JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn.  |  Young Harris College defeated Carson-Newman University 10-4 in a non-conference baseball game Wednesday (March 27) afternoon at the Silver Diamond. 

The Mountain Lions improved to 20-10, while the Eagles fell to 20-13. Young Harris hosts Georgia Southwestern State University in a 2 p.m. Peach Belt Conference doubleheader Saturday (March 30) at Zell B. Miller Field. 

Ethan Goforth put C-N on the board first in the bottom of the first inning with a solo home run to left field. Zavier Lushington gave the Mountain Lions the lead (2-1) with his team-leading seventh home run right field in the top of the third inning. Dahlton Cash added to the lead with a bases-loaded walk in the fourth inning. 

Cole Jackson started a six-run ninth inning for Young Harris with a single up the middle that scored T.J. Byrd. Corley Reynolds picked up a two RBI double down the left field line before Lushington knocked in two more runs with a single to left field. Dixon Craft concluded the inning with a bases-loaded walk to make it a 10-3 advantage for the Mountain Lions. 

Tucker Daniel (3-0) picked up the win for Young Harris as he allowed one hit and struck out three in two innings pitched. 

Lushington collected two hits, four RBI, and a run scored. Jackson had three hits, one RBI, and two runs scored, while Tyler Washington went 3-for-4 with a run scored. Reynolds tallied two hits, two RBI, and a run scored. Cash had one hit and a RBI. 

Michael Marcelak (0-1) earned the loss for the Eagles as he gave up two runs on three hits with one walk in one inning pitched.