Game 1 Box Score

Game 2 Box Score

The Rhodes College baseball team swept the visiting Depauw Tigers this afternoon to open conference play.  Junior Austin Carden went the distance on the mound in the first game earning his second victory of the season.  In the second game, sophomore SS Lynden Pindling drove in the game winner with 2 outs in the bottom of the ninth. 

Carden worked all seven innings in the first game earning his first complete game shutout of his collegiate career.  Carden scattered 4 hits over 7 innings, did not allow a walk, and struck out 4.  Carden did not allow a runner to reach base after a leadoff single in the top of the 4th.  The Lynx offense was paced by senior C Chris Conkell who was 1-2 at the plate with a double, RBI, and run scored.  Junior CF Travis Perkins was 1-2 with a walk.  Senior 1B Brent Lindsey was 1-3 with an RBI as sophomore DH Matt Burnick was 1-3 with a run scored.

Sophomore Tony Pikos got the start in the second game working 6.2 innings, allowed 5 hits, 1 earned run, 2 walks, and struck out 5.  Senior Hunter Chandler picked his 2nd victory of the year after relieving Pikos with 2 outs in the top of 7th.  Chandler allowed 2 earned runs, 4 hits, no walks, and struck out 1, in his 2.1 innings of work.  Sophomore SS Lynden Pindling was 2-4 at the plate with an RBI and got hit by a pitch.  Pindling drove in the game winner with a bases loaded, 2 out single to centerfield.  Senior DH Chris Conkell was 2-4 with an RBI and run scored.  Senior C Matt Frank was 2-4 with a run scored.  Freshman 2B Stewart Martens was 2-4 with an RBI and senior 3B Kyle Peterson was 2-4 with a run scored and drove in a run.

Rhodes will return to action tomorrow at 12:00 against Depauw to finish out the first conference series of the year.