CLARKSVILLE, Arkansas - The Lyon College Scots split a doubleheader with the University of the Ozark Eagles on Tuesday afternoon at Lonnie Qualls Field.
The Scots (10-14, 1-5) won the first game 14-2 and dropped the second game 3-2.
In the top of the first inning,
Eli Marcotte doubled down the left field line to start the game, but was left stranded at first base.Â
Ozarks homered in the bottom of the first to take a 1-0 lead. Then in the top of the second,
Braden Bramlett singled up the middle,
Andrew James walked and
Caleb Collins walked to load the bases with two outs, but the Scots did not score.
In the top of the third inning,
Kooper McCoy led off with a single through the left side.
Slade Inman singled up the middle and
Ashton Compton got a base hit to left field to score McCoy.
Landon Swallow reached on a fielder's choice and
Braden Hendrix reached on a fielder's choice with the bases loaded with Inman getting out at the plate. With two outs, James walked to bring in Compton, Collins beat out a bunt-single and scored Swallow, Marcotte walked to bring in Hendrix, then McCoy singled to center field to score James and Collins. Inman followed with a double to right center to score Marcotte and McCoy for an 8-1 Lyon College lead.
The Scots added another run in the top of the fifth inning when Marcotte doubled to left field, McCoy was hit by a pitch and Inman reached on a fielder's choice. Compton hit a long sacrifice fly to center field to score Marcotte to make it a 9-1 lead.
In the top of the sixth, Bramlett singled to center field, James singled to right center and
Garrett Graef, who came into run for Bramlett, advanced to third. Collins singled to left field and Graef scored. Both James and Collins moved up on a wild pitch, then Marcotte singled to left field to score James. McCoy followed with a three-run homer to left field to bring in Collins adn Marcotte and make it a 14-1 game.
The Eagles scored their second run in the bottom of the seventh.
Aiden Connolly was the winning pitcher for Lyon College. He went 6.0 innings and gave up two hits and one run, while striking out five of 24 batters he faced.
Alex Marsh came in to pitch one inning and gave up two hits and one run and struck out one.
In the second game, Marcotte led off with a walk, then stole second with one out. Inman singled through the right side to score Marcotte before a double-play ended the top half of the first inning with Lyon College leading 1-0.
Ozarks came back in the bottom of the first to take a 2-1 lead.Â
Bramlett got a single in the second, Collins and McCoy got singles in the third, but the Eagles took a 3-1 lead in the bottom of the third inning.Â
Finally in the top of the seventh inning, Collins singled to left field with one out. Marcotte singled through the right side and McCoy walked to load the base. Inman singled to left field and Collins scored, but Compton hit into a fielder's choice that got Marcotte out at the plate. A strike out ended the game with the Scots trailing 3-2.
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