HENDERSON — Beginning the quest for a Mid-South Conference crown, the (RV) Freed-Hardeman University Lions split a Friday doubleheader with the Georgetown Tigers. After falling to GC, 6-5, in the first game, the Lions bounced back to claim game two with a 3-0 victory.
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Game 1
Georgetown - 6
(RV) Freed-Hardeman - 5
There was no shortage of hits in the first game with Freed-Hardeman (14-6, 0-1 MSC) and Georgetown combining for 21 hits in a seven-inning game.
Drake Blackwood's solo shot got things going for the Lions before Brennen Peterson had a two-run blast later in th contest. It was Georgetown's (9-12, 1-0 MSC) four-run fourth inning that helped lead them to the victory.
Hunter Ryan led FHU's hitting with four hits, while
Drake Blackwood and
Brennen Gibson each had two.
Hunter McLemore (2-1) got the start where he punched out six Tigers in 4 1/3 innings.
Scoring SummaryÂ
Bottom 1
Drake Blackwood continued to have a white-hot bat, launching a one-out homer to put the Lions on the scoreboard.
FHU 1, GC 0
Top 3
A leadoff double helped the Tigers tie the game.
FHU 1, GC 1
Bottom 3
The Lions were right back on top after
Drake Blackwood's triple set up
Brooks Jones to lift a sacrifice fly to drive in the run.
FHU 2, GC 1
Top 4
The fourth inning was the big one for the Tigers, scoring four runs on four hits including a two-run double and a two-run homer.
FHU 2, GC 5
Bottom 4
After
Hunter Ryan's leadoff single,
Brennan Petersen smashed a two-run bast to pull the Lions within one run before Blackwood's sacrifice fly completed the comeback.
FHU 5, GC 5
Top 5
A leaoff single and an RBI double ended the scoring in favor of the visitors.
FHU 5, GC 6
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Game 2
Georgetown - 0Â
(RV) Freed-Hardeman - 3
In the second game, FHU (15-6, 1-1 MSC) waited until the bottom of the fifth inning to get on the board before Brennan Gibson's leadoff shot in the sixth gave the Lions some breathing room.
Though Georgetown (8-13, 1-1 MSC) put a pair of runners on the basepaths in the ninth inning, FHU shut them down to even the series.
Brennen Gibson had two of FHU's seven hits to lead the offense.
Jackson Fitzwilson (5-1) and
Joe Romines (2) teamed up for the combined shutout with Fitzwilson earning the win with two strikeouts while Romines shut the door with two innings of one-hit work.
Scoring Summary
Bottom 5
After four and a half innings of a scoreless stalemate,
JJ Pruneau was hit by a pitch, setting up a frame that allowed
Drake Blackwood's single to drive in the first run of the game.
FHU 1, GC 0
Bottom 6
Brennen Gibson added some breathing room by leading off the sixth with a solo home run.
FHU 2, GC 0
Bottom 8
An extra run was able to score when a dropped third strike provided enough space for a run to come around and score.
FHU 3, GC 0
