NEWS RELEASE - 03/13/05

Team Falls to Jefferson Davis

Birmingham, Al. - Lincoln College pounded out 14 hits but it wasn't enough as Jefferson Davis outlasted the Lynx 13-11 in baseball action here Sunday afternoon. Jefferson Davis is now 19-4 while the Lynx fall to 1-4)

Coach Tony Thomas said, "Our kids battled all day but we just didn't get the pitching today. We had our chances in the late innings but couldn't come up with the key hit."

Adam York led the Lincoln College attack with three hits in four trips, including a double and two runs scored and two RBI. Andy Bakhaus had four hits in six trips with a pair of RBI and two runs scored while Brad Hall and Nick Meredeth each had two hits. Jake Jones and Bryant Wright each had one hit for the Lynx.

Scott Aeschelman pitched the first four innings, giving up eight hits and five earned runs while walking one and striking out six. Kyle Bruce pitched 2/3 of an inning and Colton McClellan pitched the final 3 1/3 innings, giving up six hits, four earned runs with one strikeout and two walks.

Jefferson Davis 110 150 140 - 13- 17 -1
Lincoln College 311 210 120 - 11- 14 - 1
Porter, White (5) & Leopard; Aeschelman, Bruce (5), McClellan (5) & Brown.
Lincoln College was founded in 1865 as Lincoln University, the only institution of higher education named for Abraham Lincoln during his lifetime. It is a selective, two-year, private, liberal arts college located in Lincoln, Illinois. Lincoln College is designed to prepare a student for university study through a structured, supportive approach to learning. Approximately 89% of Lincoln College graduates transfer immediately to a four-year school where they succeed as well as or better than the native student. Student-teacher ratio at Lincoln College is 16:1 and the average class size is 16 students.