WINTER HAVEN, Fla. - The Rhodes College baseball team could not get anything going offensively, finishing with only five hits as they dropped their first game of their spring break trip to Concordia (IL) by the score of 3-0.

The Lynx got at least one runner on base in eight of the nine innings played, but could not come away with a key hit to get back into the game.

The Cougars scored two runs in the third and one in the fourth to take a 3-0 lead and did not look back as they used clutch pitching in big moments to keep the Lynx scoreless.

Freshman Alex Garrett got the start for Rhodes, pitching five complete and allowing only two earned runs (three total) on seven hits to go with four strikeouts. Sophomore Matt Dale was excellent in relief, pitching three innings and only allowing two hits to go with five strikeouts.

For the Lynx, they were led by sophomore Jacob Telli, who finished 1-for-3 with a double and a walk. Senior Ryan Olive was 1-for-2 with a walk and hit by pitch while sophomore Brady John, junior Levi Greenberg, and senior Zac Lange all had a hit in the contest.

Rhodes return to action tomorrow afternoon at 2:30 PM ET as they play their second game of spring break against the Thomas More Saints.