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Rhodes College Athletics

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Allison Bowen
4
Christian Brothers CBU 11-32
5
Winner Rhodes College RHODES 29-11
Christian Brothers CBU
11-32
4
Final
5
Rhodes College RHODES
29-11
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Christian Brothers CBU 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 4 10 0
Rhodes College RHODES 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 5 13 1

W: Beamish, Thomas (5-1) L: Higdon (0-1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Rhodes finishes regular season in style, 5-4 win over CBU

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – The Rhodes baseball team finished the home season in style, with a walk off RBI from Josh Berkey to upend Christian Brothers University, 5-4.
 
The Lynx improve to 28-12 this season while the Bucs fall to 11-32 on the year.
 
Rhodes used 13 hits to CBU's 10 to overcome the Bucs, paced by two hits apiece from Walker McWherter, Patrick Kilkenny, Berkey and Josh Keen. Each of Kilkenny's hits were doubles, while Logan Booksh added a double as well.
 
The Bucs got on the board first, scoring in the first and fourth innings to go up 3-0. The Lynx' offense sparked in the fourth, where a Goodwin sacrifice RBI scored Kilkenny and a Jordan Infield sacrifice RBI sent Goodwin home. Rhodes knotted it up at three all when Josh keen scored Kilkenny in the bottom of the sixth inning.
 
CBU broke the tie in the eighth inning. The Lynx remained scoreless for the next inning, but made the bottom of the ninth count when they charged back to take the win. A Strother White single scored Sam Reid to tie it up at 4-4. Berkey singled to right to get the walk off RBI scoring Ryan Olive and securing the 5-4 win.
 
A host of Lynx took the mound for Rhodes, starting with Kilkenny, who threw for three innings and one strikeout. Jake Owens tossed for an inning, followed by two innings from Blake Glauben and two innings from Max Halasz. Thomas Beamish came in for the final inning and grabbed the win.
 
Rhodes will look forward to the Southern Athletic Association conference tournament kicking off April 25 when they face Centre College at 2 p.m. in Rome, Ga.
 
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