LaGRANGE, Ga. - LaGrange topped N.C. Wesleyan 11-3 on Sunday at Cleaveland Field at Williamson Stadium. The Panthers (7-6) completed a three-game sweep of the weekend series with the win. LC coach
David Kelton inched closer to another coaching milestone, reaching 299 wins with the victory.
Freshman
Keller Morey pitched seven innings to up his record to 2-1. Morey gave up three runs, all unearned, scattered six hits, walked three and struck out two.
Bryce Stephens and
Hunter Garcia each pitched a scoreless inning.
LaGrange had only seven hits in the game. The Panthers took advantage of 11 walks issued by Bishop pitching and three errors.
Fletcher Hislop had two hits and four RBIs.
Noah Preuer drove in three runs with a hit and a sacrifice fly.
Eli Selby scored three runs, whileÂ
Jackson McElvy and
David Smigelski scored twice each.
Preuer's sacrifice fly in the second inning brought home Selby, who had led off the inning with a single, for a 1-0 lead. The Panther added three more runs in third and four in the fourth to build an 8-0 lead. Hislop had a two-run single in third and a two-run double in the fourth.
The Panthers closed out their scoring in a three-run sixth inning.
Dylan LeMorta's line drive RBI single was followed by Preuer's two-run base hit to center to make it 11-0.
Up Next: The Panthers host Berry on Friday, March 7 at 2 p.m.
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