Lincoln drops CIAA twinbill at Winston-Salem State

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C.  --   Kyle Finneman (South Jordan, Utah/Bingham) and Richard Holguin (Bronx, N.Y./Fannie Lou Hamer HS) each had doubles in the first game and David Christian (Inglewood, Calif./Alta Loma HS) drove in a pair in the second contest, but the Lincoln University baseball team couldn't slow down the offense of Winston-Salem State on Saturday afternoon in a doubleheader CIAA loss at BB&T Ballpark.

The Lions (0-10 overall, 0-6 CIAA) dropped the first game, 16-4, and lost the second, 22-4.

In the opener, Lincoln had four hits (Finneman, Holguin, Martin Evans (Willingboro, N.J./Church Farm HS) and Christian Valdez (Hyattsville, Md./Bladensburg HS)) and scored two runs in the first and two in the fifth.

In the top of the first, Evans was hit by a pitch with one out and advanced to second when Finneman walked. Holguin stroked a two-out double to right to give Lincoln a 2-0 lead.

The Lions plated two more runs in the fifth as Evans reached on an infield hit and scored on Finneman's double to center. Edwin Rivera (Bronx, N.Y./Gompers HS) reached on an error as Finneman came in to score.

Stephen Smith (Los Angeles, Calif./Dorsey HS) took the loss as he pitched three innings. Dan Spikes (Fort Washington, Md./Riverdale Baptist HS) worked three innings in relief.

Jordan Carlton earned the win as he scattered four hits through five innings. He walked two and fanned eight.

In the second game, the Lions did all of its damage in the third inning.

Evans reached on a fielder's choice and stole second in the frame. Finneman walked and with two down, Holguin singled through the right side to plate Evans. A Maurice Brown (Harrisburg, Pa./Harrisburg HS) base on balls loaded the bases and Christian delivered a two-out hit to right as Finneman and Holguin scored. Brown scored the final run of the inning when Christian was out trying to steal second.

Lincoln finished with seven hits, including two from Holguin and Christian. Ivan Mitchell (Baltimore, Md./Milford Mill Academy), Rivera and Smith each had one.

Brandon Bolden (Willingboro, N.J./Willingboro HS) worked three innings and walked a pair. Phillip Tomsic (Bangor, Mich./Bangor HS) and Demetrius Robinson pitched in relief.

Scott Wells worked 3.1 innings to take the win as he struck out four and gave up five hits. Ryan Smith, JR Wright and Michael Drye also saw action the mound for the Rams (19-6, 8-0).

Lincoln wraps up the three-game CIAA series with a 1 p.m., game on Sunday, March 17 at BB&T Ballpark against Winston-Salem State University.

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