The Lipscomb baseball team lost 4-3 against Western Kentucky University Tuesday night at Ken Dugan Field.
It was a back and forth game, but runners left on base and hitting mistakes late in the game cost Lipscomb the win.
The Hilltoppers scored early in the second inning starting off with a double from Steven Kraft. A fake bunt from Harrison Scanlon moved Kraft to third, before Paul Murray hit a flair single to right field to score Kraft.
The Bisons gained momentum in the bottom of the third inning on Lee Solomon’s solo homerun.
In the top of the sixth inning, a single by Western Kentucky’s Kraft turned into what would be déjà vu for Lipscomb. Scanlon hit a double to right field, and Murray followed up with a two-run RBI single, making it 4-3.
Lipscomb made seven pitching changes throughout the night making Western Kentucky unable to get comfortable in the seventh through the ninth innings.
“If you look at how they scored and how we scored, they had three hits after two quick outs to score in the sixth, and we left men in scoring position with opportunities,” head coach Jeff Forehand said.
The pitching staff combined allowed one walk and had eight strike outs.
“Defensively, that’s the kind of game we are looking for,” Solomon said. “We had some good plays — we just have to execute, get counts and put people away. We can’t leave pitches over the plate. I think that’s what really hurt us tonight.”
The Bisons fall 20-21 on the season. Michael Gigliotti is still out with a hand injury and will not be back for three weeks.
Lipscomb will play New Jersey Institute of Technology at Ken Dugan Field Friday night at 6 p.m.
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