LC rallies for SHAC win over Warriors
One run in the sixth inning was enough for the Lynchburg-Clay Mustangs to break a 3-3 tied score and earn another Southern Hills Athletic Conference victory, defeating the Eastern Warriors. 4-3.
The Thursday SHAC win puts the Mustangs at 3-0 in the conference and 4-0 overall.
Leading the way for the Mustangs was Cory Snider. Snider went 3-for-3 with three RBIs. He also pitched three innings of relief for the win. Snider also had two steals.
On the mound, Snider had one strikeout and allowed one earned run on one hit, facing 11 batters.
LC was first to score, adding a run in the bottom of the first for the 1-0 lead.
After a scoreless second inning, the Mustangs added two more runs in the bottom of the third, for a three-run advantage.
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The Warriors (1-3, 4-3) rallied with a two-run fourth and one-run fifth for the 3-3 score. In the sixth, the Mustangs scored the go-ahead and game-winning run.
Also at the plate for the Mustangs, Chaz Lanier was 1-for-2, as was Andrew Reuss. Reuss also scored a run.
Devin Pierson went 3-for-3 with two runs and one walk. One of the three hits by Pierson was a double.
Senior Josh Bauer was 2-for-3, and Wes Smith went 1-for-2 with a run.
LC left three runners on the bases.
Ryan Inman had the no-decision, allowing one earned run on one hit and five walks. He struck out eight.