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Box Score 2 NEW ORLEANS — The Lions of Freed-Hardeman University mounted a furious comeback in the first game of the Saturday doubleheader where they fell 12-11 to the No. 21 Loyola (La.) University Wolfpack before falling 13-8 in the second game of the day.
Game 1
Freed-Hardeman - 11
Loyola - 12
The Lions (5-3) fell behind in the first inning when the Wolpack knocked in two runs. FHU answered with a run in the top of the second.
Loyola (5-2) began to extend their lead with a five-run second inning thanks in part to a bases-clearing double to take a 7-1 lead.
FHU mounted a furious comeback by scoring seven runs in the final two innings highlighted by a two-run homer from
Trace Anderson.
Cam Madding had a two-run triple in the top of the seventh before
Cade Fuller's double put the tying run on third, but FHU could not cash in to fall 12-11.
Cam Madding was 3-3 at the plate to drive in three runs.
Trace Anderson's two hits drove in a team-high four RBI while
Dalton Bonner and
Jordan Carter head tallied two base hits.
Colton Bryant (0-1) took the loss after 1 2/3 innings of action.
Scoring Summary
Bottom 1
Cole Romero hit an RBI single to score Brandon Mooney before Marcus Steen's sac fly plated Jaxon Buratt.
FHU 0, Loyola 2
Top 2
Hunter Ryan drove home
Dalton Bonner on a fielder's choice.
FHU 1, Loyola 2
Bottom 2
A wild pitch allowed Jake Mills to score before Mooney scored on an RBI bunt from Buratt. Steen followed with a bases-clearing double to drive in three.
FHU 1, Loyola 7
Bottom 3
Collin Zeringue hit a two-run homer before Steen added two more to his RBI total with a two-run blast.
FHU 1, Loyola 11
Top 4
Trace Anderson continued his solid start at the plate where his two-run homer also drove in Ryan.
Cam Madding was able to score an unearned run thanks to a Loyola error.
FHU 4, Loyola 11
Bottom 5
Steen made it seven RBI with a sacrifice fly to plate Zeringue.
FHU 4, Loyola 12
Top 6
The Lions began the comeback bid with a two-run triple from Madding to score
Dawson Massengale and
Austin Johnson.
Jordan Carter's single drove in Madding.
FHU 7, Loyola 12
Top 7
Anderson connected for a two-run single to score Johnson and
Ben Turner before Madding drove hom Ryan with a single.
Cade Fuller drove in Anderson with a single while also moving the tying run to third before the final out was recorded.
FHU 11, Loyola 12
Game 2
Freed-Hardeman - 13
Loyola - 8
Freed-Hardeman (5-4) were locked in at the start of the game with
Trace Anderson,
Jordan Carter, and
Cade Fuller all collecting singles before a big fly from
JJ Pruneau drove in three runs to help lift FHU to a 4-0 lead.
Loyola (6-2) answered the bell by scoring three runs in the home half of the first before tying the game in the bottom of the second. A three-run third inning gave the Wolfpack a 7-4 lead. It was the fifth inning that vaulted the Wolfpack way in from where they scored six runs including a three-run homer.
Brooks Jones and Anderson each had solo home runs in the late innings, but could not overcome the early deficit to fall 13-8
JJ Pruenau led the Lions by going 3-4 from the disk while driving in three runs.
Trace Anderson,
Jordan Carter, and
Cade Fuller each had two hits.
Hunter Bennett tossed two inning in a no-decision start before giving way to
Hunter McLemore (0-1) who was charged with the loss after 2 1/3 innings.
Scoring Summary
Top 1
Cade Fuller's single drove home
Trace Anderson before
JJ Pruneau blasted his first homer of the season in style with a three-run jack.
FHU 4, Loyola 0
Bottom 1
Not down long, Loyola's Steen made it 10 RBI in two games with a three-run double.
FHU 4, Loyola 3
Bottom 2
J. Buratt had a double to score B. Mooney
FHU 4, Loyola 4
Bottom 3
Myles Liggans connected for a two-run single to take the lead. L. Trosclair followed with an RBI single.
FHU 4, Loyola 7
Top 4
Hunter Ryan tallied a two-run single to plate
Dalton Bonner and
Austin Johnson.
FHU 6, Loyola 7
Bottom 5
Buratt drew a bases-loaded walk before Romero drove in a pair of runs with G. Felix answering with a two-run double.
FHU 6, Loyola 13
Top 6
Brooks Jones smacked a solo homer.
FHU 7, Loyola 13
Top 7
Trace Anderson continued his hot streak with a solo home run.
FHU 7, Loyola 13
Up Next
FHU returns to Five Wells Field for a Valentine's Weekend four-game series against the Saints of the University of St. Francis (Ill.) on February 14-16.
