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MONTREAT, N.C. (February 24, 2024) – On Friday-Saturday, the Truett McConnell University Baseball team traveled to compete in an Appalachian Athletic Conference series against Montreat College, where the Bears dropped the double header on day one against the Cavaliers with scores of 4-2 and 11-5 and fell in the final game of the series 8-3 on day two. TMU falls to an overall record of 7-10, 1-5 AAC, while MC rises to a record of 8-10, 4-2 AAC.
 
GAME 1 | TMU 2 – MC 4
 
PLAY-BY-PLAY
The Bears were first to score in the first inning with Tanner Griffith coming home on an error by the visiting team, after advancing on a single by Caleb Ramsey and a sacrifice fly by Brodie Genter. The Cavaliers responded in the bottom of the third with a three-run homerun, putting MC up 1-3. TMU found their second run of the day in the top of the fifth, when a double by Genter sent Jacob Karvelos home (2-3). The Bears put up a fight to decrease the deficit, but was ultimately unable to change the outcome of the game as MC scored the final run in the fifth inning, 2-4.
 
LEADERS
Genter led the way for the Bears going 1-4 at the plate and recording one RBI. Caleb Ramsey followed going 2-5, while Karvelos went 2-4 with one run. Griffith was featured going 1-3 at the plate with one run and two walks, while Jordan Kenty had one RBI. Pitcher Griffin Kanelos was seen tallying five strikeouts, while Samuel Crew had four strikeouts.
 
GAME 2 | TMU 5 – MC 11
 
PLAY-BY-PLAY
TMU was once again first to score against MC when a throwing error on the opposing team gave Griffith space to come home. The Cavaliers responded in the first inning with a run of their own putting the team even. MC continued to increase their score with four more runs in the second, one run in the third and fifth, creating a marginal gap (1-7). TMU finally found luck in the sixth inning as a two RBI double by Caleb Williams, one RBI single by Genter, and a ground out by Kenty, brought four runs in (5-7). The Cavaliers once again proved to be a tough competitor, putting four more runs on the board, pushing the game two win out of reach for the Bears, 5-11.
 
LEADERS
Williams led the way for the Bears going 1-1 at the plate with two RBIs. Kenty followed going 2-4 with one RBI, while Genter went 1-4 with one RBI. Griffith was seen going 1-2 at the plate with one walk. Pitcher Hank Simmonds was featured recording four strikeouts.
 
GAME 3 | TMU 3 – MC 8
 
PLAY-BY-PLAY
The second inning saw the Cavaliers first to the board. MC continued to increase their score with four more runs. In the seventh inning, TMU finally found their place on the board with a homerun by Ramsey, sending both him and Kenty over the plate (2-5). Eager to secure the sweep, MC once again added to their score with two homeruns in the bottom of the seventh (2-8). A last chance effort by the Bears in the ninth inning, proved TMU capable of scoring another run, but was ultimately not enough to recover from MC strong performance, falling in game three, 3-8.
 
LEADERS
Ramsey led the way going 2-3 at the plate with two RBIs and two runs. Kenty followed going 1-2 with two walks and one run, while Caleb Adair recorded one RBI. Pitcher Caleb Johnson was featured recording seven strikeouts, while Ryan Coughanour had two strikeouts.
 
UP NEXT
TMU will be back in action at home on Friday, March 1 as they host AAC opponent St. Andrews University for a two day, three game series. Friday's game time is set for 3:00 p.m. with the double header on Saturday set for 1:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m.