KENNESAW, Ga. - Lipscomb baseball dropped their 2024 regular-season finale to Kennesaw State 11-7 at Stillwell Stadium, as the Owls swept the Bisons after winning both games of a doubleheader on Thursday. 

Lipscomb scored first in game three of the series on a solo home run from Austin Kelly, his 11th of the year, to take a one-run advantage in the second. 

Kennesaw State answered in the bottom half of the second on an RBI single to right field. The Owls then extended their lead in the third, bringing home two runs on a double to left center.

A sacrifice fly from Trace Willhoite in the fifth cut the Bisons' deficit from two runs down to one, but the Owls were able to answer again in the fifth with their most significant frame of the afternoon. 

Kennesaw State scored seven runs on five hits, including a grand slam, to take a 10-2 lead over the Bisons. 

Lipscomb got two runs back in the seventh on a solo long ball from Parks Bouck and an RBI double from Mason Lundgrin, cutting into the Owls' lead. However, the Owls answered again like they had all afternoon, getting a run back on a solo homer in the seventh.

The Bisons had their most productive frame in the ninth, scoring three on a bases-clearing triple from Trace Willhoite, but the multi-run frame was not enough for the Bisons in the end. 

POSTGAME NOTES:

• Parks Bouck's homer in the seventh was his fifth of the year. 
• Starting pitcher Hayden Frank went for just two innings on Saturday, with two strikeouts and just one run allowed.
• Collin Witzke ended the game on the mound for the Bisons, pitching for one inning with two strikeouts and one hit allowed.  
• Alex Vergara (2) and Mason Lundgrin (3) were the two Bisons with multi-hit afternoons. 
• Willhoite led the Bisons with four RBI and is now up to 59 this season which leads the team.
• Lipscomb finished the regular season with a 21-32 record, and a 15-15 mark in conference play. 
• The Owls snapped the Bisons' ASUN series win streak to close out the regular season.
• Mason Lundgrin became Lipscomb's career leader in walks over weekend. 

UP NEXT

The Bisons will now turn their attention to postseason play as they will be in Pool B of the 2024 ASUN Championships in DeLand, Florida, which is slated to get underway on Tuesday, May 21. Game time and their first opponent are TBD. For more information on Bisons Baseball, visit lipscombsports.com or follow the team's social media accounts (@lipscombbaseball on IG and @BisonBaseball on X).