HICKORY, N.C. | No. 13 Lenoir-Rhyne University scored four runs in the bottom of the sixth inning to rally for a 7-5 non-conference baseball victory over Georgia College & State University Monday (March 30) evening at Durham Field.

The Bears improved to 25-6-1, while the Bobcats fell to 13-18. GCSU returns to action Tuesday (March 31) with a 4 p.m. contest against Coker University in Hartsville, South Carolina.

GCSU took a 1-0 lead in its first at-bat. Evan Cowan led off with a single and moved to third on Carson Vick's double down the left field line. Cowan later scored on a sacrifice fly from Carson Phillips.

The Bears scored twice in their half of the inning, but the Bobcats pushed across single runs in the second, third and fourth innings to  open up a 4-2 lead.  

Rand Bestermann had a solo home run to left-center field in the second, before he drove in another run with a sacrifice fly in the third. Phillips drove in another run in the fourth on a ground out.

Lenoir-Rhyne gort a run back in the fifth before GCSU took a 5-2 lead on Vick's sacrifice fly in the sixth inning.

The Bears took the lead for good with a four-run sixth inning. Mackenzie Wainwright had a two-run double to tie the game at 5 before Drew Beard added a sacrifice fly.

Cowan accounted for four of the seven GCSU hits.

Bryceton Berry (0-1) took the loss in relief for the Bobcats.

About GCSU Athletics 
Owning the top Academic Success Rate among all public colleges and universities in Division II for five consecutive academic years, the Georgia College Department of Athletics sponsors 11 varsity athletic programs at the NCAA Division II level. GCSU Athletics has won six consecutive Presidents' Awards for Academic Excellence, and are two-time winners of the PBC Commissioner's Cup and four-time winners of the PBC Institution of the Year Sportsmanship Award. As a Division II program, Bobcat Athletics prides itself on balancing the life of the student-athlete, evidenced by the teams' continued appearances in postseason competition as well as high-level academic success and community-service involvement. Bobcat Athletics embodies the mantra of "Graduating Champions for Life." Sign up at @GCSUBobcats on all social media outlets for up-to-the-minute reports or subscribe to the GSCU Athletics e-newsletter to receive the latest news, schedule updates and to interact with GCSU Athletics. 

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