OUT-RALLIED

CU FALLS TO SALEM'S BIG INNINGS

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Sometimes in baseball, it can be a matter of “he who rallies last rallies best.”

In game that featured several multi-run innings, Salem International's four-run rally in the top of the 9th inning helped them hold off Concord, 16-11, Sunday afternoon at Anderson Field.

The defeat prevented CU from sweeping the three-game weekend series. The Mountain Lions had swept a doubleheader Saturday afternoon.

Concord scored its first run in the bottom of the 2nd. Zach Cloxton led off with a triple and scored on Josh Wenger's sacrifice fly. But SIU held a 3-1 lead after four innings, and added to it with four-run rallies in the 5th and 6th.

Down 11-1, the Mountain Lions got themselves back in the game by erupting for eight runs in the bottom of the 7th.

Bret Blevins ignited the outburst with a leadoff double, and would add a two-run single in his second plate appearance of the inning. Jacob Mays also added a two-run single as the Mountain Lions wound up sending 12 men to the plate.

Salem International countered with a run in the top of the 8th, but CU answered in the bottom of the frame. With two outs, Randy Beard tripled and Ian Humphrey singled to drive him home, drawing Concord within 12-10.

However, a one-out error triggered SIU's decisive 9th inning rally, which also included a hit batsman, two bases-loaded walks and two sacrifice flies.

Sydnor's sacrifice fly in the bottom of the 9th ended the scoring.

Blevins and Cloxton paced the Concord offense with three hits each.

Salem International outhit Concord 16-11. Jason Barnes led the Tigers by going 3-4 with six RBIs, including a three-run home run in the 6th.



BOXSCORE / PLAY-BY-PLAY



Up next for Concord is a WVIAC doubleheader against league power Shepherd, on Tuesday, March 29 at Anderson Field. First pitch is scheduled for 1:00 pm. Admission is free.


_{(statistics provided by Concord SID GA Brandon Besl)}

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