Eagles Get First Win in AAC Tournament
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Kingsport, TN - The Eagles got their 2023 Appalachian Athletic Conference (AAC) Baseball Tournament underway this afternoon in a matchup with CIU. CIU knocked off Point University on Tuesday to end the Skyhawks season and move on to face the Eagles. Reinhardt was able to come away with the 6-4 win in the match-up and stay in the winner's bracket - which is very important. The Eagles will move on to face Montreat who upset the #3 ranked Bryan Lions. Thursday's game between Reinhardt and the Cavaliers will be at 4 pm and can be seen on the AAC Network.
In today's game, Jordan Hampton got the start and he had a good outing. He was able to get in six innings where he struck out 3 batters and only allowed one run from 4 hits. Reinhardt would go through several pitchers after Hampton left the game with Cobey Allison having the most success from the four relievers. Parker Miller did come in to get the save for the Eagles in the ninth inning.
Reinhardt Pitching vs CIU (AAC Tournament)
| PITCHERS | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
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| JORDAN HAMPTON (W, 8-2) | 6.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| HUNTER PAULSEN | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| COBEY ALLISON | 2.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| BLAKE ROGERS | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| PARKER MILLER | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
Offensively, the Eagles would get their runs in the first four innings with the third inning being the big run producer on the back of All-American, Tucker Zdunich. Zdunich would double in the third which scored Alex Coulter and got the Eagles on the board. Zdunich would later score on a single by Dylan Lewis. Richard Castro and Zach Rabe got a single and double respectively in the third to add to the Eagles lead. Reinhardt would have a solid 5-0 lead after the third inning.
Dawson Johns would help add to this lead with a single that scored Nash Crowell. This would be all that the Eagles would need, however, the Rams did come back in the later innings to make things interesting. CIU was able to pick up 4 runs in the later innings and this is what made the Eagles go through several pitchers in order to get the win.
Batting Highlights vs CIU