Cleveland, GA – Southern Wesleyan took down the Truett-McConnell Bears in a 6-4 final score on Tuesday afternoon.

The Warriors recorded 10 hits in 32 at bats on Tuesday.  Parker Pillsbury, Tanner Glass and DJ Ludwick each collected two hits during the game.  Ludwick and Dawson Posick each had doubles during the game, and Pillsbury had the lone homerun.  Pillsbury and Posick each collected two RBIs.  Four Warriors walked and Southern Wesleyan recorded seven stolen bases during the game.  Pillsbury, Ty King Richards and Jarred Jones each had two stolen bases.  Timo Schau recorded a sacrifice bunt, and both Pillsbury and Devin Patrick had sacrifice flies.  Tanner Glass started the game for the Warriors, collecting four strikeouts over five innings.  Laython McLean, TJ McEvilly and Aaron Bennett all pitched in relief for Southern Wesleyan.

Game Vitals

Final: Southern Wesleyan 6, Truett-McConnell 4

Records: Southern Wesleyan (3-1) Truett-McConnell (3-2)

How It Happened

Southern Wesleyan was the first to put runs on the board in the game against Truett-McConnell.  Timo Schau led off the first inning by walking and then stole second base to get in scoring position.  A single to center field by Parker Pillsbury advanced Schau to third.  Pillsbury then stole second base to put both within scoring position and bring Tanner Glass up to bat.  Glass grounded out to short, but Schau reached home to give the Warriors a 1-0 lead.

In the top of the third inning, Parker Pillsbury reached base again as he walked.  Tanner Glass singled down the left field line to advance Pillsbury to second.  With two on and one out, Pillsbury and Ty King Richards, who was pinch running for Glass, each stole a base to put them both in scoring position.  The Bears then intentionally walked Jarred Jones to load up the bases and bring Dawson Posick up to bat.  Posick drilled a double down the left field line to bring both Pillsbury and King Richards in and put the Warrior ahead 3-0.  With runners on the corners, Devin Patrick hit a sacrifice fly to right center that allowed Jones to score and give Southern Wesleyan a 4-0 lead.

Southern Wesleyan attached again in the fourth inning.  Sean Sutay reached first on a single to left center and then adanced to second on a single through the hole at shortstop by DJ Ludwick.  With two runners on, Timo Schau hit a sacrifice bunt to move the runners up one base each.  Parker Pillsbury hit a sacrifice fly to left field that allowed Sutay to score to extend their lead to 5-0.

Truett-McConnell countered in the bottom of the fifth inning, plating one run to put the score at 5-1.  The Bears continued to chip away in the bottom of the eighth inning, bringing three more runs in to cut Southern Wesleyan's lead to 5-4.

However, Southern Wesleyan would not be discouraged.  Leading off for the Warriors in the top of the ninth inning, Parker Pillsbury took two balls before drilling his first home run of the season over the right field wall to give the Warriors a two run advantage.  Aaron Bennett came in to close out the game for Southern Wesleyan, sitting down the next three batters to allow the Warriors to pick up their third win of the season.

What's Next

Southern Wesleyan will host their home opener on February 7 and 8 against the Notre Dame Falcons.  They will remain at home as they welcome the Lenoir-Rhyne Bears to Dr. C Keith Connor Field on February 11.  The Warriors will remain at home on February 12 as they take on the Mars Hill Lions for the second time this season at 4 p.m.