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Covenant College

Covenant College Scots
zeke 3b
Madison Bowden
17
Winner Piedmont PIEDMONT 17-9
9
Covenant COVENANT 12-14
Winner
Piedmont PIEDMONT
17-9
17
Final
9
Covenant COVENANT
12-14
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Piedmont PIEDMONT 5 3 3 0 0 1 5 0 0 17 22 4
Covenant COVENANT 0 0 3 0 5 0 0 1 0 9 11 2

W: L. Ayers (2-1) L: Bollinger, Bryce (4-3)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Covenant Drops Slugfest With Piedmont

LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, Ga. - Covenant returned to its home field for the first time in 16 days to begin a three-game set with Piedmont. In a game that had a combined 26 runs and four home runs, the Lions came out on top. 

Final: Covenant 9, Piedmont 17
Records: Covenant (12-14. 2-8 CCS), Piedmont (17-9, 4-3 CCS)

HOW IT HAPPENED:

  • The Lions pounced on the Scots in the first inning with five runs, highlighted by a 2-RBI triple and two-run home run to left field hit by Kyle Carlson.
  • In the second inning a solo home run to left field by Codey Funk for the Lions made it 6-0.
  • Two more runs scored in the frame via a 2-RBI double. 
  • With the help of back-to-back RBI doubles in the third inning, the Lions went ahead 11-0.
  • Zeke Gilbert put Covenant on the board in the bottom of the frame with an RBI single to left field that scored Jones.
  • The Scots added two more runs with the help of an infield error and an RBI single from Hudson Couch. 
  • Covenant made it 11-8 in the fifth inning with five runs scored, four of which came off the bat of Luke Carter who blasted a grand slam to left field for his first collegiate home run. 
  • Piedmont scored a run on an RBI groundout in the sixth inning to end a streak of eight consecutive runs scored by Covenant. 
  • In the seventh inning, an RBI single followed by Carlson's second home run of the day, which was a three-run shot, put the Lions ahead 17-8. 
  • Daniel Bell brought home a run in the eighth inning with an RBI single to right field.

GAME NOTES:

  • Covenant moves to 15-23 all-time against Piedmont.
  • RHP Bryce Bollinger suffered the loss for Covenant on the mound while RHP Christian Vander Veen and RHP Zach Barrett threw in relief.
  • Sam Cecil (3-for-5, 3 R) led the Scots with three hits. 
  • Gilbert (2-for-4, 1 RBI, 1 R), Benjamin Johnson (2-for-4, 1 R), and Couch (2-for-5, 2 RBI, 1 R) each had two base knocks. 
  • Piedmont outhit Covenant 22-11.
  • The Lions committed four errors while the Scots had two.

UP NEXT: Game two of the series is set for tomorrow at 3:30 p.m.  

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