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Cumberland University

Nyblod
1
Lourdes LOURDES 0-8
2
Winner Cumberland (TN) CU 19-4-1
Lourdes LOURDES
0-8
1
Final
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Cumberland (TN) CU
19-4-1
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Lourdes LOURDES 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 1
Cumberland (TN) CU 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 X 2 5 0

W: Green, Jake (3-0) L: A. Nuhfer (0-1) S: Nyblod, Kyle (2)

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Game Recap: Baseball |

Phoenix Outduel Lourdes to Complete the Sweep

LEBANON, Tenn.--Cumberland baseball outduels Lourdes in game three to get a 2-1 victory and sweep the series over the Gray Wolves on Sunday afternoon at Woody Hunt Stadium.

The Phoenix (19-4-1) leaned on strong pitching performances from Carter Rost, Jake Green, and Kyle Nyblod to stifle the Gray Wolves (6-8), allowing just one run on seven hits. Green (3-0) picked up the win in relief, while Nyblod earned his second save of the season with two perfect innings to close out the contest.

Lourdes struck first in the top of the first inning. Joel Suraganan led off the game with a first pitch triple. Rost almost worked his way out of the jam, but Caleb Dugan delivered an RBI single infield single with two outs to get the run across. 

Cumberland answered in the bottom half of the inning as Hunter Moser singled to left and moved up to second on a wild pitch . He came around to score on a Preston Welchel RBI double to right-center, tying the game at 1-1.

The Phoenix took the lead in the fourth inning. Dylan LaRue led off with a hit by pitch. He stole second and came in to score when Rafael Garcia roped a double down the left-field line, which proved to be the game-winning run.

Cumberland's pitching staff took over from there. Rost worked four innings, allowing one run on six hits with four strikeouts. Green followed with three dominant frames, surrendering just one hit while striking out four. Nyblod slammed the door in the eighth and ninth, retiring all six batters he faced to seal the win.

Offensively, Cumberland just strung together just five hits in the game. Welchel and Garcia each tallied RBI doubles, while Moser, LaRue, and Drew Dalton-Akiwumi each singled. The Phoenix stole three bases in the game to create opportunities throughout the game including the go-ahead run in the fourth. 

Lourdes' starter Austin Nuhfer suffered the loss, giving up two runs on four hits over five innings. The Gray Wolves managed seven hits in total but struggled to capitalize, stranding nine runners on base.

Cumberland will look to carry their momentum into Tuesday's home game. The Phoenix will host No. 2 Tennessee Wesleyan at 1:00 p.m.
 
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Players Mentioned

Drew Dalton-Akiwumi

#2 Drew Dalton-Akiwumi

IF
5' 8"
Senior
S-R
Rafael Garcia

#13 Rafael Garcia

IF
5' 8"
Senior
S-R
Jake Green

#14 Jake Green

RHP
6' 1"
Senior
R-R
Kyle Nyblod

#17 Kyle Nyblod

RHP
5' 11"
Graduate Student
R-R
Carter Rost

#20 Carter Rost

RHP
6' 4"
Senior
R-R
Preston Welchel

#22 Preston Welchel

OF
5' 11"
Senior
L-L
Dylan LaRue

#23 Dylan LaRue

C
6' 0"
Junior
S-R
Hunter Moser

#28 Hunter Moser

UT
5' 9"
Junior
R-R

Players Mentioned

Drew Dalton-Akiwumi

#2 Drew Dalton-Akiwumi

5' 8"
Senior
S-R
IF
Rafael Garcia

#13 Rafael Garcia

5' 8"
Senior
S-R
IF
Jake Green

#14 Jake Green

6' 1"
Senior
R-R
RHP
Kyle Nyblod

#17 Kyle Nyblod

5' 11"
Graduate Student
R-R
RHP
Carter Rost

#20 Carter Rost

6' 4"
Senior
R-R
RHP
Preston Welchel

#22 Preston Welchel

5' 11"
Senior
L-L
OF
Dylan LaRue

#23 Dylan LaRue

6' 0"
Junior
S-R
C
Hunter Moser

#28 Hunter Moser

5' 9"
Junior
R-R
UT