NASHVILLE – The Lipscomb University baseball team used a five-run seventh and added two more in the eighth to defeat Western Michigan University by a 9-5 score, Tuesday afternoon inside Ken Dugan Field.
Final Score: Lipscomb 9, Western Michigan 5
Location: Ken Dugan Field
Records: Lipscomb (4-8), Western Michigan (0-11)
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Broncos, despite a clean 1-2-3 inning in the top half, got their first run on the board with an RBI single by Brendan Harrity that saw Avery Theilman, who led off the inning with a double, score on the play.
In the third, it was a similar output for Western Michigan. After Cooper Hums led off with a two-bagger, Grady Mee brought him thanks to an RBI single to give the visitors a 2-0 lead.
Lipscomb did get one of the runs back in the bottom half of the frame. After a lead off walk by
Kai Holm, Brady MIller's double to the left field corner allowed Holm to scamper to the plate to dent the scoreboard, 2-1.
From there, the bats were quiet on both sides.
Adam Switalski came in for the middle innings and allowed a hit and walk and no runs.
In the bottom of the sixth, Lipscomb scratched across the tying run.
Ryan Austin's single to center field made it a 2-2 score as
Keaton Mahan scored.
After
Davis Rokose fired a 1-2-3 top of the seventh, the bats came to life in the bottom half for the Bisons. With runners at the corners,
David Coppedge's squeeze bunt saw Miller score the go-ahead run.
After a passed ball moved the runners to second and third, Damion Kenealy made it a 4-2 score with an RBI knock.
Following a WMU pitching change, Mahan's RBI bunt single added on for the Bisons.
Ahead 5-2,
Aaron Stelogeannis made it 6-2 with his RBI single. Later, with Mahan at third, he would score on a failed pickoff attempt by Turner Doran.
Western Michigan did make things interesting in the top of the eighth, as they scored three runs to cut the deficit to 7-5.
However, in the bottom of the eighth, the home team restored order. After two quick outs, a Berg single and a 383-foot home run by Coppedge swelled the lead back to 9-5 and would be enough for the win.
In the ninth,
Brock Puckett was able to erase a leadoff single by a double play from Holm to Kenealy.
KEY STATISTICS
Three Bisons posted multi-hit games on the afternoon:
Brady Miller,
Jake Berg and
Aaron Stelogeannis.
David Coppedge, thanks to his two-run homer in the eighth, finished the game with three RBI on the afternoon.
Berg, Coppedge and
Keaton Mahan all scored two runs apiece.
UP NEXT
After 12 straight games at home to start the regular season, the Bisons will now pack the gray uniforms and play their next seven games on the road. The first leg in the three-city trip will be to Tallahassee, Florida to take on No. 6 Florida State. Series starts Friday evening at 6 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. CT.
