MEMPHIS, Tenn. - After winning a share of the Southern Athletic Association regular season title last year, Hendrix traveled to Memphis, Tenn. to take on No. 12 Rhodes in a doubleheader in the SAA opener Saturday. After recording just three hits in the first game of the day, the Warriors dropped the first game, 9-1. In the final game of the day, Hendrix carved five hits in the ninth inning to take a 3-1 lead late but a three-run home run in the bottom half of the ninth with zero outs allowed Rhodes to record the 4-3 walk-off win in extra innings as Rhodes swept Hendrix on the day. With the two losses, Hendrix falls to 5-11 on the year and 0-2 in SAA games while the Lynx improve to 12-3 and 4-1 in SAA action.
Game Details:
Saturday, Mar. 7 | 11:00 AM & 2:00 PM (first pitch)
Memphis, Tenn.
Result: Hendrix 1,
Rhodes 9 (Game one)
Result: Hendrix 3,
Rhodes 4 (9) (Game two)
Records:
Warriors (5-11, 0-2 SAA)
Lynx (12-3, 4-1 SAA)
Game One
Hendrix's Decision(s) on the Mound:
LP:
Evan Ingram (2-2): 9 H, 8 R, 4 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 92 pitches tossed
How The Warriors Scored:
4th -
JP Medick walked, RBI;
Justin Scott advanced to second;
Adam Bland advanced to third;
Ford Sherrington scored, unearned.
Notables:
- Medick picked up his team-leading 11th RBI of the year after drawing a bases loaded walk in the fourth inning.
- In his third appearance of the year,
Hayden Seay struck out four of the five batters that he faced; allowed just one hit in over an inning of work. Seay also tossed only 23 pitches.
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Juan Pablo Leon,
Seth Tucker and
Ford Sherrington picked up the three lone hits in the game while
Tom Flisk was left on base all four times against Rhodes.
- Scott also drew three walks in the game and stole two bases.
Game Two
Hendrix's Decision(s) on the Mound:
LP:
Jacob Wagner (0-2): 4.0 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 51 pitches tossed
How The Warriors Scored:
4th -
Rail Gilliam flied into double play lf to ss, sacrifice fly, RBI; F. Sherrington out on the play;
Seth Tucker scored.
9th - R. Gilliam singled to center field, advanced to second on the throw, RBI;
Tom Flisk scored.
9th -
Sean Dehne singled through the left side, RBI; R. Gilliam scored.
Notables:
- One game after drawing three walks, Scott went 3-for-5 while Tucker, Sherrington and Gilliam carded two-hit performances.
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Kyle Wellman saw his third start of the year; pitching four stellar innings of baseball while allowing just five hits, zero earned runs and struck out a pair of Lynx after tossing 54 pitches.
- Gilliam and Dehne both carded the lone RBI hits in the game; both coming in the ninth inning.
- After taking the 3-1 lead, Rhodes tallied back-to-back-to-back hits to defeat the Warriors in nine innings.
Up Next:
The Warriors take on the Lynx one more time. First pitch is set for Sunday at 12 p.m. from Memphis, Tenn.
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