Salisbury, N.C. —- The fourth-ranked and top-seeded Catawba College baseball team fell in a decisive game three in the Southeast Super Regional on Saturday night at Newman Park to 16th-ranked and third-seeded Lenoir-Rhyne, 6-1.

TEAM STATISTICS

- Lenoir-Rhyne out-hit Catawba 10-4

- The Bears recorded three of five extra-base hits and both homers

- The Catawba Indians left seven runners on base; LR stranded nine

- Lenoir-Rhyne's pitchers allowed a run on four hits and three walks, striking out seven; Catawba's staff allowed six runs on 10 hits and six walks, striking out five

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS

- Hayden Simmerson came in for relief and ate up 4.2 innings

- Brandon Rodgers and Seth Sharpe both tossed a shutout inning of relief

- Cole Hales doubled and drove in a run

- Sam Hunter doubled

- James Dunlap singled and scored

HOW IT HAPPENED

THIRD INNING

- Nathan Keeter's two-run homer but LR on the board in the third

FIFTH INNING

- A two-out single and a walk allowed Cole Stanford to drive in a run on an RBI single

- A wild pitch on strike three scored a second run for the Bears, leading 4-0

SIXTH INNING

- Hales' RBI double to right center scored Dunlap to get Catawba on the board

SEVENTH INNING

- Sal Carricato sent a two-run homer over the left field wall to cap the scoring

GAME NOTES

- Catawba's 46 wins ties the second-most in a single season in program history

- The Catawba Indians' third Super Regional appearance since the format was implemented in 2019

- Fifth time Catawba swept regular season and SAC Tournament titles; first since 2016