MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- The Covenant baseball team opened the Rhodes Classic on Friday with a pair of losses. The Scots fell to Huntingdon 12-6 in the opener before being defeated 7-3 by No. 7-ranked Rhodes in the second game.

The contest against Huntingdon does not go towards Covenant's USA South record. The Scots drop to 5-3 with the losses.

GAME ONE: Huntingdon 12, Covenant 6

Covenant pounded out 15 hits and had five players record multi-hit games, but the Scots could not slow down the Huntingdon offense in a 12-6 loss.

Trenton Nobles went 3-for-3 with three RBIs and a walk, while Devin Cerrato, Luke Harvey, Alex Kerr and Perry Rigby all had two hits apiece. Rigby, Caleb Bloye and Ryan Gosney all added RBIs in the defeat.

Covenant scored twice in the first as Nobles drove in both runs with a two-out double that brought in Kerr and Bloye. After Huntingdon took a 3-2 lead, the Scots tied the score in the top of the third as Gosney singled home Kerr with two away.

Huntingdon scored three runs in the third to grab a 6-3 lead, but Covenant got one back in the fourth on a Bloye RBI ground out. The Hawks added two more runs in their half of the fourth and led the rest of the way.

Scots starter Matt Reitz (0-1) picks up the loss after going five innings and allowing four earned runs. 

Huntingdon's Zack Watson (2-1) gets the win despite giving up 11 hits. CJ Sauce came on for the final three innings to receive credit for a save.