Bisons fight, but fall at No. 1 Vanderbilt

Box Score NASHVILLE – Lipscomb Baseball fell 11-3 to No. 1 Vanderbilt Tuesday night at Hawkins Field. Despite a quick start, the Bisons were unable to sustain a late run by the Commodores.

Haddon Adams lead the team with two hits, a single and a double. Dylan Bierman earned the start and threw two innings, allowing one run on two hits. Wyatt Folsom and Bryce Einstein each threw a scoreless inning.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Adams came out of the dugout swinging and lead off with a double to left center, giving the Bisons an early base runner.

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— Lipscomb Baseball (@BisonBaseball) March 23, 2021

Adams used heads-up base running to plate Lipscomb's first of the night, scoring on a wild pitch. The Bisons weren't done and took a 2-0 lead when Carter Smith barreled a ball past the right field wall for his second home run of the season.

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— Lipscomb Baseball (@BisonBaseball) March 23, 2021

The Bisons increased its lead 3-0 in the top of the third. Brian Moore worked a leadoff walk and Adams singled to put runners on the corners with no outs. The third run came when Tiger Borom put a ball in play to plate the run.

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— Lipscomb Baseball (@BisonBaseball) March 24, 2021

The Commodores fought back with four runs in the bottom of the third to take a 4-3 lead. Vanderbilt plated four more in the bottom of the fifth and three more in the bottom of the sixth to balloon its lead 11-3.

Neither team scored in the final two and a half innings for a final score of 11-3.

UP NEXT
Lipscomb heads to University of North Alabama for a three-game ASUN series this weekend. First pitch Friday, March 26 at 4 p.m. CT.

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Players Mentioned

#2 Brian Moore: INF; 6' 0"; Senior

#8 Haddon Adams: INF; 6' 0"; Senior

#11 Wyatt Folsom: RHP; 6' 3"; Junior

#24 Bryce Einstein: RHP; 6' 3"; Freshman

#28 Dylan Bierman: RHP; 6' 2"; Junior

#5 Carter Smith: UTL; 6' 0"; Senior

#55 Tiger Borom: OF; 5' 6"; Freshman

Players Mentioned

#2 Brian Moore
: 6' 0"; Senior
: INF

#8 Haddon Adams
: 6' 0"; Senior
: INF

#11 Wyatt Folsom
: 6' 3"; Junior
: RHP

#24 Bryce Einstein
: 6' 3"; Freshman
: RHP

#28 Dylan Bierman
: 6' 2"; Junior
: RHP

#5 Carter Smith
: 6' 0"; Senior
: UTL

#55 Tiger Borom
: 5' 6"; Freshman
: OF