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King University KING 10-18, 2-15 CC
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Winner Mount Olive UMO 21-7, 10-5 CC
King University KING
10-18, 2-15 CC
5
Final
11
Mount Olive UMO
21-7, 10-5 CC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
King University KING 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 5 5 3
Mount Olive UMO 2 4 0 2 3 0 0 11 12 0

W: Andrew Ledbetter (2-1) L: Carlton, Grant (1-3)

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Game Recap: Baseball |

Tornado drop series finale at #16 Mount Olive

MOUNT OLIVE, N.C. – The King University baseball team got off to a hot start early Sunday morning at 16th-ranked University of Mount Olive. The Tornado had the lead early, and fought back, but it wasn't enough as the Trojans took the weather-shortened affair 11-5.

THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: #16 Mount Olive 11, King 5
LOCATION: Scarborough Field; Mount Olive, N.C.
RECORDS: King 10-18, 2-15 Conference Carolinas; Mount Olive 21-7, 10-5 Conference Carolinas
TIME OF GAME: 3:35

KING HIGHLIGHTS HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Following a hit by pitch, Steele followed with a single before both runners scored on a Lathrop one-out single to give King the lead.
  • However, the Trojans responded with a two-run single to even the score at 2-2 in the bottom of the first inning.
  • Mount Olive then scored four runs in the second inning, coming in three straight hits, two doubles and taking a 6-2 lead on a groundout that scored the final run.
  • The Tornado bounced back as the first two runners of the third inning reached base before a Steele double plated one and put runners on second and third.
  • A wild pitch scored one before a Conner Hyatt sacrifice fly scored Steele and cut the King deficit to 6-5.
  • Mount Olive extended the lead with a pair of runs in the fourth and added three runs in the fifth on a Vito Patierno double, giving the Trojans an 11-5 lead.
  • There was nothing doing in the sixth and seventh innings for either team as the game was called due to weather following the seventh inning, giving Mount Olive the 11-5 win.
FOR THE FOES
  • Dylan Jeffries led the way for Mount Olive with three hits and four runs scored.
  • Patierno and Cooper George added two hits each while Landon Choboy and Joshua Jones drove in two runs apiece.
OF RECORD
Winning Pitcher: Andrew Ledbetter (2-1) 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 SO
Losing Pitcher: Grant Carlton (1-3) 1.2 IP, 6 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 3 BB, 1 SO

UP NEXT
  • The Tornado travel to Carson-Newman University on Wednesday. First pitch from Jefferson City, Tenn. is scheduled for 3:00 p.m.
  • Mount Olive hosts Coker University on Tuesday night.
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Scoring Summary

Score By Innings
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KING TOP 1st Lathrop singled to left field, 2 RBI (1-2 BSSF); Steele scored; Hawkins scored. 2 0
UMO BOT 1st J. Jones singled through the left side, 2 RBI (3-2 KBSBFFFB); Choboy scored; Jeffries scored. 2 2
UMO BOT 2nd Kenney singled to shortstop, RBI (2-2 KKBB); Halstead scored. 2 3
UMO BOT 2nd Jeffries doubled to left center, RBI (1-0 B); Kenney scored. 2 4
UMO BOT 2nd Patierno doubled down the rf line, RBI (1-2 BKFF); Jeffries scored. 2 5
UMO BOT 2nd Choboy grounded out to ss, RBI (0-0); Patierno scored. 2 6
KING TOP 3rd Steele doubled to right field, RBI (1-1 KB); Hawkins advanced to third; Swartz scored. 3 6
KING TOP 3rd Steele advanced to third; Hawkins scored on a wild pitch. 4 6
KING TOP 3rd Hyatt flied out to lf, SF, RBI (1-2 BFKFFF); Steele scored. 5 6
UMO BOT 4th Casbarro singled to right field, advanced to second on a fielding error by rf, advanced to third on the error (0-2 KF); Jeffries scored. 5 7
UMO BOT 4th Choboy flied out to cf to left center, SF, RBI (2-1 BFB); Casbarro scored, unearned. 5 8
UMO BOT 5th Patierno doubled to right center, 3 RBI (3-1 KBBB); Jeffries scored; Kenney scored; Halstead scored. 5 11

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