BATESVILLE, Ark. – The Lyon College baseball team opened up its four-game series against William Woods University on Saturday as the Scots won the first two games by scores of 4-1 and 8-3. In between the games, the Scots honored their seniors from the 2020 and 2021 teams.
With Lyon's two victories on the day, the Scots improved to 15-17 overall and 10-8 in the American Midwest Conference, while the Owls fell to 12-13 overall and 5-9 in the AMC.
Game One: Lyon 4, WWU 1
The Owls scratched a run across in the top of the first inning on an RBI single by Easton Wallace, scoring Marcus Gonzalez and giving WWU a 1-0 lead.
The Scots, though, would answer right back with a solo home run by
Haydn Finley, knotting the game at one.
Jake Michener was hit by the pitch to open the bottom of the second inning. A single by
Dustin Caplett put runners on the corner. Michener would come around to score on a double play, giving Lyon a 2-1 lead.
The Scots would tack on another run in the third frame on a
Haydn Finley RBI single.
Then, in the sixth inning, Lyon would add another insurance run on an
Alec White RBI single to push the Lyon lead to 4-1.
Lex Meinderts continued to baffle Owl hitters as he closed out the game by coaxing a flyout to clinch the win for the Scots, 4-1. Meinderts earned the complete-game victory with five punchouts.
Haydn Finley paced the Lyon offense as he went 2-for-3 in the contest with a home run, pair of RBI's, and a run scored.
Game Two: Lyon 8, WWU 2
The Scots opened the bottom of the first inning with a
Troy Strack double and an
Alan West single.
Haydn Finley, then, delivered an RBI single, scoring Strack and giving Lyon a 1-0 lead. West would come around to score later in the frame, doubling Lyon's advantage.
The Owls would scratch a run across in the top of the second inning on an RBI double by Alex Owens.
The Scots, though, answered right back with two runs in the bottom of the second inning on a 2-RBI triple by
Alan West.
In the top of the third,
Derek Underwood delivered a 2-out RBI single to give Lyon a 5-1 lead.
The Owls scored one run in the top of the fourth inning on a sac fly by Marcus Gonzalez, scoring Alex Owens.
The Scots loaded the bases in the bottom of the fifth inning. A WWU wild pitch would bring home
Derek Underwood from third, extending Lyon's lead to four.
Jake Michener, then, singled to center, plating
Alan West and
Joe Weatherford and giving Lyon an 8-2 lead.
William Woods University would score a run in the top of the sixth inning on an RBI double by Chase Gibson, plating Marcus Gonzalez.
The Scots would continue to keep the WWU hitters off balance, giving Lyon an 8-3 win in game two.
Lyon was led offensively by
Troy Strack,
Jake Michener, and
Alan West. Strack was 3-for-5 in the contest with a pair of runs, while Michener and West each recorded two hits and two RBI's.
Marcelo Terrazas was dominant on the mound today as he pitched six innings, giving up only two runs and striking out three, while picking up the win.
The Scots and Owls will conclude their series with another doubleheader on Sunday beginning at 1:00 p.m.
Baseball Contact: Matt Jagodzinski | 870-307-7516 | matthew.jagodzinski@lyon.edu
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