YOUNG HARRIS, GA. A solid 10-4 victory over Carson-Newman University gives the Mountain Lions their second midweek win this season (Feb 26
th). The Young Harris bats made contact at the plate all afternoon.
Luke Hatcher was 3-3 with three RBIs. Â
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The Mountain Lions advance to 11-4 overall and remain 5-1 in Conference Carolinas. The Eagles are 12-3 overall and have a 5-1 record in the South Atlantic Conference.
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QUOTING HEAD COACH STEPHEN WAGGENER:
"Good win against a good club. We did a lot of things well in all phases today to allow us to find success."
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INSIDE THE BOX SCORE:
- Jeremy Begora (2-5) and Jack Enrico got things going for the Mountain Lions the first time through the order. Begora doubled down the left field line and Enrico singled up the middle, each for an RBI.
- Luke Hatcher (3-3) put the ball out of the park in the second. A three-run home run gave Young Harris a 5-0 lead.
- Drew Bray's (2-4) SAC fly and Jeremy Begora's RBI single set the tone in the fourth.
- CN got the bats going in the fifth. Trey Miller doubled to left center for a run.
- Jackson Morgan (2-3) went yard in the Mountain Lions' half of the inning at the plate. He blasted this ball over the center field wall.
- The sixth inning was defined by Logan Floyd's and Seth Benner's RBIs. The score read 9-3 in favor of the Mountain Lions.
- Tanner Kilgore's infield single was the final run for the Eagles.
- Carlos Martans (2-3) put the bat on ball in the seventh. He singled to right field to bring home Mark Castle.
- Zach Hart was awarded the win after three IP; he didn't allow a run and recorded two strikeouts.Â
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UP NEXT:Â The Mountain Lions face the Francis University Patriots in a three game Conference Carolinas series this weekend (Mar 1
st-2
nd). The double-header on Saturday has scheduled first pitches at 1PM and 4PM. Sunday's game time will start promptly at 1PM.
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