FIRST PITCH
Score: Queens 2 | Jacksonville 6
Records: Queens (12-31, 8-13 ASUN) | Jacksonville (25-18, 12-9 ASUN)
Location: John Sessions Stadium (Jacksonville, Fla.)

THE SHORT STORY
Jacksonville University pulls away late to capture a 6-2 win over Queens University of Charlotte in the final game of the series this afternoon. The Royals cut the lead to 3-2, but late-inning runs by the Dolphins secured the win.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Jacksonville used a pair of RBI singles in the first and second innings to take a 2-0 lead.
-Following four scoreless innings, Lenox Lively's pinch-hit leadoff home run cut the lead to 2-1 in the top of the fifth. Royal Hunter Huneycutt singled with one down and then stole second and moved to third on a wild pitch to move into scoring position, but the inning ended on a strikeout.
- In the bottom of the fifth, Jacksonville got the run back on a single and an RBI double to push its lead to 3-1.
- Queens once again cut the lead to one this time on Bradley Brown's leadoff home run in the top of the sixth to make it 3-2.
-The Dolphins added three runs in the eighth to take a 6-2 lead and were able to set the Royals down in order each of the last three innings to secure the win.
 
BY THE NUMBERS
- Huneycutt led the Royals at the plate, going 3-for-4 and stealing a base.
- Mitchell Basterrechea, Brown, Lively, and Dylan Schaefer each tallied a hit. Brown and Lively connected for home runs, and Basterrechea registered a double.
- Starter pitcher Jake Young fell to 2-2 on the season. He scattered seven hits over four and a third innings, while giving up three runs and striking out four.
 
NEXT UP
Queens is back on the road on Wednesday, April 29, when it travels to Chapel Hill to face the University of North Carolina at 6 p.m.
 
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