FIRST PITCH
Score: High Point 14 | Queens 4
Records: High Point (23-18 overall, 11-4 Big South) | Queens (11-29 overall, 7-11 ASUN)
Location: Charlotte, N.C. (The Stick)
 
The Short Story: The Queens University of Charlotte baseball team dropped a Tuesday tilt with High Point despite a multi-hit performance from rookie Evan Zapp.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
-After both offenses were retired through the first two frames, the visiting Panthers struck first in the top of the third on a solo home run to left field from Sean McGee. High Point would threaten later in the inning with a two-out double, but Blake Efird picked up his third strikeout to escape the jam.
-The visitors added to their lead in the top of the fourth inning with a six-run inning. The Panthers roped seven hits, including an RBI double from Konni Durschlag.
-High Point tacked onto their lead for the third straight inning with a three-spot in the fifth. Sean McGee drove in a run with a sacrifice fly before Cael Chatham laced a two-run single through the right side to give the Panthers a 10-0 lead.
-After being held scoreless for the first five innings, the Royals broke through in the sixth as Keanu Spenser blasted a leadoff home run to left center.
-High Point returned the favor in the top of the seventh inning when Adam Stuart belted a 3-2 pitch over the left field fence to regain a 12-1 advantage.
-Queens would not go down lightly as the Royals plated three runs on two hits in the bottom of the seventh inning. With a runner on first and one out, Evan Zapp roped a double down the right-field line to put runners in scoring position. Tyler Peters followed it up with a two-run triple that hit the top of the fence in right-center. A ground out from Keanu Spenser would plate Peters to cut the deficit to 12-4.
-The visitors would add two runs over the final two innings to cap off the scoring and secure the 14-4 win..

BY THE NUMBERS
-Freshman Evan Zapp turned in his fourth multi-hit game with a 2-for-3 game, including a pair of doubles.
-Sophomore Keanu Spenser went 1-for-3 on the day with two RBIs, including his second home run of the season.
-Junior Tyler Peters knocked the Royals fourth triple of the year to drive in a pair of runs.
-Matthew Corlew turned in a 1-for-4 night at the plate while also stealing his 11^th base. The senior has recorded a hit in six of the last eight games.
-Dillon Lewis saw his Division 1 program record 24-game on-base streak end on Tuesday night. The milestone ranks third all-time in program history behind Nick Brassington (30) and Riley Cheek (26).
-Junior Blake Efird got the ball for his first start of the season. The right-hander tossed 3.2 innings and struck out a season-high four batters.
-Right-hander Isaac Kopalchick made his 10^th appearance of the season and tossed a season-high 3.0 innings and struck out two Panthers.

NEXT UP
Queens will return to action tomorrow, April 24^th as they host Radford University for their second showdown with a Big South foe this week. The first pitch is scheduled for 5:00 p.m. from The Stick.
 
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