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King Baseball Tops Emory & Henry, 10-3, Tuesday Afternoon In Border Battle

Cole Cunningham at first base.

Pitching

Win: Rohde Kirkland (1-0)
Loss: John McCarthy (0-1)

Batting

Emory & Henry
2B: Tyler Bradley; Cole Cunningham; Lane Gay
3B: none
HR: none
King (Tenn.)
2B: Davis Hall; Preston Steele; Ethan Hawkins
3B: none
HR: Derek Martin
full stats
Posted: Feb 14, 2023

BRISTOL, Tenn. – The Emory & Henry College Baseball Team (4-4) fell to King (Tenn.) University (5-0) in a midweek non-conference showdown on Tuesday afternoon. The Tornado took the decision by a 10-3 scoreline.

The Basics
 FINAL SCORE – King (Tenn.) 10, Emory & Henry 3
LOCATION – Bristol, Tennessee
VENUE – King Baseball Field
RECORDS – Emory & Henry (4-4, 0-0 SAC); King (Tenn.) (5-0, 0-0 Carolinas)

How It Happened
 The Wasps were able to load the bases in both the first and second innings, but could not push the opening run across and headed to the bottom of the third still square at 0-0. The Tornado struck first in the bottom of the third frame with five runs on four hits and one error to jump ahead 5-0. 

King added to its lead in the bottom of the fifth on an RBI double from Preston Steele and a two-run home run off the bat of Derek Martin to push its advantage to 8-0. E&H would answer in the top of the seventh. Junior outfielder Wayne Mize (Salisbury, N.C.) led off with a walk and advanced to second on a single from junior first baseman Cole Cunningham (Wake Forest, N.C.). Both runners advanced on a balk and then came around to score on a two RBI double from junior designated hitter Lane Gay (Keedysville, Md.) to trim the deficit to 8-2. Senior outfielder Christian Schmidt (Fuquay-Varina, N.C.) singled to move Gay up to third and freshman catcher Garrison Bullock (Concord, N.C.) brought him home with a sacrifice fly to make it 8-3.

The Tornado answered once more with two runs in the bottom of the seventh and held on to the 10-3 victory, for its fifth consecutive win to start the season. Rohde Kirkland earned the win on the bump for King (Tenn.) while junior left-hander John McCarthy (Hampton, Va.) took the loss for the Wasps. Mize, Cunningham, Gay and junior infielder Jared Foley (Sparta, N.C.) each had two hits for E&H in the losing effort.

Up Next
 Emory & Henry makes the trip to Jefferson City, Tennessee this weekend for a three-game set with Carson-Newman University. First pitch of game one of a doubleheader is scheduled for Saturday at noon. 

—E&H—