COLUMBIA, Ky. — The (RV) Freed-Hardeman University Lions won their eighth consecutive game, including back-to-back Mid-South Conference sweeps, with an 18-9 victory over the Lindsey Wilson Blue Raiders.
Freed-Hardeman (25-10, 8-1 MSC) scored early and often with a six-run first inning. The big hit that inning came off of the bat of
Chase Eakes for a two-run homer. FHU would add a seventh run in the third inning.
The Blue Raiders (13-22, 4-8 MSC) rallied in the bottom of the third with a seven-run frame, but
Drake Blackwood highlighted the fourth inning with the first of his day's two home runs. His second came in the very next inning with a three run homer, with
Brennan Petersen adding a three-run shot of his own in the eighth.
Drake Blackwood led FHU's offense with his three hits driving in a team-high five runs.
Hunter McLemore would go 3-for-5, while
Trace Anderson,
Brennen Gibson,
Brooks Jones, and
JJ Pruneau each having two hits.
Colton Bryan struck out three batters in a start that lasted three innings before
Joe Romines (2-1) earned the victory after two innings of relief effort where he punched out four Blue Raiders.
Scoring Summary
Top 1
Trace Anderson got things going with a leadoff double before scoring, along with
Brooks Jones, after an errant throw.
Drake Blackwood had a single, later scoring on
Hunter Ryan's sacrifice fly. As a courtesy runner,
Ben Turner would score on a wild pitch before
Alejandro Diaz was hit by a pitch. The very next pitch was sent over the left field wall by
Chase Eakes to finish the six-run frame.
FHU 6, LWU 0
Top 3
After
JJ Pruneau reached with a single, his courtesy runner, Turner, would score thanks to Diaz's RBI single.
FHU 7, LWU 0
Bottom 3
The Blue Raiders had a big inning of their own, tying the game with a seven-run frame including four doubles and a two-run homer.
FHU 7, LWU 7
Top 4
The Lions answered right back with
Hunter McLemore leading off with a single. After Anderson hit another double, both runners would score on Jones' two-run single. Blackwood would drive in another pair of runs with a homer to center.
FHU 11, LWU 7
Top 5
Blackwood struck again the next inning, this time for a three-run blast to right-center.
FHU 14, LWU 7
Top 6
Leading off the inning with a walk, Ryan would score a run for the Lions after being driven home with McLemore's single.
FHU 15, LWU 7
Top 8
Freed-Hardeman's high-powered offense continued into the eighth inning when
Brennan Petersen hit a three-run shot to finish the Lions' scoring.
FHU 18, LWU 7
Bottom 8
The Blue Raiders would score twice on a leadoff homer and an RBI single.
FHU 18, LWU 9
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Up Next
The Lions return to Henderson to host the Reinhardt (Ga.) University Eagles on April 7 before continuing MSC play with a series against Bethel on April 10-11.
