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Baseball Kaitlyn Yerkes

Bruins Come Up Short in Back-to-Back Losses


The Bob Jones University baseball team took on the Toccoa Falls College Screaming Eagles for a Saturday doubleheader where they fell in both contests. After a tight 7-6 loss in game one, the Bruins fell again 7-2 from Toccoa Falls, Georgia. 

On the mound, Ryan Pierce pitched a complete game. The Bruins finished with six runs on seven hits and only one error. 

The Screaming Eagles were the first to get on the board in game one with four first inning runs.

Despite being down 4-0 early, the Bruins began chipping away at the deficit. In the top of the second, Preston Cox reached first on an error, allowing Cayden Kennedy to score first for Bob Jones. With the bases loaded, Evan Johnson was hit by a pitch to push another runner across the plate. A wild pitch scored Mannix Crawford to put the Bruins within one. The Bruins took the 5-4 lead at the end of the second with a two RBI double to left field by Jacob Highsmith. 

Toccoa Falls regained the lead with two runs in the third and another in the fourth. 

In the top of the fifth inning, Sam Gearhart's bunt scored Zac Tyre. The Bruins were unable to plate any more runs in the final two innings, and the 7-6 score held in favor of Toccoa Falls. 

After a brief break, the two teams were back on the field for game two. 

Toccoa Falls got on the board first again in game two with a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the second inning. In the top of the fourth, Elijah Medrano's hit to right field scored both Gearhart and Kennedy and got him to second. He was left stranded as the Bruins finished their time at bat tied 2-2 with the Screaming Eagles. 

The Screaming Eagles scored twice more in the bottom of the fourth to regain the lead. They added three more runs in the sixth to finish on top 7-2.

Both teams finished with eight hits on the day. 

With today's results, the Bruins now sit at 12-24 on the season. The Bruins continue their road series with a Wednesday night doubleheader at Paine College on April 22. 



 
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