HICKORY, N.C. - The Saint Michael's College baseball team lost to Lenoir-Rhyne University, which received votes toward the latest National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) Southeast Region poll, on Thursday by a 36-2 count in seven innings at Durham Field.
 
RECORDS

• Saint Michael's (1-10), Lenoir-Rhyne (15-10)

SAINT MICHAEL'S LEADERS

• Junior Evan Balian (Lynnfield, Mass./Lynnfield), 1-for-3
• Junior Max Kolifrath (Millbury, Mass./Millbury), 1-for-2, 1 R
• Junior Terence Moynihan (Stoneham, Mass./Saint Mary's), 2-for-3, 1 R
• First-year Richard Gilboy (South Portland, Maine/South Portland), 1-for-2, 1 RBI
• Sophomore Matt Safer (Essex, Vt./Essex), 2+ IP, loss

OPPONENT LEADERS

• Graduate student Blake Bean, 2-for-4, 3 R, 3 RBI, 2 2B, 1 HP
• Graduate student Tyler McPeak, 2-for-3, 2 R, 5 RBI, 2 BB, 1 HR, 1 SF
• Junior Khi Holiday, 1-for-3, 6 R, 3 RBI, 1 BB, 2 HP, 2 SB
• Redshirt junior Sal Carricato, 1-for-4, 4 R, 3 RBI, 2 BB, 1 2B, 2 SB
• Redshirt junior Zach Evans, 2-for-3, 4 R, 3 RBI, 1 BB, 2 SB, 1 SF
• Redshirt junior Cole Laskowski, 2-for-4, 4 R, 2 RBI, 1 BB, 1 2B, 2 HP, 1 SB
• Redshirt junior Cole Stanford, 2-for-3, 4 R, 2 RBI, 2 BB, 1 2B
• Redshirt first-year Max Stocco, 2-for-5, 3 R, 2 RBI, 1 BB, 1 HP
• Graduate student Andy Cook, 3.1 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 7 K, no-decision

THE ACTION

• The Bears scored five runs in the first frame and two in the second, with four of those runs being driven in by McPeak. Lenoir-Rhyne scored 12 runs in the bottom of the third inning to extend the lead.
• Gilboy singled in the top half of the fourth to center field to drive in Kolifrath for the first Saint Michael's run. Moynihan scored on a two-out error in the top of the seventh.

NEXT SAINT MICHAEL'S GAME

• Friday at Mars Hill University, 1 p.m. doubleheader.