Bryan News

In game one, the Lions scored first to take the lead in the top of the 5^th inning. However, the Buffs tied the game in the bottom of that inning and then scored the winning run in the 7^th inning. Bryan tallied 8 hits for the game. Doug Stroup, Drew Brown, and Brantley Hattrich each had 2 hits for the game. The Lions run came from Doug Stroup knocking in Reid Merwin. Mark Barnwell pitched all 8 innings for the Lions, only giving up 2 runs on 8 hits.

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E
Bryan College	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		1	8	1
Milligan College	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	X		2	8	2

In game two, the Lions were able to hold the Buffs to just 3 runs but were unable to get any runs of their own. Drew Brown and Matt Hicks accounted for the Lions only 2 hits. Zach Breazeale pitched all 6 innings. He gave up 3 runs on 7 hits, with all 3 runs scored in the same inning.

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7		R	H	E
Bryan College	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	2	1
Milligan College	0	0	3	0	0	0	X		3	5	0

In game three, it looked as if the Lions were going to get the win. Bryan was up 3-1 going into the bottom of the 7^th inning, and the Buffs scored 3 runs to steal the victory. The Lions had 7 hits for the game. Reid Merwin and Matt Hicks each had 2 hits apiece. Will Newman had 1 hit and 2 RBIs. Tyler Brown was the starting and losing pitcher for the Lions. He pitched 6 innings, giving up 4 runs on 6 hits. Ben Young came in with a runner on and 1 out in the 7^th inning with the score 3-3, but was unable to get the Lions out of the inning.

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7		R	H	E
Bryan College	0	0	0	1	2	0	0		3	7	0
Milligan College	1	0	0	0	0	0	3		4	6	1

The Lions are now 4-32 overall and 0-16 in the conference. They play again this Friday and Saturday in a 3-game series at Covenant College. Covenant is currently sitting right in front of them in conference rankings. The games are scheduled to start at 1:00 PM ET on Friday and 2:00 PM ET for the doubleheader on Saturday.