Corey Hale
Junior Corey Hale had a career night at the plate, driving in seven runs. The Bisons would fall to Vanderbilt though, losing 13-10.
Hale had a double and a pair of home runs, including a grand slam in the ninth, giving him seven RBIs on the night.
Andrew Nickerson also had two RBIs.
Lipscomb got on the board quickly in the bottom of the first. The Wilson brothers, Tyler and Lee, both got on base. Corey Hale took over from there. Hale put the first fastball that he saw over the center field wall, allowing the Bisons to lead 3-0.
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However, Vanderbilt wasted no time to take over. In the top of the second the Commodores scored four runs off of freshman starting pitcher Chris Nunn. Nunn threw for two innings, allowing five runs on four hits.
Josh Cotham, Blake Fonfra, and Matt Bowling also pitched for the Bisons.
Vanderbilt would score three more runs before Lipscomb moved runners across the plate again.
Lipscomb scored two in the fourth and one in the sixth, to bring the score to 10-5 after six.
Going into the ninth, Lipscomb found themselves down by seven. That is when Corey took control again. With the bases loaded Corey Hale answered the call again, hitting a grand slam over the left field wall.
The Bisons did not score again, making the final score 13-10.
Vanderbilt relief pitcher Will Clinard was rewarded the save.
With the loss, Lipscomb’s record falls to 13-25.
The Bisons are back in action again on Wednesday, April 21, as they host UT-Martin at Ken Dugan field. First pitch is at 6:00.
For Vanderbilt’s side of the story, click here.
For the story from LipscombSports.com, click here.
For the game’s box score, click here.
