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Lions complete sweep, move into first in TranSouth standings

Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 HENDERSON, Tenn. - The Freed-Hardeman Lions got complete games from Roberto Ferguson and Hunter Newby, finishing off a three-game sweep of Blue Mountain (Miss.) College on Saturday, 3-2 and 9-2, and vaulting to first place in the TranSouth Conference standings in the process.

Robert Prieto hit a walk-off home run in game one to give FHU (21-9, 7-2) the win, and the Lions jumped on top early in the finale after scoring seven runs in the first three innings.

The Toppers got two runs off of Ferguson (3-0) in the top of the first inning, but Ferguson shut them down the rest of the game. He only ran into trouble in the top of the seventh with runners on the corners and one out, but he escaped by getting Ben Wallis to ground into a double play.

FHU tied the game in the second inning on a Jake Todd single that scored Kirkland Wheeler and an error on the play by BMC right fielder Gardner Richey that allowed Joe Mike to score on the play as well.

The score stayed knotted at 2-2 until Prieto's game-winning home run, his first of the season.

The final game wasn't nearly as dramatic as the Lions jumped on top early thanks to a five-run second inning. Oddly, FHU only had one hit in the inning - a two-run double by Kyle Dearing - but had five other batters reach base.

Wheeler added solo home runs in the third and fifth innings, putting his season total at five.

Newby (2-3) went the distance allowing seven hits and no walks over seven innings of work.

The Lions travel to No. 3 Lee (Tenn.) University for nine-inning games on March 19 (6:00 PM) and 20 (4:00 PM).
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Players Mentioned

Hunter Newby

#44 Hunter Newby

RHP
6' 7"
Senior
Jake Todd

#7 Jake Todd

C
5' 10"
Freshman
Joe Mike

#33 Joe Mike

1B/OF
6' 1"
Junior
Kirkland Wheeler

#21 Kirkland Wheeler

OF
5' 9"
Senior
Kyle Dearing

#6 Kyle Dearing

INF/P
5' 9"
Sophomore
Roberto Ferguson

#27 Roberto Ferguson

RHP
6' 0"
Senior
Robert Prieto

#26 Robert Prieto

INF
5' 11"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Hunter Newby

#44 Hunter Newby

6' 7"
Senior
RHP
Jake Todd

#7 Jake Todd

5' 10"
Freshman
C
Joe Mike

#33 Joe Mike

6' 1"
Junior
1B/OF
Kirkland Wheeler

#21 Kirkland Wheeler

5' 9"
Senior
OF
Kyle Dearing

#6 Kyle Dearing

5' 9"
Sophomore
INF/P
Roberto Ferguson

#27 Roberto Ferguson

6' 0"
Senior
RHP
Robert Prieto

#26 Robert Prieto

5' 11"
Junior
INF
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