Box Score

The Rhodes College Baseball team defeated North Carolina Wesleyan this afternoon 8-4.  The Lynx overcame an early 4-0 deficit with a 5 run bottom of the 4th to take the lead for good.  Junior Remick Smothers picked up his first collegiate victory.  Smothers is now 1-0 on the year as the Lynx improve to 5-7.

Freshman Jake Long made his first collegiate start this afternoon.  Long threw 3 innings, allowing 3 hits, 4 unearned runs, walked 3, and struck out 4.  Smothers entered the game in the top of the fourth and worked the next two innings, allowing 2 hits, no runs, no walks, and struck out 1.  Junior Brian Lainoff worked the 6th and 7th for the Lynx allowing 1 hit, no runs, and walked 1.  Freshman Max Halasz worked the 8th allowing only 1 baserunner, which came on a leadoff walk.  Sophomore James Todd finished off the game for the Lynx striking out all 3 batters he faced.

The Lynx offense was once again led by sophomore SS Lynden Pinding who was 3-4 at the plate with a triple, 3 RBIs, and scored 2 runs.  Senior RF Matt Gilbert was 2-4 at the plate with a run scored, walked once, and stole 2 bases.  Senior LF Andy Meier was 1-3 with 2 runs scored, drove in 1, walked once, and stole a base.  Freshman 2B Stewart Martens was 2-3 with a double, an RBI, and a walk.

Rhodes will hit the road this weekend, as they travel to Demorest, GA to take on Montclair State Friday night, Piedmont College Saturday night, and Capital on Sunday afternoon.