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Cumberland University

Camden Williamson
6
Cumberland (TN) CU 7-6
7
Winner Milligan (TN) MU 12-2
Cumberland (TN) CU
7-6
6
Final
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Milligan (TN) MU
12-2
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cumberland (TN) CU 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 6 9 2
Milligan (TN) MU 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 4 1 7 13 1

W: C. Hendrix (1-0) L: Couch, Noah (0-1)

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Game Recap: Baseball |

Milligan Rallies Past Cumberland with Walk-Off Win

ELIZABETHTON, Tenn.--Cumberland built an early lead and carried momentum into the late innings, but Milligan used a four-run eighth and a walk-off ninth to hand the Phoenix a 7-6 setback Tuesday afternoon at Anglin Field.

Cumberland scored six runs on nine hits with two errors and carried the lead into the eighth inning. The Buffaloes took a lead in the bottom of the eighth, but Cumberland tied it with a solo homer from Haussin before Milligan walked it off. 

Gaines Haussin paced Cumberland at the plate, going 2-for-5 with a home run and two RBI. Yuito Suzuki added two hits and scored twice, while Camden Williamson finished 2-for-4 with three RBI, including a triple in the sixth.

Kyle Niebow got the start, allowing one run over 2.2 innings with two strikeouts while walking five. Colson Smith provided 4.2 innings of relief, surrendering two runs on two solo home runs, before the late-inning rally by Milligan proved decisive. Kyle Nyblod and John Sullivan each picked up an out in the eighth before Noah Couch was tagged with the loss in the ninth. 

Cumberland (7-6) struck first in the opening frame. After Dylan LaRue reached on a throwing error and Wilser Then walked, a passed ball moved both runners into scoring position. Caleb Royer delivered with an RBI single to right, plating courtesy runner Wyatt Hurt for a 1-0 advantage.

The Phoenix added two more in the second. Aiden McDonald singled to open the inning and moved to second on a sacrifice bunt from JT Kelenic. Suzuki followed with a base hit through the left side, and Williamson drove in a run with an infield single. Haussin followed with a single to right, allowing Suzuki to score to extend the CU lead to 3-0.

Milligan answered with a run in the third on an RBI single from Luis Quintero, trimming the deficit to 3-1.

After several quiet innings, Cumberland pushed across two more in the sixth. Williamson ripped a two-out triple to bring home a pair, stretching the Phoenix lead to 5-2.

Milligan responded immediately in the bottom half as catcher Will Heidle launched a solo home run to get one back. In the eighth, Heidle launched his second home run of the day to spark a four-run inning. Milligan added one more on a bases-loaded hit by pitch and two more scored on a Brody Melton single for Milligan's first lead of the game 6-5. 

On the first pitch of the ninth, Haussin leveled the game with a solo home run to right-center to give Cumberland some life. 

The Buffs, however, had the final answer as Heidle roped a double and his courtesy runner eventually came around to score the winning run on a sacrifice fly. 

Cumberland returns to action this weekend as they host No. 12 Missouri Baptist for a double header on Friday and a single game on Saturday. 
 
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Players Mentioned

Gaines Haussin

#4 Gaines Haussin

IF
6' 2"
Senior
R-R
Wyatt Hurt

#29 Wyatt Hurt

OF
6' 0"
Junior
R-R
Dylan LaRue

#23 Dylan LaRue

C/OF
6' 0"
Senior
S-R
Aiden McDonald

#26 Aiden McDonald

OF
5' 9"
Senior
R-R
Kyle Niebow

#31 Kyle Niebow

LHP
5' 11"
Senior
L-L
Kyle Nyblod

#17 Kyle Nyblod

RHP
6' 0"
Graduate Student
R-R
Wilser Then

#8 Wilser Then

IF/C
6' 2"
Senior
R-R
Noah Couch

#39 Noah Couch

RHP
6' 1"
Junior
L-R
JT Kelenic

#24 JT Kelenic

OF
6' 3"
Junior
R-R
Caleb Royer

#32 Caleb Royer

1B/OF
6' 4"
Senior
L-R

Players Mentioned

Gaines Haussin

#4 Gaines Haussin

6' 2"
Senior
R-R
IF
Wyatt Hurt

#29 Wyatt Hurt

6' 0"
Junior
R-R
OF
Dylan LaRue

#23 Dylan LaRue

6' 0"
Senior
S-R
C/OF
Aiden McDonald

#26 Aiden McDonald

5' 9"
Senior
R-R
OF
Kyle Niebow

#31 Kyle Niebow

5' 11"
Senior
L-L
LHP
Kyle Nyblod

#17 Kyle Nyblod

6' 0"
Graduate Student
R-R
RHP
Wilser Then

#8 Wilser Then

6' 2"
Senior
R-R
IF/C
Noah Couch

#39 Noah Couch

6' 1"
Junior
L-R
RHP
JT Kelenic

#24 JT Kelenic

6' 3"
Junior
R-R
OF
Caleb Royer

#32 Caleb Royer

6' 4"
Senior
L-R
1B/OF