APRIL 20, 2018

KING'S BASEBALL WINS 18-13 SLUGFEST ON ROAD VERSUS EASTERN

ST. DAVIDS -- The King's College baseball team overcame an 11-10 deficit after six innings by scoring 10 runs over the final three innings as the Monarchs posted an important 18-13 MAC Freedom Conference victory over host Eastern University Friday in St. Davids.

With the win King's improved to 14-13 overall and 7-8 in conference play. eastern, meanwhile, slipped to 12-16 and 4-10.

Entering the seventh inning down 11-10, the Monarchs methodically strung together six singles and had five consecutive runners reach base. Kyle Lupas, Sean Padden, and Brad Wilkins all delivered RBI singles while Shawn Stone added a sacrifice fly. Chris Rebar also brought home a run with a bases-loaded walk as the Monarchs took a 15-11 lead. 

King's added two more runs in the eighth when Christian Pack reached base on an error, Rebar drew another walk, and Matt Mellinger stroked a two-run single to push the score to 17-11.

After the Eagles scored twice in the bottom of the eighth to trim the lead to 17-13, King's added its final run when Sean McKee walked and later scored on a RBI single by Rebar.

King's scored just one run over the first four innings of the game but pushed across 17 over the final five innings.

Rebar was 4-for-5 with two doubles and score four runs while Dan Hartson went 4-for-7 with a double and scored twice. Lupas finished 3-for-6 with a two-run home run and three RBI while Mellinger was 2-for-6 with five RBI, including a three-run triple. Pack and McKee both contribute with three hits. Padden chipped in with two hits, two RBI, and a double.

In all, the Monarchs had 23 base hits and seven extra base hits. Cooper Johnson received the win in relief for King's, going one and one-third innings.

The teams will play the final two games of their weekend series Saturday with a 1:00 PM doubleheader at Lipo Field in the Betzler Athletic Complex.  Follow the games online at the following link:

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