BATESVILLE, Arkansas - The Lyon College baseball Scots split a doubleheader with the Greenville Panthers in SLIAC action at Fred Wann Field on Tuesday.

The Scots (9-11, 1-3) lost the first game 13-3, but came back in the second game to win 5-1.

In the first game, Greenville held an 8-0 lead heading into the bottom of the sixth inning against Lyon College. Braden Bramlett was hit by a pitch, then with one out, Andrew James walked. Braden Hendrix hit a grounder to short to advance Bramlett and James. Kooper McCoy was hit by a pitch and Eli Marcotte singled to left field to bring in Bramlett and James to make it  8-2.
After Greenville scored five more runs in the top of the seventh inning, the Scots tacked on another run when Walker Smith and Logan Lightner were both hit by pitches. With two outs, James singled to left field to score Smith before the last out was recorded.

Blair Francis suffered the loss. He went 2.2 innings, gave up seven hits and five runs from the 15 batters he faced. Braden Anderson came in for 3.1 innings of work and gave up four hits and five runs, with one strike out of the 17 batters he faced. James pitched for an inning and gave up three hits, three runs and walked two of the eight batters he faced. 

In the second game, Marcotte led off the bottom of the first inning with a double to left-center field and advanced to third on an errant throw. McCoy grounded out to first and Marcotte came in to score. With two outs, Slade Inman singled, stole second and advanced to third on an overthrow. Inman scored on a wild pitch to make it 2-0 Scots.
Lyon College added another run in the bottom of the fifth inning when James led off with a double to left field and went to third base on a sacrifice grounder by Garrett Graef. with one out, James scored on a balk by the Greenville pitcher to make it 3-0.
Greenville scored a single run in the top of the sixth inning to make it a 3-1 game, but the Scots added two more runs in the bottom of the eighth inning.
Hendrix beat out an infield single and advanced to second on a wild pitch. Landon Swallow walked and both he and Hendrix moved up when Hendrix stole second. Hendrix scored on an overthrow to third base and Swallow ended up stealing second base on the play. 
With the score 4-1, James walked, Graef reached on a fielder's choice that got Swallow out at third. James was thrown out trying to steal third and Graef stole second. Marcotte followed with a single to score Graef to make it 5-1.
Aiden Connolly was the winning pitcher. He went 5.0 innings, gave up four hits and one run, while striking out one of the 23 batters he faced. Conrad Muir pitched four innings and gave up one hit, while striking out three of the 13 batters he faced. 

The Scots go on the road this Saturday to Webster University.