The Lee University baseball team improved to 9-1 overall in winning its first two Gulf South Conference games Saturday, 5-2 and 3-1 against visiting Alabama-Huntsville. Spencer Mossburg drove in three runs, Drew Johnson had two hits and two RBIs and Tyler Payne was 3-for-3 and scored three rnns in the first game for Lee, when Art Vidro and three relief pitchers combined on a three-hitter with eight strikeouts. Mossburg and Payne both tripled. Lee had only four hits in game two, Nathan Wierzgac going 2-for-3 and Jeffrey Chapuran 1-for-2 with an RBI. Jumpei Akanuma and two relievers worked a seven-hitter.
– The Bryan College baseball team beat Madonna 7-5 and 7-6 on Saturday after winning 13-5 and losing 5-3 against the Michigan team the day before. Friday, the Lions’ Trevor Behrent and Justin Morhardt were 3-for-4 and 2-for-4 with a combined three doubles and three RBIs apiece in the first game, when Brookes Jones and Fernando Garcia each was 2-for-3 and scored twice and Mikey Rita had two RBIs and two runs. Morhardt was 2-for-3 in the loss, and Wade Weinburger tripled and scored twice.
– Sewanee won 19-4 in its baseball home opener against Wilmington (Ohio), beginning with an eight-run first inning. Middle infielders Riley Brandwold and Trey Akins combined for seven hits seven RBIs and six runs scored for the Tigers, and Jackson Cooper and Jared Demkowicz homered and combined for five RBIs and five runs. Starting pitcher Drew Mancuso allowed one run and struck out seven in his six innings and was 3-for-5 with two doubles, three runs and two RBIs.
– Covenant College’s scheduled baseball game Saturday with Berea was rained out and will not be made up. The same is true for the last game of Cleveland State’s series against Vincennes.
Basketball
– UTC men’s basketball coach Matt McCall will be the guest speaker for the Chattanooga Quarterback Club’s noon luncheon meeting Monday at Finley Stadium, and the public is invited. Attendance costs $10 with a meal, $4 without.
Lacrosse
– The Lee University women’s lacrosse team is 0-2 in its inaugural season after losing 22-1 at Indianapolis on Saturday. The score was 16-0 at halftime. Brianne Schapira had the goal for Lee; Grace Gunneson had four goals and three assists for Indianapolis (2-0).
– Meredith Sackett had six goals and an assist as the Sewanee women’s lacrosse team won 14-7 in its season opener at Birmingham-Southern. Also for the Tigers, Mary Kate Myers netted three goals, Preston Cooper had two plus an assist and goalies Crawford Horan and Brianna Young had five and seven saves. The Sewanee men (1-1) won 10-6 at Guilford with two goals and an assist from Hayden Hunt, a goal and two assists from Thomas Lynde and seven saves from Selby Austin.
– The Tennessee Wesleyan women’s lacrosse team lost its seaon opener 20-8 to Georgetown (Ky.) College on Saturday, but Jasmine Hickman had three goals and an assist and Mikayla Virden also scored three times. Casey Schaefer had two goals and two assists. The TWU men won 13-12 Friday night in Nashville against Saint Ambrose.