The Lipscomb baseball team took two of three games against USC Upstate in this weekend’s series at Ken Dugan Field at Stephen L. Marsh Stadium in Nashville.
The Bisons fell 7-6 to USC in the first matchup, but came back with a 7-6 win Saturday afternoon and a 5-4 win Sunday.
In the first game, Lipscomb fell to the Spartans 7-6. The big hit for the Bisons came on a home run by sophomore Allan Hooker. This home run was his first of the year.
Lipscomb had a chance at a rally thanks to a balk by the Spartans’ pitcher that put Lipscomb only behind by one. The rally came up short as Lipscomb was unable to drive a runner home from third to tie the game.
The second game for the Bisons ended in a walk-off hit by freshman Zeke Dodson in the bottom of the tenth to put the score at 7-6. Hooker also got his second home run of the year in the game.
“He [Hooker] has been working hard on his swing,” said Lipscomb head baseball coach Jeff Forehand. “Hooker took advantage of good pitches to hit. We know that Hooker is very capable of hitting home runs, and I am proud of what he has been able to do at the plate.”
The Bisons took the third game 5-4 on another walk-off from Dodson.
“It is always great to have the winning hit,” Dodson said. “I can’t say enough about my teammates putting me in a great spot — I was just fortunate to be in the right spot both times.”
With this series win, the Bisons start the season 2-1 in conference play.
“It is really important that we have started out strong in conference play,” Forehand said. “To come back and win this series is huge for our team.”
Lipscomb will take on rival Belmont Tuesday night at 6 p.m. at Ken Dugan Field.
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