L-R Walks Off Coker in Series Opener
Colton Penner homered in the top of the ninth inning to tie the game for Coker, but nationally ranked Lenoir-Rhyne walked it off in the bottom of the ninth to claim a 6-5 victory.
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 1 |
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0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 0 |
HICKORY, N.C.. – Colton Penner homered in the top of the ninth inning to tie the game for the Coker University baseball team, but nationally ranked Lenoir-Rhyne walked it off in the bottom of the ninth to claim a 6-5 victory on Friday night in the series opener played at Durham Field.
BY THE NUMBERS:
Coker 7-19 (6-10 SAC) | #11 Lenoir-Rhyne 19-5-1 (11-4-1 SAC)
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The teams combined for 31 hits. L-R outhit Coker, 16-15.
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All nine batters in the starting lineup recorded at least one hit.
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Five Cobras recorded multi-hit games: Rocco Wojcik, Gavin Johnson, Colton Penner, Matthew Lipcsey and Gavin Edens.
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Penner had three hits, including his first home run as a Cobra. It was the first 3-hit game of his career.
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Coker pitchers (Casey Cleghorn and Ian Hawk) combined for nine strikeouts.
TOP PERFORMERS:
1B Colton Penner: 3 H, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 2 R
SS Rocco Wojcik: 2 H, 1 double, 1 R
RF Gavin Johnson: 2 H, 1 RBI, 1 R
C Nicholas Badillo: 1 H, 2 RBI
WHAT'S NEXT:
Coker and Lenoir-Rhyne continue the South Atlantic Conference series with a doubleheader on Saturday at 1 and 4PM. The games can be seen live on FloSports.