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Covenant College Scots
ben wisinggs
Bronwyn Kickasola
16
Winner Emory EMORY 8-6
10
Covenant COVENANT 3-8
Winner
Emory EMORY
8-6
16
Final
10
Covenant COVENANT
3-8
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Emory EMORY 0 1 1 3 0 4 4 2 1 16 16 2
Covenant COVENANT 1 4 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 10 15 2

W: J. Rattigan (3-0) L: Goebert , Ethan (0-2)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Covenant Loses High-Scoring Battle To Emory

LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, Ga. - After falling twice on the road at Emory, Covenant got another shot at the Eagles, this time on its home turf. It turned out to be a battle of two hot offenses, with Emory taking the upper hand.  

Final: Covenant 10, Emory 16
Records: Covenant (3-8), Emory (8-6)

HOW IT HAPPENED: 

  • Covenant went ahead 1-0 in the first inning after Harrison Adelgren stole home when the pitcher picked off the other runner at first base. 
  • A pair of errors from the Scots allowed the Eagles to tie the game in the second inning. 
  • With the bases loaded in the second inning, Covenant went up 5-1 thanks to a towering grand slam to left field by Josh McCaskill. 
  • Emory responded in the third inning with a run to make it 5-2 on a RBI single to left field. 
  • Cody Gibson drove in Chris Savage with a RBI groundout to second base to put the Scots back up four runs in the bottom of the frame. 
  • Three consecutive batters for Emory had a RBI in the fourth inning as it closed the gap to 6-5. 
  • In the sixth inning it was Emory's turn to do damage with the bases loaded as Matthew Sicoli hit a 3-RBI double to right-center field. 
  • Later in the inning, a RBI sac fly to left field put the Eagles up 9-6. 
  • Four more runs for Emory in the seventh inning, highlighted by a 3-run home run from Sicoli extended its lead to 13-6. 
  • With a leadoff home run to left field in the seventh inning, Zeke Gilbert ended an 11-run scoring streak for Emory. 
  • Later in the frame, Daniel Bell knocked a pinch-hit RBI single to right field that made it 13-8.
  • With two outs in the eighth inning, Emory poked a 2-RBI single up the middle to put the lead back to seven runs. 
  • Gilbert and Mills each picked up RBIs in the eighth as Covenant trailed 15-10 going into the final inning. 
  • The final run of the game was scored via a RBI sac fly to center field for the Eagles. 

GAME NOTES:

  • Covenant moves to 11-19 all-time against Emory.
  • Emory had 16 hits while Covenant had a season-high 15 hits.
  • Both teams committed two errors. 
  • Adelgren went 3-for-5 at the plate to lead the Scots' offense. 
  • Gilbert, Mills, Savage, and Benjamin Johnson each had two hits. 
  • RHP Zach Tolleson took a no decision on the bump (4 IP, 6 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 3 K, 1 HBP).
  • RHP Ethan Goebert took the loss in relief of Tolleson (2 IP, 4 H, 4 ER, 1 K, 1 HBP).

UP NEXT: Covenant visits No. 4 Birmingham-Southern on Wednesday night at 6 p.m. 

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