HENDERSON — Wrapping up the 2025 Mid-South Clash the Freed-Hardeman University Lions swept the Indiana University South Bend Titans in a Monday doubleheader. The Lions tallied three home runs in a 9-4 win in game one before connecting for two more in an 11-1 win to finish the day.
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Game 1
IU South Bend - 4
Freed-Hardeman - 9
Freed-Hardeman (11-6) got off to a fast start thanks to the big fly from the bat of
Trace Anderson in the Lions' first place appearance of the day. The Lions would strike again in the home half of the second highlighted by a two-run single from
Hunter McLemore.
The Titans (3-6) would have an answer in the top of the fourth inning, striking for four runs to knot the first game of the day.
Facing a new pitcher, Anderson sent a 2-1 missile over the wall in left field for his second homer of the day to give the Lions the lead.
Cade Fuller later unloaded on a pitch for a three-run round-tripper to push the Lions to the 9-5 victory.
Evan Koob got the start where he went 3 2/3 innings to strike out three batters.
Clay Strope (1-0) earned the victory in relief where he struck out three in 2 2/3 innings and allowed just one hit before
Patrick Cantrell wrapped up the win.
Scoring Summary
Bottom 1
Trace Anderson had a leadoff homer to give FHU an early lead.
FHU 1, IUSB 0
Bottom 2
Hunter McLemore's single plated
Drake Blackwood and
Jordan Carter before
JJ Pruneau's sacrifice bunt drove home McLemore.
FHU 4, IUSB 0
Top 4
The big inning for the Titans came with back-to-back doubles was followed by a bases-loaded single. An errant throw allowed the final two runs to cross to knot the game.
FHU 4, IUSB 4
Bottom 5
Anderson wasted no time putting the Lions back on top, leading off the inning with his second big fly of the day.
Cade Fuller launched his sixth homer for a three-run blast to also score
Cam Madding and
Austin Johnson.
FHU 9, IUSB 4
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Game 2
IU South Bend - 1
Freed-Hardeman - 11
Two more big flies helped the Lions (12-6) win the second game of the day with
Drake Blackwood joining the fray for a two-run homer to open up a seven-run second inning.
Cade Fuller and
Jordan Carter had back-to-back two-run base knocks to push the lead.
The IUSB (3-7) hitters were stymied until the top of the fifth inning when a leadoff walk and a wild pitch was followed by a ground-rule double.
Cade Fuller hit his team-leading seventh home run of the day to help give the Lions the 11-1 win.
Hunter Bennett (3-0) hurled five innings where he struck out two before
Tyler Wilson took over the final two innings.
Scoring Summary
Bottom 2
Drake Blackwood put the Lions on top with a two-run homer to score himself and
Hunter McLemore before
Cam Madding drew a bases-loaded walk to score
Dawson Massengale.
Cade Fuller smoked a double up the middle to plate both
Austin Johnson and
Brooks Jones.
Jordan Carter put a bow on the seven-run inning with a two-run double to score Fuller and Madding.
FHU 7, IUSB 0
Bottom 3
Trace Anderson drove home
Michael Glick.
FHU 8, IUSB 0
Bottom 4
Cade Fuller continued to have the hot bat with a solo big fly to left field.
FHU 9, IUSB 0
Top 5
A ground-rule double with a runner on second base put the Titans on the board.
FHU 9, IUSB 1
Bottom 5
Madding slipped a single through the infield to score
Hunter Ryan before
Ben Turner's single past the third-baseman's glove drove home Johnson.
FHU 11, IUSB 1
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Up Next
Freed-Hardeman reignites an old rivalry by visiting Jackson to take on the Bulldogs of Union (Tenn.) University on February 26 at 6:00 p.m.
