After scoring 34 runs over the weekend, the Lipscomb baseball team continued with a 12-4 win against Tennessee-Martin on Tuesday.
Lipscomb (16-9) fell behind early before senior Adam Lee connected for a three-run homerun in the third inning to jumpstart the offense. The Bisons went on to score five more runs in the inning and take a 9-3 lead.
After freshman Alex Dorso gave up three runs in three innings during his first career start, classmate Adam Stewart entered the game, allowing just one run in five innings.
While head coach Jeff Forehand was pleased with the offensive performance from his team, he was quick to point out the job by his pitching staff.
“It’s fun to see us put up double-digit runs,” Forehand said. “But the thing about tonight was the guys on the mound, the bullpen, was good. They gave us a chance to come back like that after we went down.”
The Bison pitching staff was aided by five double plays. The offensive display along with the defensive effort is the kind of all-around play Forehand wants to see from his guys.
“It all goes together,” Forehand said. “We turned five double plays tonight and those are always big momentum swings, not just for the defense but for the offense when we come in.”
After stealing a program record five bases on Sunday, sophomore Lee Solomon took three more bases on Tuesday to bring his season total to 20, good for top-10 in the nation. Solomon also went a perfect 4-4 from the plate with three RBIs.
“Last few games we’ve expected him to get a hit and steal a base, which seems like it’s easy. He’s playing really well right now. Hopefully he can continue that,” Forehand said.
The Bisons will play a three game series this weekend in Dallas, TX against Dallas-Baptist.
After going 45-16 last season, the Patriots are off to a 15-8 start this season. Forehand said he hopes his team will take the confidence they gained from their last four games into a tough road matchup.
“I think we can build on this and like I said, scoring a bunch of runs is always fun so maybe we can continue that same formula as we get to Dallas.”
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