FLORENCE, Ala. – Deep into the Friday night, the Lipscomb University baseball team scored six runs in the first inning en route to an 11-3 victory over the University of North Alabama from Mike D. Lane Field at Bank Independent Stadium.
Final Score: Lipscomb 11, North Alabama 3
Location: Florence, Alabama (Mike D. Lane Field at Bank Independent Stadium)
Records: Lipscomb (21-23, 14-8), North Alabama (16-27, 10-12)
HOW IT HAPPENED
Tripp Patterson tossed a complete game shutout versus the Bisons in his first matchup back on March 28. However, 35 days later, the tables turned to Lipscomb's favor, and it started right out of the gate. Following a leadoff free pass by
Aaron Stelogeannis and a
Brady Miller single,
Parks Bouck extended his on-base and hitting streak in a loud way with a three-run shot for his fifth home run of the season.
With the long ball, the senior extended his on-base streak to 22, the 11th-longest in Lipscomb program history since 2010. Additionally, his 17-game hitting streak is tied for the second-longest in the similar time span.
For the Bisons bats, it didn't stop there. Five batters later, with the bases loaded,
Ryan Austin brought two runs home on a throwing error at short.
Collin Goda brought home the sixth run on a RBI groundout.
Lipscomb added two more runs in the fourth after a Goda free pass and Stelogeannis's five home run of the year.
Despite UNA scoring a run in the bottom half of the inning, Lipscomb added a run in the fifth, as Austin scored on a throwing error.
Goda posted back-to-back RBI in his last two plate appearances to make it an 11-3 game. In the seventh, he laced an RBI single, and in the ninth, his deep foul out saw
Jake Berg scoring on the play.
KEY STATISTICS
Three Bisons had multi-hit performances at the plate, led by
Brady Miller's three-hit game with a double.
Damion Kenealy Jr. and
Ryan Austin each had two hits for the Bisons in the win. Austin also added two RBI.
Collin Goda and
Parks Bouck each had three RBI.
On the mound,
Cole O'Brien (4-3) recorded his third quality start in his last four meetings with a season-high eight strikeouts, allowing one earned run in six innings.
Joey Mitchell punched out six batters in three innings of relief with one unearned run for his second career save.
UP NEXT
Game two, weather permitting, is scheduled to start at 2 p.m. on Saturday from Mike D. Lane Field at Bank Independent Stadium.
