COLLEGE BASEBALL: Bears split, stay game above .500 in conference play

HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Lenoir-Rhyne University won Sunday’s last game of a doubleheader with Tusculum to slip back above .500 in South Atlantic Conference (SAC) baseball. After Tusculum won 7-5 at Bears Field in the first game, the Bears won 13-3 to earn a split and improve to 24-16 overall and 11-10 in the league. Tusculum left 20-20 overall and 12-9 …

COLLEGE BASEBALL: Tusculum hammers Lenoir-Rhyne 24-4 to open weekend series

HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Tusculum College hammered Lenoir-Rhyne University 24-4 on Friday to open a South Atlantic Conference (SAC) weekend baseball series at Bears Field. The Pioneers (19-19, 11-8) and Bears (23-15, 10-9) will play two games on Sunday to complete the series, starting at 2 p.m. Tusculum built a 9-0 lead on Friday through three innings. Daulton Martin hit a …

COLLEGE TENNIS: Tusculum sweeps visiting Lenoir-Rhyne in conference matches

HobbsDailyReport.com FRIDAY’S SUMMARIES WOMEN TUSCULUM 9, LENOIR-RHYNE 0 (at Nichols Tennis Complex in Greenville, Tenn.) Singles: Katarina Majorova (T) d. Marta Escanero Funes, 6-2, 6-1; Franziska Funke (T) d. Iulia Ponomareva, 6-0, 6-0; Annie McCullough (T) d. Sara Kalkenova, 6-1, 6-2; Caitlin McCullough (T) d. Emily Murchland, 6-3, 6-4; Angelica DeVincenzis (T) d. Sanne Janssen, 8-4; Africa Mota (T) d. …

COLLEGE SOFTBALL: Sweep at Tusculum runs Bears’ win streak to 15 consecutive

HobbsDailyReport.com GREENVILLE, Tenn. – The Lenoir-Rhyne University softball team moved into conference play on Sunday and continued winning at a red-hot pace. The Bears swept a doubleheader 5-0 and 3-1 over Tusculum on the road, extending their win streak to 15 games, and they are 25-4 overall with wins in 22 of their last 23 games. Tusculum dropped to 15-12 …