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SHEPHERD BASEBALL FALLS TO TUSCULUM, 9-3 (2-15-2012)
GREENEVILLE, Tenn. – Tusculum used a 13-hit attack en route to a 9-3 win over Shepherd University in baseball action at Pioneer Park on Wednesday.
The Pioneers took a 2-0 lead in the second inning behind RBI-singles from Nate Reid and Lukas Graves.
Tusculum added an unearned run in the fourth to a take a 3-0 advantage.
Shepherd cut the lead to 3-2 in the fifth on a two-run double off the bat of sophomore outfielder Aaron Scoville (Centreville, VA/Westfield).
After Tusculum added a run in the top of the sixth, the Rams answered back on a solo blast from senior first baseman Nathan Minnich (Waynesboro, PA/Waynesboro Area Sr.) to cut the lead to 4-3.
The Pioneers added a pair of insurance runs in the seventh and three in the eighth to gain the 9-3 triumph.
Matt Hendriksen went 3-for-3 with a pair of runs scored to lead the Pioneers.
Scoville went 2-for-4 to lead the Rams.
Shepherd starter Brandon Coffey (Manassas, VA/Osbourn) took the loss to fall to 0-1. Michael Franklin (2-0) gained the win for the Pioneers.
Shepherd falls to 1-2, while Tusculum improves to 7-0. The Rams return to action on Friday when they continue on the road to face West Alabama in a single game at 4 p.m.
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