JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – The King University baseball team closed their opening series at Carson-Newman University on Sunday afternoon. The Tornado got off to a hot start, scoring three runs in the first inning, however, the Eagles came back to take the contest 13-3.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Carson-Newman 13, King 3
LOCATION: Silver Diamond; Jefferson City, Tenn.
RECORDS: King 0-3; Carson-Newman 3-0
TIME OF GAME: 2:56
KING HIGHLIGHTS
- Josh Nuno hit his first home run of the season.
- Michael Starrs posted two hits while Andrew Bryan posted three walks.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Nuno started the contest with a home run on the second pitch of the contest.
- The Tornado followed with a pair of walks and a sacrifice bunt before singles from Nathan Borchardt and Misael Garcia gave King a 3-0.
- Carson-Newman responded with a leadoff single before consecutive one-out singles plated one run.
- King then turned a double play to end the inning and keep the 3-1 lead.
- The Tornado threatened with two one-out baserunners, but couldn't push any more runs across.
- Carson-Newman evened the tally at 3-3 on a two-run home run from Harrison Travis in the third inning.
- The Eagles then took the lead on a two-run, one-out triple by Dalton McLain in the fourth inning.
- The inning continued for Carson-Newman as they tacked on four more runs, two on a double from Nicholas Castellana to take a 9-3 lead.
- The Eagles added two runs in the fifth and sixth innings to take a 13-3 lead.
- King couldn't get the offense going again as the Eagles took the contest 13-3.
FOR THE FOES
- McClain recorded four hits, drove in four and scored three runs.
- Travis drove in four runs on two hits.
OF RECORD
Winning Pitcher: Brock Culpepper (1-0) 3.2 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 SO
Losing Pitcher: Miguel Rosado (0-1) 3.1 IP, 6 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 2 BB, 2 SO
UP NEXT
- King travels to UVA Wise on Tuesday. First pitch from Wise, Va. is scheduled for 3:00 p.m.
- Carson-Newman hosts Shorter University on Tuesday.
