FINAL SCORE

No. 6 Tennessee Wesleyan (45-16) defeats No. 5 Reinhardt (Ga.) (42-18),  6-2 | Box Score

 

• Reinhardt and Tennessee Wesleyan will play again tomorrow night at 6:35 p.m. PT
• The winner will play Hope International (Calif.) on Friday at 6:35 p.m. for the championship

 

GAME NOTES/HIGHLIGHTS

• Entering the game, Reinhardt was 3-1 against Tennessee Wesleyan this season
• The first two innings between the conference foes were scoreless
• In the top of the third, M Martinez homered to left field too give the Bulldogs an early lead
• During the bottom of that same frame, Jarrett Burney singled to right field scoring J Profit followed by L Dockery doubling to center field
• The 2-2 score remained until the top of the fifth when Braxton Turner’s left field single brought home the game winning run
• Later in the top of the eighth, Turner doubled to center field bringing in three total runs for the 6-2 final score
• Tennessee Wesleyan had the bases loaded with two outs punched in the bottom of the ninth, but a groundout to short stop ended the comeback attempt
• Turner was the start for the Bulldogs going 2-4 with four RBI while Cayle Webster, Kruise Newman, and Carson ford each had two hits
• Reinhardt’s offense was guided by a pair of hits from Burney and Matty Maurer
• Daniel Davila (W, 8-4) nearly went complete game as he got all but one out, striking out 10
• Adam Cristopher (L, 2-2) pitched seven innings allowing three runs