Sunday, March 6
Dugan Field
1:00
Lipscomb University
7-4
15
vs
3
Northern Illinois
0-11
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Illinois | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| Lipscomb | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | X | 15 | 13 | 0 |
Baseball Finishes Off Weekend Sweep Against UNI
3/6/2022 4:09:00 PM | Baseball
Final Score:Â Â Lipscomb: 15, Northern Illinois University: 3
Location:Â Â Nashville, Tenn. (Ken Dugan Field)
Records:Â Â Lipscomb: 7-4, NIU: 0-11
THE SHORT STORY:Â Â Consistent offense and stellar defense led Lipscomb to a 15-3 victory over Northern Illinois Sunday afternoon at Ken Dugan Field. The Bisons finished off its first series sweep of the season and improved to 7-4 on the year.Â
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HOW IT HAPPENEDÂ
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After Ike Buxton retired the Huskies in order with a pair of strikeouts, the Bisons came out hot offensively. Johns Shields worked a leadoff walk and Maddux Houghton followed it up with a triple for a 1-0 lead after the first two batters. Lipscomb wasn't done as Malik Williams delivered a sacrifice fly and Mason Lundgrin singled through the left side for a 3-0 lead.Â
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The Huskies Got a couple of base runners in the top of the second but a double play and ground ball got Buxton and the Lipscomb defense out of the inning unscathed.Â
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The offensive flurry continued in the bottom of the second with three more Lipscomb runs. With two outs, Houghton started the Lipscomb rally with a walk. Trace Willhoite singled through the right side to put Houghton on third where he would eventually score on a wild pitch for a 4-0 lead. With two runners in scoring position, Maxwell cleared the bases with a single to center field for a 6-0 Lipscomb lead after the second.Â
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After posting another zero in the top of the third, The Bisons continued the trend and scored three in the bottom of the third. Caleb Ketchup started things out with a one-out bunt single. Another John Shields single set up Houghton who plated both base runners with a single through the left side for an 8-0 Lipscomb lead. Willhoite kept the momentum going with an RBI single of his own, giving Lipscomb a 9-0 lead after three complete innings.Â
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The Bisons plated one more in the bottom of the fourth. A pair of walks gave the Bisons a couple base runners and Shields made the NIU pitching staff pay with a single through the right side to bring one of the walks home for a 10-0 lead through four innings.Â
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After a couple of scoreless innings, the Huskies finally cracked the scoreboard with three runs in the top of the seventh, cutting the Lipscomb lead 10-3.Â
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The Bisons responded with more offense in the bottom of the inning, getting all three runs back. Ketchup led off with a walk and Shields followed that up with a laser down the right field line that left the ballpark for a 12-3 lead. Willhoite batted another in with a base knock to shallow center field for a 13-3 lead. Lipscomb's offense continued, adding two more runs when Chaz Bertolani worked a bases-loaded walk and David Coppedge delivered a sacrifice fly, making it a 15-2 lead.Â
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Tyler Legere and Trey Nordmann combined for two scoreless innings in the top of the eighth and ninth to preserve the Lipscomb victory and series sweep over NIU.Â
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HERD NOTES
UP NEXT
Lipscomb will be back in action Tuesday, March 8 at 3 p.m. as they travel to Austin Peay.Â
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Location:Â Â Nashville, Tenn. (Ken Dugan Field)
Records:Â Â Lipscomb: 7-4, NIU: 0-11
THE SHORT STORY:Â Â Consistent offense and stellar defense led Lipscomb to a 15-3 victory over Northern Illinois Sunday afternoon at Ken Dugan Field. The Bisons finished off its first series sweep of the season and improved to 7-4 on the year.Â
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HOW IT HAPPENEDÂ
