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4
Alma ALMA 0-1
5
Winner Covenant COVENANT 1-0
Alma ALMA
0-1
4
Final
5
Covenant COVENANT
1-0
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Alma ALMA 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 4 14 0
Covenant COVENANT 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 X 5 10 0

W: Glover , Jonathan (1-0) L: H. Hilem (0-1) S: Beuning, Aeden (1)

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Winner Alma ALMA 1-1
6
Covenant COVENANT 1-1
Winner
Alma ALMA
1-1
10
Final
6
Covenant COVENANT
1-1
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Alma ALMA 0 0 0 1 3 0 1 3 2 10 14 1
Covenant COVENANT 0 0 4 0 0 2 0 0 0 6 7 6

W: J. West (1-0) L: Goebert , Ethan (0-1) S: K. Warren (1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Scots Split Opening Day Doubleheader With Alma

ROSSVILLE, Ga. - Opening day arrived for Covenant Baseball as it hosted Alma College from Michigan at Ridgeland High School for a doubleheader. The Scots took game one in a nail-biter, before falling to Alma late in game two. 

Game 1 Final: Covenant 5, Alma 4
Records: Covenant (1-0), Alma (0-1)

HOW IT HAPPENED: 

  • In the bottom of the second inning, Sam Cecil drove in Chris Savage with a RBI sacrifice fly to left field for the Scots first run of the year. 
  • Alma immediately tied the game in the third inning, using three singles to score a run. 
  • A leadoff homer by Dalton D'Alexander for Alma gave it the lead in the fifth inning. 
  • Alma threatened to score more runs in the fifth with a runner on third base and one out, however Covenant starting RHP Bryce Bollinger struck out two in a row to end the frame.
  • With two outs in the fifth inning, Savage put Covenant back ahead with a 2-RBI double down the left field line. 
  • Alma responded in the sixth inning as D'Alexander hurt the Scots again, this time with a 2-RBI double to right field. 
  • Sam Cecil gave Covenant the lead to good with his first career home run, a 2-run shot to right field in the sixth inning. 
  • The game ended on a 5-3 double play in the ninth inning with Alma having runners on first and second base and one out. 

GAME NOTES:

  • The Scots had 10 hits, with Kenny Mills leading the way with three hits.
  • Zeke Gilbert posted two hits for Covenant.
  • Bollinger's final line was: (5 IP, 8 H, 2 ER, 5 K).
  • Jonathan Glover picked up the win (1 IP, 2 H, 0 ER).
  • Aeden Beuning recorded the save (2 IP, 1 H, 1 BB, 2 K, 0 ER).


Game 2 Final: Covenant 6, Alma 10
Records: Covenant (1-1), Alma (1-1)

HOW IT HAPPENED: 

  • Covenant raced out to a 4-0 lead in the third inning with a bases-loaded walk, a 2-RBI single by Chase McBryar, and a throwing error by the pitcher that scored Benjamin Johnson.
  • Alma began its comeback in the fourth inning as an infield RBI single put it on the board.
  • Avery Carnicom cut the lead to two runs in the fifth inning with a solo home run to center field. 
  • A pair of unearned runs later in the fifth inning tied the game at four. 
  • Zeke Gilbert and Chris Savage both went yard in the sixth inning to put the Scots back ahead 6-4. 
  • A leadoff triple by Kevin Tuttle led to another run for Alma in the seventh inning to put the score at 6-5.
  • Three runs in the top of the eighth for Alma, two of which were unearned put Alma in the lead for good at 8-6. 
  • Two errors for Covenant in the top of the ninth eventually led to a 2-run home run by Carnicom. 

GAME NOTES:

  • Alma out-hit Covenant 14-7.
  • Including his home run, Gilbert had two hits to lead the way for Covenant offensively. 
  • The Scots committed six defensive errors while Alma had just one. 
  • In his first start of the year, RHP Scotty Smith's line was: (3.1 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 2 K).

UP NEXT: The rubber match of the series is scheduled for tomorrow at 9 a.m. at Ridgeland High School. 

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