Box Score BRISTOL, Tenn. – The King University baseball team fell in a Conference Carolinas series opener to Pfeiffer University 9-6. The Tornado held an advantage through most of the game but a big run in the eighth inning lifted the Falcons past King and the Tornado were unable to answer.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Pfeiffer 9, King 6
LOCATION: King Baseball Field; Bristol, Tenn.
RECORDS: King 14-27, 7-14 Conference Carolinas; Pfeiffer 17-25, 9-12 Conference Carolinas
TIME OF GAME: 2:52
King Starting Lineup
1. Preston Douglas – RF
2. Mark Hencken – C
3. Ryan Whitt – LF
4. Ryan Sattz – 1B
5. Tyler Bailey – 2B
6. Josh Stephens - CF
7. Austin Dayton – DH
8. J.P. Castaneda – 3B
9. Joe Ganger - SS
Starting Pitcher: RHP Mark Hendricks
Mount Olive Starting Lineup
1. Derek Perry – 2B
2. Damon Smith - RF
3. Anthony Allende – 1B
4. Zach Scudder – 3B
5. Tanner Mathis - DH
6. Jordan Eckard - LF
7. Cody McKenzie - SS
8. Dylan Goodman - CF
9. Ryne Stanley - C
Starting Pitcher: RHP Duncan Everett
KING HIGHLIGHTS
- Whitt led the Tornado with three hits, including a double.
- Dayton posted a couple of doubles and drove in one run.
- Hencken and Castaneda recorded a couple hits apiece.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Falcons jumped on the board in the first inning after Allende singled up the middle driving in two runs and then grabbed a quick three-up-three down in the bottom of the first.
- In the bottom of the third Douglas threaded a single up the right side that drove in Castaneda who had earlier singled.
- The Tornado rallied in the bottom of the fourth, fueled by a Stephens single through the ride side scoring Whitt who had earlier doubled.
- Bailey then scored on a wild pitch and a Dayton double to left center drove in Stephens to take the lead 4-2 through four.
- Pfeiffer closed in on the Tornado lead in the sixth inning of a McKenzie sacrifice fly scoring Scudder who has earlier singled.
- King regained the lead in the bottom of the seventh after Whitt singled through the left side and scored Ganger who earlier walked, as the Tornado took the 5-3 advantage.
- The Falcons fired back in the top of the eight scoring six runs on six hits, sparked by a run scored off a Tornado error that was a missed opportunity to turn a double play to end the inning.
- Feeding off the King defensive miscue, McKenzie doubled to score a run, Lambert singled to score a run, and Stanley tripled to score two runs as Pfeiffer took a 9-5 lead.
- The Tornado grabbed a run the bottom of the eight when Dayton doubled down the left field line and later scored on a Falcon error.
- In an attempt to rally the Tornado posted two hits in the bottom of the ninth but were unable to drive any runs in leaving two on base as Pfeiffer took the 9-6 victory.
FOR THE FOES
- Scudder led the Falcons going 3-of-4.
- Allende, McKenzie, and Stanley drive in two runs each.
OF RECORD
Winning Pitcher: Jobe (1-4) 1.2 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 SO
Losing Pitcher: Boyd (2-3) 0.0 IP, 3 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 0 BB, 0 SO
UP NEXT
- The teams will complete their Conference Carolinas series with a doubleheader starting Saturday at 12:00 p.m. at the King Baseball Field.
