Baseball Upended by King’s (PA), 6-4

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C.- The Eastern Nazarene College baseball team dropped a 6-4 decision to King's (Pa.) Thursday at the Ripken Experience.

THE BASICS:
Score: Eastern Nazarene 4, King's (Pa.) 6
Records: Lions (0-5) | Monarchs (3-2)

HOW IT HAPPENED:

• Eastern Nazarene tallied three runs in the bottom of the first inning to capture a 3-0 advantage. Francis Ferguson (Jefferson, Mass.) raked a single to right field to drive in Elvis Rojas (Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic). Francis Ferguson (Jefferson, Mass.) crossed the dish after swiping third base. Ruddy Vidal (Barahona, Dominican Republic) belted a solo home run with two outs in the frame.
• The Lions tacked on a run in the third to extend their lead to 4-0. Andiover Feliz (Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic) tagged up and scurried home from third base on a sacrifice fly by Ruddy Vidal (Barahona, Dominican Republic).
• King's got on the board in the top of the fourth inning, scoring twice to cut the deficit to 4-2.
• The Monarchs picked up a run in the fifth to pull to within a run, 4-3.
• King's plated a run in the seventh frame to level the contest at 4-4.
• The Monarchs manufactured a pair of runs in the top of the eighth to claim a 6-4 edge.
  

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE:        

• Francis Ferguson (Jefferson, Mass.) posted two hits, one RBI, one run scored, and a stolen base.
• Elvis Rojas (Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic) notched two base hits, two stolen bases, and a run scored.
• Ruddy Vidal (Barahona, Dominican Republic) added two RBIs, one hit, and one run scored.
• Colby Rohr (Highland Village, Texas) pitched four innings and struck out five in his second start of the spring. Paul Foster (North Billerica, Mass.) threw four innings of relief and finished with two strikeouts. Luke Descheneaux (Lowell, Mass.) worked the final frame and allowed zero hits and zero walks.

LOOKING AHEAD:
Eastern Nazarene takes on Neumann March 8.