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Winner LaGrange LCM 28-9
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Methodist University MUBB 32-8
Winner
LaGrange LCM
28-9
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Final
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Methodist University MUBB
32-8
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
LaGrange LCM 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 7 13 3
Methodist University MUBB 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 9 3

W: Chafin (2-1) L: Walker, Will (7-2)

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

Panthers Rally past Monarchs in Extras

LAGRANGE, Ga.  Methodist baseball was upset by No. 23 LaGrange College in extra innings, 7-5, on Day 2 of the double-elimination USA South Athletic Conference Tournament Friday afternoon.

The 19th-ranked Monarchs held a 5-2 lead into the eighth inning before the LaGrange offense exploded for seven hits and five runs over the final three innings. The Panthers' outburst came after six consecutive scoreless innings.

The last time the Monarchs went into extra-innings for a tournament game was in 2013 when Methodist defeated Huntingdon College, 4-3, in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.

Friday morning's loss relegates the Monarchs into the loser's bracket, where they will play the winner of Piedmont vs. Huntingdon Friday at 8 p.m.

THE ESSENTIALS
Event: Day 2 of the double-elimination USA South Athletic Conference Tournament
Final scores: LaGrange def. Methodist, 7-5 (10 Inn.)
Records: Methodist 32-8 (Tournament Record: 1-1), LaGrange 28-9 (2-0)
Location: Cleaveland Field at Phil Williamson Stadium; LaGrange, Ga.

HOW IT HAPPENED

  • In the ninth, Braden Shealy hit a lead-off single as a pinch hitter. A sacrifice bunt moved Shealy to second and Cael Chatham scored Shealy for the tying run, forcing extra innings.
  • LaGrange opened the top of the tenth with two straight singles. A sacrifice bunt moved the runners to second and third with no outs and Judd Moore delivered the winning hit over the first baseman's head for a two-RBI double.
  • Down 5-2 in the eighth, LaGrange began their two-out rally, scoring two runs. A wild pitch and a walk meant runners on the corners for the Panthers. Trey Pearce singled to right center to score the first run in the inning. Will Walker entered with a save opportunity and gave up a RBI-single before forcing the third out, popup.
  • In the bottom of the eighth and runners on second and third after two two-out singles, Methodist could not capitalize as shortstop Rhett Hollon made an acrobatic stab and threw Clay Richardson out at first.
  • The Monarchs took a 5-2 advantage in the bottom of third. Two Monarch singles, two Panthers errors, three runs all unearned. That was an early theme as two Methodist errors and two LaGrange singles gave the Panthers a 2-0 lead in the top of the first. Then, in the bottom of the first, the Monarchs could not capitalize on bases loaded with one out.


STAT FACTS

  • Errors were a theme early in the game, with five errors combined through the first three innings.
  • Through the fourth and seventh innings, there were only four hits combined from both teams. The scoring drought was even longer for the Panthers as they went through seven scoreless innings.
  • While eight different Monarchs registered at least one hit, Alex Kachler was the only player with two hits.
  • Ethan Carmack and Richardson each scored two runs in the game.
  • Seth Beard went 7.2 innings in the start, allowing only three earned runs.
  • Tanner Chafin (five innings) and Spencer Douches (2.1 innings) combined to allow only four hits and no runs in relief to boost LaGrange to the win while five different Panthers registered two hits.


UP NEXT

  • Methodist returns to Phil Williamson Stadium at 8 p.m. to play either No. 12 Piedmont or Huntingdon in the loser's bracket.
  • LaGrange advances and on Saturday will play the winner of Covenant versus N.C. Wesleyan.
    
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