CONWAY, Ark - Lipscomb baseball won their fourth straight game and second straight on the road, taking care of Central Arkansas in game one of their weekend series with the Bears 7-3 Friday night. 

Lipscomb got the scoring going in the top of the second on RBI a single up the middle from Carter Richey followed by an RBI single through the right side from Parks Bouck to take a 2-0 lead. 

Central Arkansas would soon get both runs back in the bottom third on a triple to center field and the error to even the score after three.

The Bisons held the Bears scoreless and then scored four unanswered runs, the first coming on a sacrifice fly from Richey. His second RBI of the night came in the fourth to take back the lead.

Lipscomb then scored a run in the fifth on an RBi single from Trace Willhoite and three runs in the ninth on an Alex Vergara three-run blast to take a 7-2 lead with three outs remaining. 

UCA manufactured a run in the ninth on an RBI single to short, but Lipscomb stifled the Bear's offense for most of the night, allowing just five hits. As a result, Lipscomb won game one of the series 7-3 and now heads into Saturday's doubleheader needing just one game to take the series. 

POSTGAME NOTES

• Alex Vergara homered for the third time this week and five in his last five outings. 
• Lipscomb held Central Arkansas to five hits, the fourth time this season they have held their opponent to five or fewer hits.
• Starting pitcher Alex Brewer earned his fourth win of the season on the mound, pitching for 7.2 innings with three strikeouts, three hits allowed, and two runs, giving up one of the unearned. 

UP NEXT
Lipscomb baseball will conclude their series with Central Arkansas on Saturday, May 4, with a doubleheader starting at 4 p.m. CT. For more information on Bisons Baseball, visit lipscombsports.com or follow the team's social media accounts (@lipscombbaseba l on IG and @BisonBaseball on X).