Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 | Box Score 3 Tigerville, SC – The Emmanuel Baseball team traveled up 1-85 this weekend for a conference series at regionally ranked, North Greenville. The Trailblazers started the series off with a bang, taking game one 8-0. The Trailblazers took game two, 10-4 and finished off the three game series with a 9-2 victory. With the series, the Lions fall to 8-15 on the season, 2-10 on conference action. 

GAME ONE 

Game one started out as a pitcher's duel, with neither team scoring a run in the first four innings of play. 

The Trailblazers got on the board first in the bottom of the 5^th inning scoring one run on 2 hits to take a 1-0 lead.

North Greenville opened things up in the 6^th inning, with 7 runs on 8 hits and an error to make the score 8-0. 

The Lions would threaten in the 7^th inning, getting two runners on base but they couldn't bring them across. 

The Trailblazers would take game one, 8-0. 

At the plate, Landon Mokris and Parker Westbrook picked up a hit. 

On the mound, Noah Cantleberry got the nod. He went 5.0 innings and gave up 5 runs on 8 hits. He struck out 3 batters and walked one. Lucas Meehan relieved him to pitch an inning. He gave up 3 runs (2 earned) on 4 hits, striking out one batter. JJ Neal closed the game out for the Lions, throwing two innings. He gave up one hit. 

The two teams will meet for a doubleheader tomorrow. Game two will start at 12PM with the final game of the series following at 2:30PM. 

GAME TWO 

The Lions jumped out to an early lead in game two. Jesus Cruz walked to start off the inning and Brock Wollin was hit by a pitch to put runners on 1^st and 2^nd. Landon Mokris took full advantage, lacing a double to center field to score Cruz and give the Lions a 1-0 lead. A ground out scored Wollin to make it 2-0, Lions. 

The Trailblazers answered back in the bottom of the 2^nd scoring a run on 2 hits to make it 2-1, Lions. 

In the bottom of the 3^rd, North Greenville took the lead, scoring 3 runs on 3 hits and 2 errors to make it 4-2, Trailblazers. 

The Trailblazers tacked on another run in the bottom of the 4^th to go up 5-2. 

The Lions bats got to work in the top of the 5^th. Ryan Muniz and Cruz walked to start things off strong. Wollin was hit by a pitch to load the bases and Hayden Beall walked in a run to make it 5-3, Trailblazers. Drew Knight walked in another run to cut North Greenville's lead to 5-4. In the bottom of the 5^th, the Trailblazers added 5 runs to their lead on 3 hits to make it 10-4, which would be the final score.

At the plate,  four Lions collected a hit, with Landon Mokris adding an RBI. 

On the mound, Hunter Pirkle got the start. He threw 4.0 innings and gave up 6 runs on 7 hits. Hunter Parks relieved him to throw 2.0 innings. He gave up 4 runs on 2 hits. He struck out 3 batters and walked one.

GAME THREE
The Trailblazers jumped out of the gate scoring 2 runs on a hit in the bottom of the 1^st to go up 2-0. 

The Lions got a run back in the top of the 3^rd. Dobbs Bowden started things off with a single. Brock Wollin doubled down the left field line to bring him home, cutting the Trailblazers lead to 2-1. In the bottom half of the inning, North Greenville answered scoring 3 runs on 3 hits to go up 5-1. 

After a scoreless 4^th inning, North Greenville added 2 runs on a hit in the bottom of the 5^th to make it 7-1. 

Jesus Cruz laced a double to left field to start the 6^th inning. Wollin singled up the middle to advance Cruz to 3^rd, and Zachary Bergstrom flied out to left field to score Cruz, making the score 7-2, Trailblazers.

The Trailblazers added 2 runs to their lead in the bottom of the 7^th on 2 hits and an error to make the final score 9-2.

At the plate, Brock Wollin led the way going 2-4 with an RBI. 

On the mound, Will Sherman got the nod going 3.2 innings. He gave up 5 runs on 6 hits and struck out 3 batters. Gavin Richardson relieved him to face two batters. He gave up one run and walked a batter. Zach Evans came in next, throwing 2.0 innings. He gave up 2 runs on 3 hits and struck out a batter. Hunter Maddox closed out the game for the Lions, throwing 2.0 innings. He gave up 1 run on 3 hits and walked a batter.

The Lions are back in action on Tuesday at Anderson. For more information on Emmanuel University athletics, visit goeulions.com.