Need to Know
Score: Piedmont 13, Southwestern 11
Records: Lions 4-1 (0-0 USA South), Pirates 1-6 (0-0 SCAC)
Location: Georgetown, Texas - Rockwell Family Baseball Field

Georgetown, TX - Down 8-1 after three complete, the Piedmont College baseball team posted an impressive rally scoring ten runs over the next three innings in a wild 13-11 win over Southwestern (TX) University on Sunday afternoon.

The Lions trailed by seven before hitting the middle three innings where the offense exploded to overtake the Pirates for the first time since taking a 1-0 lead in the game on a BRECK DAVIDSON single back in the first.  Three different Lions posted multiple-RBI basehits in the 10-run stretch including ZACK JOHNSON whose two-RBI single in the 5th was part of a 4-for-5 day at the dish.

Down just one heading into the 6th, an EVAN GRESHAM single that scored freshman BRADY BALLSTADT tied it up at 8-8 before a BRECK DAVIDSON single gave the team back the lead.  MICHAEL BARNES posted a 2-RBI single later in the inning to provide some room for the bullpen to work with. 

After GRIFFIN OLSON gave his team a 13-11 advantage in the 9th on an RBI single, save machine JOSH THOMAS had a two-run cushion to collect his third save in as many appearances if he could stay clean in the home half.  

Thomas would do just that retiring three of four batters faced to hand Piedmont the win and collect his fourth save of the season, just two shy of a career single-season high already with only five games gone in the '16 season.

Turning Point
--Down by seven runs headed into the top of the 4th, Piedmont would rattle off ten runs over the next three innings to take away the lead from the Pirates and set up a race to the 9th.

Standout Performances
--Freshman pitcher BARRETT COURTWRIGHT who came on in relief in the 2nd to throw three strong innings of scoreless baseball allowing just three hits and one run to the Pirates.
--JOSH THOMAS collected his third save of the weekend in Sunday's outing as he allowed just two hits in three relief appearances out in Texas.
--MICHAEL BARNES was 3-of-4 at the plate with three RBIs and a walk. 
--ZACK JOHNSON posted a 4-for-5 day at the dish with three RBIs as well.

Inside the Box Score
--All four of Piedmont's runs in the 5th came with two outs in the inning as the Lions trailed 8-3 entering the frame before making it a one-run game.
--Matt Vonderschmidt has had a stellar start to his Lions pitching career picking up his third win in relief today.
--Piedmont posted four doubles in today's game...The team's season total was four doubles heading into today's action.

News & Notes
--The Lions complete their three-game tour through Texas with a perfect 3-0 record coming back to Georgia a 4-1 team ready for a home tournament this coming weekend. 

Up Next
Coming back from Texas after three road games, Piedmont returns home to host the Piedmont College Early Spring Classic next weekend with York, Virginia Wesleyan, and Millsaps all coming to town for a star-studded event at Loudermilk Field.  The Lions will play on Friday night under the lights against York at 7 pm while Virginia Wesleyan awaits on Saturday (5 pm first pitch) and Millsaps readies for a Sunday showdown with PC at 4:00 pm.

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