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Zac Stewart
Sterling McMichael
Zac Stewart had four hits in the series for the Bisons.
11
Winner St. Edward's SEUBB 2-1
0
Harding HU 1-2
Winner
St. Edward's SEUBB
2-1
11
Final
0
Harding HU
1-2
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Edward's SEUBB 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 7 11 14 0
Harding HU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2

W: Cameron Stanton (1-0) L: Ralston, Andrew (0-1)

Game Recap: Baseball | | by Scott Goode (1/31/16)

Big Ninth Inning Keys St. Edward's Victory over Harding Baseball

SEARCY – The 11th-ranked St. Edward's Hilltoppers broke open a close game with a seven-run ninth inning and defeated the Harding Bisons 11-0 on Sunday in the final game of a three-game non-conference series. The teams split Saturday's doubleheader.

Key Innings
  • St. Edward's led 4-0 entering the top of the ninth and added seven runs on seven hits in the frame. The big blow was a two-run, pinch-hit home run to left field by Nick Lerick.
  • The Hilltoppers scored an unearned run in the sixth and a single run in the eighth on a J.D. Arrowood single.
  • St. Edward's Wesley Harris and Dylan Watts were each hit by a pitch to start the third inning and came around to score the first two runs of the game.
Key Statistics
  • St. Edward's had its leadoff batter reach base in six of the nine innings. Four of those hitters came around to score.
  • St. Edward's had 14 hits in the game and had five hitters with two hits.
  • Zac Stewart had two of Harding's four hits, a single in the first and a double in the sixth. Stewart was 4-for-11 in the series.
  • Harding starter Andrew Ralston (0-1) suffered the loss but pitched well. He allowed only two earned runs on three hits in six innings.
  • Cameron Stanton (1-0) started for St. Edward's and earned the win. He pitched 6 1/3 innings and allowed four hits and one walk and struck out five.
  • St. Edward's was 8-for-21 with runners on and 5-for-12 with runners in scoring position. Harding was 1-for-13 with runners on and 0-for-5 with runners in scoring position.
Up Next
  • Harding plays a three-game series at Delta State next weekend. The teams play a doubleheader Saturday beginning at noon and a single game Sunday at 1 p.m.
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