ATLANTA, Ga. - Covenant continued its road swing with a midweek battle at Oglethorpe. The game was tied late before the Scots scored a run in the ninth inning to squeeze out a victory.Â
Final: Covenant 10, Oglethorpe 9
Records: Covenant (12-9), Oglethorpe (14-8)
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- With the bases loaded in the first inning, the Stormy Petrels hit a 2-RBI single to center field to start the scoring.Â
- In the second inning, an RBI sacrifice fly for Oglethorpe pushed it ahead 3-0.
- The Scots scored their first run in the fourth inning after a throwing error on an attempted steal with runners at the corner.
- Covenant started its big rally in the fifth inning with Josh McCaskill tying the game with a 2-RBI double to right-center field.
- The next batter was Hudson Couch and he put Covenant ahead with an RBI single to center field.
- The Scots capped off the big inning with a 2-RBI single to left field by Joseph Tolbert which put the score at 6-3.
- In the bottom of the frame, the Stormy Petrels got back within a run with a 2-RBI double to right-center field.
- Oglethorpe immediately tied the game right afterwards with an RBI single to center field.
- An RBI groundout by Benjamin Johnson and an RBI sacrifice fly from Hudson Couch in the sixth inning put Covenant back on top 8-6.
- Oglethorpe once again tied the game with two runs in the sixth inning, however in an attempt to score another run, a runner was thrown out at home plate as a result of a good relay starting in left field by Covenant.Â
- Sam Cecil delivered Covenant's ninth run with an RBI single through the left side in the seventh inning.Â
- Oglethorpe brought home its ninth run in the eighth inning with an RBI single to center field.Â
- After some small ball advanced Cody Brewer to third base in the ninth inning, Roby McClarnon brought him home with an RBI groundout to put the Scots up 10-9.Â
- The Stormy Petrels had the tying runner on second base in their last chance to tie the game, however a groundout ended things.Â
GAME NOTES:
- Covenant moves to 11-12 all-time against Oglethorpe.
- The Scots threw five pitchers with RHP Ethan Goebert (2 IP, 4 H, 1 ER) picking up the win.Â
- RHP Christian Vander Veen (2 IP, 2 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 2 K), RHP Adkin Finch (2.2 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 1 K), RHP Isaac Leicht (0.2 IP, 1 H, 2 ER, 1 BB), and RHP Jake Schock (1.2 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K) also threw for the Scots.Â
- Cecil (3-for-5, 1 RBI, 1 BB) led the Covenant offense with three hits. It's his fourth game this season with three hits.
- Each team had 14 hits.
- Oglethorpe committed six errors while Covenant had one.Â
UP NEXT: Covenant returns to conference play on Friday for the start of a three-game series at Belhaven.
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