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Cumberland University

Riley Light
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Cumberland (TN) CU 22-27, 5-13 MSC
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Winner Lindsey Wilson LINDSEY 18-24, 5-13 MSC
Cumberland (TN) CU
22-27, 5-13 MSC
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Final
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Lindsey Wilson LINDSEY
18-24, 5-13 MSC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cumberland (TN) CU 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 3
Lindsey Wilson LINDSEY 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 X 6 6 0

W: G. Simes (3-3) L: Torres, Ethan (4-2)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Lindsey Wilson ends Cumberland's Season and Advances in MSC Championships

BOWLING GREEN, Ky.--Cumberland Baseball fought, but could not get to Lindsey Wilson reliever Glenn Simes as the Blue Raiders advanced and ended CU's season with a 6-5 loss. 

Cumberland needed to get to Lindsey Wilson starter and First Team All-Conference selection Cohen Achen and they did just that, but Lindsey Wilson reliever Glenn Simes was great out of the bullpen. 

Seth Sweet-Chick and Riley Light each had big games going 2-for-4. Sweet-Chick homered and tripled while Light hit a triple and a double. Dee Triplett bopped a home run and Rafael Garcia added two hits in the game. 

Lindsey Wilson had two big innings and that was enough for the Blue Raiders to move on. Lindsey scored three in the first on a three-run homer and added three in the fifth to get the lead and stay ahead the rest of the game. 

Lindsey Wilson capitalize on an extra out in the bottom of the first as Torres got a punch out, but the ball squirted away from the catcher allowing him to reach base. After a walk, Chance Stanton blasted a three-run homer to give the Blue Raiders a 3-0 lead after the first. 

Light led off the second with a scorcher that reached the wall in the right-center gap going for a triple. Preston Welchel drove him in with a sacrifice fly to center. Sweet-Chick followed with a solo home run to right field to cut the score to 3-2 after two. 

In the third, Tim Holyk extended the inning by getting hit by a pitch with two outs. This allowed Triplett to step up and deliver a two-run home run to give CU a 4-3 lead. 

The Phoenix added to the lead in the fourth as the Sweet-Chick roped a ball off the wall in center field. The ball shot away from Lindsey Wilson center fielder to give Sweet-Chick a triple. Rafael Garcia followed with a single to right to bring in Sweet-Chick. Cumberland continued to threaten as Brandon Boxer followed with a single, but Cohen Achen stranded the two on second and third with the Phoenix leading 5-3. 

Lindsey Wilson got to Torres in the fifth. Matt Schultz led off the inning with a single. A walk put two runners on base and Jonathan Barham delivered a double down the left field line to score both runners to tie the game. The Blue Raiders were not done there as Koby Wall singled in the go-ahead run for the 6-5 lead.

Cumberland went to the pen after the go-ahead single and brought in Anthony Patterson. Patterson was dominant in relief as he gave up just one hit and struck out eight in 3.2 innings. 

Glenn Simes matched Patterson on the mound and went the final five innings to close out the game and pick up the win. Simes gave up just two hits and walked two in the final five innings working around minimal damage or stressful situations. 

Garcia led off the sixth with a single and Javier Beal drew a walk. Both of them moved up to second and third on a flyball from Alonzo Zuniga. With Holyk up, Simes induced an inning-ending pop up as that was the biggest threat he faced. 

In the ninth, the Phoenix had one last hope, but Simes sat the side down in order to retire the side. 

The Phoenix season comes to a close with a 22-28 record.
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Players Mentioned

Brandon Boxer

#10 Brandon Boxer

C/UT
5' 11"
Senior
R-R
Tim Holyk

#7 Tim Holyk

IF
6' 0"
Senior
R-R
Dee Triplett

#8 Dee Triplett

IF
6' 1"
Senior
L-R
Rafael Garcia

#13 Rafael Garcia

IF
5' 8"
Junior
S-R
Javier Beal

#15 Javier Beal

UT
6' 0"
Junior
L-R
Riley Light

#34 Riley Light

OF
6' 1"
Junior
R-R
Anthony Patterson

#26 Anthony Patterson

RHP
6' 3"
Junior
R-R
Preston Welchel

#22 Preston Welchel

OF
5' 11"
Junior
L-R
Alonzo Zuniga

#33 Alonzo Zuniga

C
5' 9"
Junior
R-R
Seth Sweet-Chick

#9 Seth Sweet-Chick

IF
6' 2"
Senior
R-R

Players Mentioned

Brandon Boxer

#10 Brandon Boxer

5' 11"
Senior
R-R
C/UT
Tim Holyk

#7 Tim Holyk

6' 0"
Senior
R-R
IF
Dee Triplett

#8 Dee Triplett

6' 1"
Senior
L-R
IF
Rafael Garcia

#13 Rafael Garcia

5' 8"
Junior
S-R
IF
Javier Beal

#15 Javier Beal

6' 0"
Junior
L-R
UT
Riley Light

#34 Riley Light

6' 1"
Junior
R-R
OF
Anthony Patterson

#26 Anthony Patterson

6' 3"
Junior
R-R
RHP
Preston Welchel

#22 Preston Welchel

5' 11"
Junior
L-R
OF
Alonzo Zuniga

#33 Alonzo Zuniga

5' 9"
Junior
R-R
C
Seth Sweet-Chick

#9 Seth Sweet-Chick

6' 2"
Senior
R-R
IF