Well Rounded Effort Gives Coker Series Win at E&H
Colton Penner and Luke Alford both homered and Blake Baldwin struck out seven on the mound for the Coker University baseball team as they took the series at Emory & Henry with a 13-5 victory on Saturday afternoon at Porterfield-DeVault Field.
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EMORY, Va. – Colton Penner and Luke Alford both homered and Blake Baldwin struck out seven on the mound for the Coker University baseball team as they took the series at Emory & Henry with a 13-5 victory on Saturday afternoon at Porterfield-DeVault Field.
Penner's home run was one of his three hits, white Alford drove in a career-high four runs as did Matthew Lipcsey. Baldwin picked up his second victory of the year as second in as many starts after he tossed 7.1 innings.
BY THE NUMBERS:
Coker 9-26 (7-16 SAC) | Emory & Henry 10-24 (6-17 SAC)
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Luke Alford belted his fifth HR of the season and 10th of his career.
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Alford drove in a season and career-high four RBI.
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Colton Penner had three hits, including his second career home run. He has now hit safely in five straight games.
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Matthew Lipcsey equalled his season-high with four runs batted in.
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Blake Baldwin earned his second win of the season and of his Coker career.
TOP PERFORMERS:
P Blake Baldwin: W, 7.1 IP, 7 Ks
1B Colton Penner: 3 H, 2 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI
LF Luke Alford: 2 H, 4 RBI, 1 HR, 1 R
CF Matthew Lipcsey: 2 H, 4 RBI, 2 R
WHAT'S NEXT:
Coker returns home to host USC Aiken on Tuesday at Tom J. New Field at Dave Schmotzer Stadium. First pitch is scheduled for 6 PM and the game can be seen live on FloSports.