by Charlie Bateman | Sep 4, 2015 | News Slider, Sports
The Lipscomb men’s soccer team secured a 2-1 victory against the No. 10-ranked Xavier Musketeers at the Lipscomb Soccer Complex Thursday night. This match gave the team its first-ever win against a top-ten team in program history. Xavier began the scoring on a penalty kick in the 20th minute by senior Alex Ridsdale. This would be all Xavier scored during the rest of the game. For Lipscomb, junior Daniel Vieira scored the first goal in the 23rd minute followed by 25-yard goal from sophomore Ivan Alvarado in the 27th minute. Lipscomb entered the second half with strong defense as Xavier fought for control of the ball. While Xavier had many opportunities during the second half, the team failed to capitalize when it mattered most. “We challenge our players’ skills and we specifically challenge their mentality,” head coach Charles Morrow said. “I thought our players’ responses tonight were world-class.” Later in the second half, a red card was thrown on behalf of sophomore midfielder Jonathon Ramirez of Lipscomb and Matt Nance of Xavier; the two were ejected from the game. “I did not think it was a very physical game,” Morrow said. “It was an emotional game. Quite honestly, I thought the referees got a little too caught up in the emotion of the game, though I will need to look back at the film.” With 24 minutes left in the game, a weather delay paused play for several minutes. Sophomore midfielder Eduardo Reza later preserved the Bisons victory in the 83rd minute after he intercepted a kick with his head. Lipscomb returns to the field on Friday, Sept. 11 when it takes on Campbell University in a 3:30 p.m. game at Rose Park. Photo by Sam...
by Charlie Bateman | Aug 29, 2015 | News Slider, Sports
The Lipscomb men’s soccer team took a 2-0 loss to Belmont in the season opener this Friday night at Rose Park. Sophomore Rashad Hyacenth scored the first goal on a free kick for the Belmont Bruins in the ninth minute. Hyacenth scored his second goal of the match in the 78th minute. “Hyacenth did a great job of finding the ball throughout the game,” Lipscomb head coach Charles Morrow said. Morrow also said he was was very impressed with Belmont’s defense. “They have eleven guys that are committed to playing a strong defense,” Morrow said. “We had a lot of the ball, but we struggled to break Belmont down defensively.” Morrow said that his team is working with many injuries but expects to get better as the season progresses. Lipscomb will return to action this Sunday for the home opener against Eastern Illinois. The game will begin at 6 p.m. at the Lipscomb Soccer Complex. Photo by Sam...
by Charlie Bateman | May 31, 2015 | News Slider, Sports
Lipscomb baseball watched its season come to a close after losing to No. 18 Radford 5-2 in a NCAA Regional elimination game on Saturday afternoon at Hawkins Field. Radford scored runs in the third, fifth and sixth innings. The largest number of runs came in the sixth inning, in which Radford scored three from an error, sacrifice fly and home run. During the middle of the sixth inning, the game was delayed by rain for over an hour — something the Bisons have seen a lot of this year. “We have been through so many weather delays this year, that the stoppage in play did not bother us,” senior Grant Massey said. “We actually felt at the time that it was an advantage to forget about what happened in the top of the sixth.” Teammates echoed Massey, saying the delay would help them get in the right mindset to come up with a big rally in the later innings. But Lipscomb still had trouble getting to Radford’s relievers. “I have to give credit to all their pitchers including their reliever and closer,” Lipscomb head coach Jeff Forehand said. “They had pitchers that were very precise and made the big plays when they needed to.” The only runs for Lipscomb came from a two-run homer from senior Josh Lee. This was the only home run Lee had on the entire season. Lee, who played for Vanderbilt as a freshman before transferring to Central Arizona Community College, said it was odd to hit his only home run of the season at the field where his collegiate career began. “[It was] definitely a full-circle experience...
by Charlie Bateman | May 30, 2015 | News Slider, Sports
The Lipscomb baseball team fell to Vanderbilt 9-1 at the NCAA regional game at Hawkins Field Friday night. Vanderbilt spread out its scoring in the second, fifth, sixth and seventh innings. The Commodores started the scoring with two runs in the second inning on a two-run homer by left fielder Jeren Kendall. Vanderbilt’s big inning came in the sixth when it scored a total of five runs on three singles and a double. “We held with Vanderbilt the first few innings,” Lipscomb coach Jeff Forehand said. “We just gave them too many freebies.” The only run for the Bisons came from junior redshirt Adam Lee. “I saw that [Vandy starter Carson Fulmer] threw a slider on a three-two pitch,” Lee said. “I put a good swing on it, which led to a base hit.” Lee’s RBI was Fulmer’s first run surrendered in 27 and 2/3 innings at home. The last one was on March 14 against Arkansas. Fulmer, who is considered to be a first-round draft pick by many experts, pitched seven innings and had 11 strike outs. “We knew what he [Fulmer] was going to bring,” Forehand said. “He was using the breaking ball effectively and threw it short, which really messed with our batters. “It is hard to prepare for a guy that throws a 95-mile-an-hour fastball and the next pitch is a 79-mile-an-hour breaking ball at your waist.” Forehand said he hopes the bats for Lipscomb will ignite its offense Saturday. Lipscomb will take on Radford on Saturday at 3 p.m. in the losers’ bracket. Photo courtesy of Lipscomb...
by Charlie Bateman | May 25, 2015 | News Slider, Sports
When Lipscomb’s baseball team takes on Vanderbilt in the NCAA regionals Friday evening, coach Jeff Forehand will be just beginning his dream “business trip.” The trip to Vandy’s Hawkins Field, just off West End, isn’t the final destination of that dream. He’s not looking past Vanderbilt, but he has goals of getting much farther west, to Omaha — home of the College World Series. That’s where the Commodores were crowned national champions last year, and he knows Vanderbilt is looking for a repeat. “Every year we work for the same goal,” said Forehand, after his team won the Atlantic Sun tournament over the weekend and earned the school’s second NCAA tourney bid. “We want to end up playing in Omaha.” Of course, you’ve got to start somewhere, so Forehand said he believes the game at Vandy is just the first step of many to accomplish the goal of making it to the World Series. The Bisons baseball team defeated North Florida 8-7 in the Atlantic Sun baseball tournament championship game. Others in the Nashville region bracket include Vanderbilt, Indiana, and Radford. Vanderbilt will be the host team for this division. “This is somethng we have been working towards all season long, to see our name called on the screen for postseason play,” Forehand told Lipscomb athletics department reporter Kirk Downs, after his team watched the selection show on Monday. “It has been such a big day for our team to be able to see that together. “Vanderbilt is such a great team and it will be a unique experience kicking off the tournament on their home field right here...
