Pfeiffer Baseball Ends Season With 13-5 Setback to Huntingdon

Rocky Mount, N.C. (May 7, 2022) – The Pfeiffer University baseball team suffered a 13-5 setback to Huntingdon College in the losers bracket of the USA South Divisional Tournament, ending the Falcons' season.

The Basics
#2W Huntingdon def. #3E Pfeiffer, 13-5

Records
Pfeiffer – 18-20
Huntingdon - 26-14

Location – Rocky Mount, N.C. – Bauer Field

How it Happened
After going scoreless through the first three innings, Huntingdon broke through first with a  sacrifice fly in the top of the fourth to take the early 1-0 lead.

The Falcons responded with four runs in the bottom of the fourth, the first coming on an RBI single from Austin Morton.  Alec Bell then drove in a run with a single to push Pfeiffer's lead to 2-0.  Landon Evans would follow with a RBI double and Blake Winebarger's groundout would give the Falcons the 4-1 lead.

Huntingdon would take the lead for good in the sixth inning when a double to right field made it 6-5 in favor of the Hawks.

Five more runs for Huntingdon crossed in the seventh inning to push the lead to 11-5 and another pair of Hawk runs in the eighth inning provided the eventual 13-5 final, ending the Pfeiffer season.

Alec Bell lead the way for Pfeiffer, as he was 3-of-4 from the plate with a pair of RBI while scoring a run.

Pfeiffer finishes the season with an 18-20 overall record.
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