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Winner Lander LANDER 14-8
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Augusta AUGUSTA 12-10
Winner
Lander LANDER
14-8
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Final
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Augusta AUGUSTA
12-10
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 R H E
Lander LANDER 0 4 10 5 0 0 0 0 19 13 1
Augusta AUGUSTA 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 8 0

W: Alexander, Nolan (2-0) L: Ty Cobb (2-3)

BSB vs. Belmont Abbey 2/10/26
Nicholas Winegard

Game Recap: Baseball | | Turner Kirby - Director of Athletic Communications

Lander Dispatches Augusta, 19-4, to Win Second Straight PBC Series

AUGUSTA, Ga. - After back-to-back games that came down to the final innings, the Lander baseball team flipped the script on Sunday. The Bearcats used a 10-run third inning to pull away and never looked back in a 19-4 win over the Augusta Jaguars in seven innings at Jaguar Field, clinching their second straight Peach Belt Conference series.

All nine Lander starters reached base at least once and scored at least one run. Riley Hood and Connor Crenshaw led the offense with three hits apiece. Crenshaw recorded the first hits of his collegiate career and capped the third inning barrage with his first career home run.

Augusta took an early lead on a wild pitch in the bottom of the first, but it was short lived. Back-to-back singles by Crenshaw and Cooper Backman, along with a walk by Ryan Hansen, loaded the bases for Oliver Zohn, who sent a 0-1 pitch over the right center field fence for a grand slam and a 4-1 Lander lead. Zohn finished the day with six RBI to lead the Bearcats.

The Jaguars trimmed the lead to one in the bottom of the second, but Lander responded with its biggest inning of the season in the third. Despite the first two batters being retired on four pitches, the Bearcats sent 13 batters to the plate and scored 10 runs on four hits. It marked the first time Lander has scored double-digit runs in an inning since April 4, 2025 in a 20-0 win over USC Beaufort.

Crenshaw began the rally with a walk and stole second. Backman and Caleb McKitrick followed with walks to load the bases for the second straight inning.

Hansen drove in the first two runs with a single to left field. Zohn followed with a two-run double to center, both hits coming with two strikes.

Lander loaded the bases again after Zach Cowart walked and Brody Winter was hit by a pitch. Mason Salisbury then drew a four-pitch walk to force in a run and prompt Augusta's second pitching change of the inning. Hood greeted the new pitcher with an RBI double to push the lead to 11-3.

Crenshaw later capped the inning with a two-run homer to left center, his first collegiate home run, extending the lead to 14-4.

Augusta opened the bottom of the third with a solo home run, but Lander answered once more. Cowart drove in a run with a double, and Hood added a three-RBI double to extend the lead to 18-4. Crenshaw later delivered an RBI single to cap the scoring for the Bearcats.

After Jake Monroe worked four innings, Nolan Alexander, Neil Stam, and Dawson Siffri combined to close out the game, allowing just one hit over the final three innings. Alexander earned his second win of the season in relief.

Lander concludes its road trip on Tuesday with a matchup against the Belmont Abbey Crusaders. First pitch is scheduled for 5 p.m. at Abbey Yard. The Bearcats won the first meeting 16-8 on February 10 at Dolny Stadium.

Lander returns home on Friday to open a three-game Peach Belt Conference series against the Flagler Saints at 5 p.m.
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Scoring Summary

Score By Innings
Play LANDER AUGUSTA
AUGUSTA BOT 1st Aidan Cannaday advanced to second; Nolan Turner scored on a wild pitch. 0 1
LANDER TOP 2nd Oliver Zohn homered, 4 RBI (0-1 F); Ryan Hansen scored; Cooper Backman scored; Connor Crenshaw scored. 4 1
AUGUSTA BOT 2nd Davis Newman singled to center field, RBI (2-0 BB); Roland Chance advanced to second; Harris Bachelder scored. 4 2
AUGUSTA BOT 2nd Nate Martin flied out to lf, SAC, RBI (0-1 K); Roland Chance scored. 4 3
LANDER TOP 3rd Ryan Hansen singled to left field, advanced to second, 2 RBI (3-2 BBFFB); Caleb McKitrick advanced to third; Cooper Backman scored; Connor Crenshaw scored. 6 3
LANDER TOP 3rd Oliver Zohn doubled to center field, 2 RBI (2-2 KBKB); Ryan Hansen scored; Caleb McKitrick scored. 8 3
LANDER TOP 3rd Mason Salisbury walked, RBI (3-0 BBBB); Brody Winter advanced to second; Zach Cowart advanced to third; Oliver Zohn scored. 9 3
LANDER TOP 3rd Riley Hood doubled to left field, 2 RBI (0-0); Mason Salisbury advanced to third; Brody Winter scored; Zach Cowart scored. 11 3
LANDER TOP 3rd Connor Crenshaw homered, 3 RBI (1-1 BS); Riley Hood scored; Mason Salisbury scored. 14 3
AUGUSTA BOT 3rd Nolan Turner homered, RBI (1-1 KB). 14 4
LANDER TOP 4th Zach Cowart doubled to right field, RBI (1-2 FBK); Oliver Zohn scored. 15 4
LANDER TOP 4th Riley Hood doubled to left field, 3 RBI (3-2 BKFBB); Mason Salisbury scored; Brody Winter scored; Zach Cowart scored. 18 4
LANDER TOP 4th Connor Crenshaw singled to center field, RBI (0-1 F); Riley Hood scored. 19 4

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