innings, the only two Berea runs of Game 2.

STAT FACTS
  • Tristen Luck earned the Game 1 win by pitching five innings and allowing only three runs and three hits. He also had five strikeouts.
  • Alex Kachler's bat was on fire with a combined five hits, including a homerun and a triple.
  • Jacob Austin had two hits in each game with a total of five runs batted in.
  • With Ricky Cameron earning two strikeouts and Thomas Dean earning one in Game 2, the Monarchs set a season-high with 14 strikeouts.
  • It could have been an even more high-powered day as Methodist left a combined 22 men stranded on the bases.

UP NEXT
  • The Monarchs return home to play non-conference Emory & Henry on Tuesday at 4 p.m.
  • Berea is on the road to play a non-conference doubleheader against Transylvania University Wednesday at 1 and 3 p.m.
    
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