Eagles Split Twinbill with Augusta State
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Junior pitcher Austin Bridgewater (Morristown, Tenn.) scattered four hits and struck out 10 batters in 7 1/3 innings of work in his Eagle debut to lead Carson-Newman to an 8-0 win over Augusta State in game one on Sunday afternoon at Olmstead Stadium. The Eagles dropped the second game, 5-3.
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Junior pitcher Austin Bridgewater
(Morristown, Tenn.) scattered four hits and struck out 10 batters
in 7 1/3 innings of work in his Eagle debut to lead Carson-Newman
to an 8-0 win over Augusta State in the first game of a
doubleheader on Sunday afternoon at Olmstead Stadium. The Eagles
dropped the second game, 5-3.
With the split, both C-N and Augusta State are 2-2 on the
season
Bridgewater (1-0) set the tone early in game one as he
didn’t allow a hit and tallied five strikeouts in the first
four innings.
Senior Mills Rogers (Simpsonville, S.C.) provided all the run
support Bridgewater needed in the top of the first inning with a
RBI single.
C-N added to its lead in the third inning, as Corey Lamson (Gray,
Tenn.) brought in a run after being hit by a pitch.
Lance Reed (Elizabethton, Tenn.) and Jeff Lockwood (Knoxville,
Tenn.) each produced a RBI single in the sixth and seventh inning,
respectively, to push the Eagles’ lead to 4-0.
C-N then put the game out of reach with a four-run outburst in the
ninth.
The Eagles pounded out 13 hits in the game. Rogers went 3-for-4
with a double and two RBIs to lead the way, while Lockwood went
3-for-5. Lamson finished with two hits and drove in two runs, and
senior Derek Long (Jefferson City, Tenn.) also tallied two hits in
the win.
Augusta State starting hurler Chase Johnston (0-1) was tagged with
the loss after surrendering four runs on eight hits in 6 1/3
innings on the mound.
In the second game, the Eagles held a 3-0 lead through four
innings, but Augusta State rallied to score five runs in the next
two innings en route to a 5-3 win.
Long gave C-N a 2-0 lead in the top of the third inning as he
delivered a RBI single and later scored on an error.
Sophomore catcher Mason Guymon (Oak Ridge, Tenn.) came through
with a RBI single to left field in the fourth to push C-N’s
lead to 3-0.
Starting pitcher Cy Fraker (Indianapolis, Ind.) allowed the Eagles
to build their lead with a solid 4 1/3 innings of work as he gave
up just one run on two hits and had four strikeouts.
But Augusta State’s Cole Payne crushed a two-run home run to
left field off C-N reliever Mike Mullen (Bradenton, Fla.) (0-1) in
the fifth inning to spark the Jaguars’ five-run rally. Payne
finished the game with a pair of hits and four RBIs.
Augusta State starter Josh Barks (1-0) worked six innings and
allowed three runs on seven hits to earn the win.
The Eagles return to action on Wednesday in their home opener
against King College. First pitch is set for 2 p.m. at the Silver
Diamond Baseball Complex.
