LINCOLN -- Gravette starter Jake Carver (2-2) needed only 59 pitches to get through five innings. He allowed just three hits with no walks and struck out eight as the Lions won on the road at Lincoln, 15-1, Thursday.
"He always does a good job of throwing strikes," said Gravette coach Bryan Bearden. "The most positive thing about it is he's just a freshman, so he's getting ready for a big three years."
The defeat was Lincoln's third conference loss in as many days and came on the heels of a disappointing 5-4 setback at Gentry Wednesday, April 4, rescheduled from a rain-out Monday, April 2, mixed in with a 12-0 loss at Huntsville Tuesday, April 3.
"We lost a very tough ballgame at Gentry last night," said Lincoln coach Justin Bounds. "That took a lot out of us. I think it showed up today."
According to Bearden, the weather is wreaking havoc.
"Just everybody in northwest Arkansas is suffering," Bearden said. "We're very lucky to have the facility we have to get ballgames in. The weather has been just awful."
The Lions jumped out to a 6-1 lead after the first inning and piled on six more runs in the third. Carver helped his cause, going 3-for-3 at the plate with six RBIs. Junior Dillon Hendricks was 2-for-3 with a double and two RBIs. Senior Brady Moorman was 3-for-4 with a triple and a run batted in. Four other Lions drove runs in as the team batted .483.
Sports on 04/11/2018