NASHVILLE – Starting the second half of the Atlantic Sun Gold Division schedule, the Lipscomb University baseball team defeated the University of Central Arkansas by a 7-3 score, Thursday evening from Ken Dugan Field at Stephen Lee Marsh Stadium.
Final Score: Lipscomb 7, Central Arkansas 3
Location: Ken Dugan Field at Stephen Lee Marsh Stadium
Records: Lipscomb (16-20, 9-7), Central Arkansas (14-22, 8-8)
HOW IT HAPPENED
Lipscomb quickly got on the board in the bottom of the first. After
Aaron Stelogeannis led off the frame with a five-pitch walk, two wild pitches and a groundout by
Parks Bouck later, he scratched across the first run of the game.
Cole O'Brien helped get the Lipscomb bats back going in the second with a 1-2-3 inning on the mound. After a
Corey Boyette double, Stelogeannis blasted his third home run of the season with a two-run shot.
In the third, after
David Coppedge started the inning with a triple,
Damion Kenealy Jr. flew out to right for the Bisons fourth run of the game.
The Bisons put the game away with a two-run double by
Brady Miller, his 10th two-bagger of the year, in the fourth.
Lipscomb added one more in the sixth, as a
Kai Holm 101 mile per hour rocket off the shortstop saw
Parks Bouck score on the play.
The Bisons defense held strong in preserving the shutout, turning back-to-back double plays in the seventh and eighth innings.
However, the Bears ended the shut out threat in the ninth with a three-run bomb by Preston Curtis for his third home run of the year.
KEY STATISTICS
The top of the order 1-2 punch for the Bisons in Aaron Stelogeanis and
Brady Miller went a combined 4-for-8 with four RBI. Stelogannis, who had two hits, reached three times and scored three times.
Eight of the starting nine posted a hit in the win, while all nine reached base.
Jake Berg walked twice on the evening.
Cole O'Brien (2-3) secured his second win and his second straight quality start with six shutout innings, avenging from his previous start against the Bears earlier in the season. He allowed three hits and two walks with three strikeouts.
HERD NOTES
Lipscomb turned three double plays on the night, matching its season high with Evansville (Feb. 18) and West Virginia (Feb. 22).
UP NEXT
Game two of the series takes place on Friday night at 6 p.m.
