Box Score

The Rhodes College Baseball team defeated #15 Mississippi College this afternoon 12-10 on a walkoff grandslam by freshman Stewart Martens.  Rhodes was able to over come a 5-1 deficit with a 6 run sixth inning to take a 7-5 lead.  Mississippi College put up 3 in top of the seventh before Rhodes answered with a single run to knot the game at 8.  Mississippi College plated 2 in the top of the ninth to take a 10-8 lead heading into the Lynx final at-bat.  Rhodes loaded the bases for Martens who delievered the game winning grand slam with two outs.  Senior Andy Meier picked up the victory for the Lynx to improve to 1-0 on the year.

Sophomore Tony Pikos made his second start of the season this afternoon, throwing 2.2 innings, allowing 9 hits, 5 earned runs, 2 walkes and struck out 2.  Senior Hunter Chandler kept the Lynx in the game working the next 3.1 innings, allowing 3 hits, 3 unearned runs, no walks, and struck out 2.  Senior Taylor Babich worked the next 2.1 innings before giving way to Meier who would finish off the ninth inning for the Lynx.  Babich allowed 4 hits, 2 earned runs, 1 walk, and struck out 2.  Meier needed only 2 pitches to get the inning ending double play and set up Martens heroic homerun.

The Lynx offense was led by freshman Stewart Martens who was 1-2 on the day with a grand slam, 2 runs scored, and 4 RBIs.  Senior 1B/OF Brent Lindsey was 2-4 on the day with a homerun, double, run scored, 3 RBIs, and walked once.  Senior C Chris Conkell was 2-3 at the plate with a run scored.  Sophomore SS Lynden Pindling was 3-3 with 2 runs scored.  Freshman OF Walker McWherter was 2-4 with a run scored.  Sophomore Matt Burnick delievered a huge pinch hit 2 RBI double for the Lynx. 

Rhodes will return to action this Friday at 2:00 against visiting Emory University.