JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – The King University baseball team had their bats come alive on Tuesday at Carson-Newman University. The Tornado pounded out 15 hits and ripped three home runs in their 11-6 nonconference victory.

THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: King 11, Carson-Newman 6
LOCATION: Silver Diamond; Jefferson City, Tenn.
RECORDS: King 10-4; Carson-Newman 9-6
TIME OF GAME: 3:27

King Starting Lineup

1. J.P. Castaneda – 2B
2. Mark Michael – 3B
3. Tony Valdes – CF
4. Bubba Ruiz – DH
5. Ashton King – RF
6. Hunter Barbour – 1B
7. Kevin Barbato – LF
8. Trader Flora - C
9. Tyler Bailey – SS
Starting Pitcher: RHP George Helbig

Carson-Newman Starting Lineup

1. Brett Langhorne – 3B
2. Brendan Campbell – DH
3. Cade Snapp – LF
4. Ethan Gorforth – C
5. John Sharpe – 2B
6. Killian Daughtry – 1B
7. Tyler Thompson – CF
8. Cal Smith – RF
9. Micah Genter – SS
Starting Pitcher: RHP Jordan Davis

KING HIGHLIGHTS

• Barbour and Castaneda led the way offensively, each going 3-for-5. Castaneda drove in one and scored another while Barbour scored twice.
• Valdes ripped his second home run of the season and drove in three.
• Bailey scored twice and laced his second home run of the year.
• Flora drove in three a ripped his first career home run.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Bailey got King on the board in the third inning with a leadoff home run.
• The lead was short-lived, however, as the Eagles posted a pair of doubles to score one and even the tally at 1-1.
• King opened the game up with five runs in the fourth inning, taking a 6-1 advantage.
• The Tornado got run-scoring hits from Barbato, Castaneda and Michael in the frame.
• Carson-Newman chipped away at their deficit, scoring one unearned run in the fourth and two more unearned runs in the fifth to cut the King lead to 6-4.
• Valdes extended the Tornado lead with a two-run home run in the sixth and Flora made it an 11-4 lead with a three-run home run in the seventh inning.
• Carson-Newman tacked on one in the seventh and threatened in the ninth, scoring one run and having the bases loaded, but Michael closed the door.
• He earned his first save of the season and gave King the 11-6 win.

FOR THE FOES

• Langhorne led the Eagles, going 3-for-4 with two runs scored and a double.
• Snapp drove in three, going 2-for-3 with one run scored.

OF RECORD

Winning Pitcher: Christian Lindsey (1-0) 3.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 SO
Save: Mark Michael (1) 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 SO
Losing Pitcher: Tyler Hicks (0-1) 0.1 IP, 3 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 1 SO

UP NEXT

• King returns to Conference Carolinas play on Friday when they host Emmanuel College at 2:30 p.m. The series concludes with a doubleheader at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday.
• Carson-Newman travels to Coker College of a South Atlantic Conference series on Friday and Saturday.