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After Ike Buxton retired the Huskies in order with a pair of strikeouts, the Bisons came out hot offensively. Johns Shields worked a leadoff walk and Maddux Houghton followed it up with a triple for a 1-0 lead after the first two batters. Lipscomb wasn't done as Malik Williams delivered a sacrifice fly and Mason Lundgrin singled through the left side for a 3-0 lead.Â
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The Huskies Got a couple of base runners in the top of the second but a double play and ground ball got Buxton and the Lipscomb defense out of the inning unscathed.Â
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The offensive flurry continued in the bottom of the second with three more Lipscomb runs. With two outs, Houghton started the Lipscomb rally with a walk. Trace Willhoite singled through the right side to put Houghton on third where he would eventually score on a wild pitch for a 4-0 lead. With two runners in scoring position, Maxwell cleared the bases with a single to center field for a 6-0 Lipscomb lead after the second.Â
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After posting another zero in the top of the third, The Bisons continued the trend and scored three in the bottom of the third. Caleb Ketchup started things out with a one-out bunt single. Another John Shields single set up Houghton who plated both base runners with a single through the left side for an 8-0 Lipscomb lead. Willhoite kept the momentum going with an RBI single of his own, giving Lipscomb a 9-0 lead after three complete innings.Â
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The Bisons plated one more in the bottom of the fourth. A pair of walks gave the Bisons a couple base runners and Shields made the NIU pitching staff pay with a single through the right side to bring one of the walks home for a 10-0 lead through four innings.Â
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After a couple of scoreless innings, the Huskies finally cracked the scoreboard with three runs in the top of the seventh, cutting the Lipscomb lead 10-3.Â
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The Bisons responded with more offense in the bottom of the inning, getting all three runs back. Ketchup led off with a walk and Shields followed that up with a laser down the right field line that left the ballpark for a 12-3 lead. Willhoite batted another in with a base knock to shallow center field for a 13-3 lead. Lipscomb's offense continued, adding two more runs when Chaz Bertolani worked a bases-loaded walk and David Coppedge delivered a sacrifice fly, making it a 15-2 lead.Â
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Tyler Legere and Trey Nordmann combined for two scoreless innings in the top of the eighth and ninth to preserve the Lipscomb victory and series sweep over NIU.Â
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HERD NOTES
- Shields went 3-for-4 with three RBI and a walk.Â
- Willhoite also had three base knocks and two RBI.Â
- Houghton was 2-for-3 on the afternoon to go along with two RBI and two walks.Â
- Buxton finished his outing, going six innings, allowing just one hit and striking out three.Â
UP NEXT
Lipscomb will be back in action Tuesday, March 8 at 3 p.m. as they travel to Austin Peay.Â
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Pitching:
W: Buxton, Ike (1-0)
L: Langreder, Connor (0-1)
Batting:
2B: Combs, Scott 1
3B: Johnson, Brandon 1
HR: Latham, Jonathan 1
RBI: Latham, Jonathan 2 ; Johnson, Brandon 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Harper, Aaron 1 ; Latham, Jonathan 1 ; McKermitt, Paddy 1
HBP: Blazevich, Jack 1
Batting:
3B: Houghton, Maddux 1
HR: Shields, John 1
RBI: Shields, John 3 ; Houghton, Maddux 2 ; Willhoite, Trace 2 ; Williams, Malik 2 ; Maxwell, Rudy 1 ; Lundgrin, Mason 1 ; Bertolani, Chaz 1 ; Coppedge, David 1
SF: Williams, Malik 1 ; Coppedge, David 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Shields, John 3 ; Houghton, Maddux 4 ; Willhoite, Trace 2 ; Williams, Malik 1 ; Haymaker, August 1 ; Maxwell, Rudy 1 ; Lundgrin, Mason 1 ; Ketchup, Caleb 2
SB: Shields, John 2 ; Houghton, Maddux 1 ; Maxwell, Rudy 1
HBP: Lundgrin, Mason 1 ; Bertolani, Chaz 1
Game Leaders
AB
4
R
3
H
3
RBI
3
AB
5
R
2
H
3
RBI
2
AB
3
R
4
H
2
RBI
2
AB
3
R
1
H
1
RBI
2
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