CONWAY, Ark. – After splitting the day Saturday against the Sewanee Tigers, Hendrix tied a season-best 16 hits in the rubber match game as the Warriors won its fifth straight Southern Athletic Association series of the season after the 9-3 victory Sunday afternoon which included a 40-minute lightning delay. The Warriors carved up runs in the first and second innings before striking for two in the third. A four-run seventh inning extended the lead to six as Hendrix won its 11th conference victory of the season. The Warriors improve to 24-9 overall with an 11-4 mark in SAA play while Sewanee drops to 18-14 on the year with a 5-10 mark in conference games. The 24th victory of the season surpasses the old program record for most wins in a single season (23). Hendrix is currently tied with Berry in the 2019 SAA standings but own the tiebreaker over the Vikings. With six SAA games left, the Warriors are one game in front of third-place Birmingham-Southern College.
HOW THE WARRIORS SCORED:
- 1st -
Ford Sherrington doubled to left center, RBI;
Seth Tucker scored.
- 2nd -
Seth Tucker singled to pitcher, RBI;
Sean Dehne scored, unearned.
- 3rd -
Seth Tucker singled up the middle, 2 RBI;
Sean Dehne advanced to second;
Rail Gilliam scored;
Andrei Stoyanow scored.
- 6th - Juan Pable Leon singled to third base, RBI;
Ford Sherrington scored.
- 7th -
Seth Tucker walked, RBI;
Sean Dehne advanced to second;
Josh Walker advanced to third;
Rail Gilliam scored.
- 7th -
Jorge Leon singled down the rf line, out at second rf to ss, 2 RBI;
Seth Tucker advanced to third;
Sean Dehne scored;
Josh Walker scored.
- 7th -
Tanner Cooper doubled to left center, RBI;
Seth Tucker scored.
WARRIORS' DECISION(S) ON THE MOUND:
W –
Andrei Stoyanow (4-0); 5.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R/0 ER, 6 K/0 BB
NOTABLE:
- After a Tucker single back up the middle on the first pitch of the bottom half of the first frame, Sherrington doubled two batters later to score Tucker from second as Hendrix took the quick 1-0 lead.
- Stoyanow struck out the entire side in the second frame before the Warriors added another run in the second inning to take the 2-0 lead.
- A double by Tucker in his second plate appearance brought two more runs home as the Warriors enjoyed a 4-0 lead on Sewanee.
- The Tigers scored the three of the next four runs but a four-run seventh inning allowed Hendrix to lead 9-3 after seven innings thanks to a single down the right field line from Jo. Leon that scored two runs.
- After a 40-minute weather delay,
Austin Pierce tosses a scoreless ninth inning as Hendrix prevailed, 9-3.
- Tucker finished the day one hit shy of tying the program record for most hits in a single game (5); recorded three singles and a double with a team-high four RBIs.
- Four other Hendrix players tallied two-hit performances while Jo. Leon accounted for a pair of RBIs.
- Stoyanow improves to 4-0 on the year in his first season of collegiate baseball; also struck out six Tigers in the win.
- Hendrix has now won all of its SAA series on the season (5-0 this season in conference series).
- The program record that was just set for wins in a single season dates back to over 115 seasons ago; Warriors have seven games left on the regular season.
WHO'S NEXT:
Hendrix hits the road Apr. 9 for its final non-conference battle of the regular season. The Warriors travel to Batesville to take on Lyon Tuesday at 2 p.m.
