Lynchburg, Va. -- University of Lynchburg baseball scored in five-straight innings while taking down Averett, 7-1, on Wednesday afternoon.
Jack Bachmore made the start and sat down the Cougars in order in the first. In the bottom half of the inning, Gavin Collins singled followed by an Averey Neaves walk. After PJ Alvanos reached on an error, Riley O'Donovan singled Collins home.
Bachmore came back out in the second and struck out the side but allowed a run.
The game remained tied into the fourth. In the top, Bachmore struck out two more batters for six total Ks across four innings of work. In the bottom, Ryan Long and Cameron Lane were hit by pitches. Carrson Atkins moved Long to third and the sophomore scored on a wild pitch to give Lynchburg the lead.
The Hornets scored a run in each of the next three innings while Lynchburg pitchers Kendrick Creasey, Adam Dofflemyer, and Grayson Thurman held Averett scoreless with four hits. Creasey struck out the side in the fifth, Dofflemyer fanned two, and Thurman struck out three in the top of the eighth.
Lynchburg tacked on two more in the bottom of the inning. With the bases loaded, Jackson Harding singled in a run, and Long drove in Holden Fiedler with a sacrifice fly.
Thurman came back out in the top of the ninth and closed out the game with three more Ks.
The Hornets earned their third-straight home-opener win and second-straight over Averett. Creasey came out on top with his first-career win.
Avery Neaves reached base in all five plate appearances with two walks, two hit by pitches, and an RBI single. He is getting on base at a .600 clip.
The Hornets (3-1) play their first double-header of the season on Saturday, Feb. 26 when they take on Dickinson. The first game is slated to begin at 12 p.m. on James C. Fox Field.
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