Harrogate, TN – Five days after taking a 2-1 series victory over the Quincy Hawks in the home opener, the Lincoln Memorial baseball team was back inaction on Friday for a double-header. The double-header was originally scheduled for Saturday, but due to inclement weather in the forecast for the weekend, the double-header was moved to Friday.

Game one was a pitching clinic from both teams. Neither Lincoln Memorial nor Limestone was able to add a run in the first four innings. Kasten Harvey was the only player on the field to have a hit through four innings. Through five innings pitched, Eli Edds had allowed no hits, no runs, and nothing earned with two walks and an impressive nine strikeouts.

In the top of the sixth, Limestone connected on its first hit of the game with a single to left field, inevitably driving in a run a few batters later to take a 1-0 lead. The Saints added another run behind two more hits in the inning to extend the lead to 2-0. Lincoln Memorial was unable to add to the run total in the bottom of the sixth, trailing 2-0 heading into the seventh inning.

The Railsplitters started the seventh inning with pitcher Payton Armour, following Edds' 6.0 IP in which he allowed three hits, two runs, and two earned runs with two walks and nine strikeouts. Edds threw 61 strikes on 94 total pitches. Limestone added three more runs in the top of the seventh inning, further extending the lead to 5-0 heading into the eighth inning.

The score remained 5-0 heading into the bottom of the ninth inning. Harvey connected on his third hit of the game as the first Railsplitter batter in the ninth. However, Lincoln Memorial failed to add a run, seeing Limestone close the game with a 5-0 victory in game one of the three game series.

Kasten Harvey went 3-4 at the plate, tallying three of Lincoln Memorial's four hits, including a double and a triple. CJ Dugan added the one other hit for the Railsplitters in the game.

Eli Edds got the start from the bump, pitching 6.0 IP in which he allowed three hits, two runs, and two earned runs with two walks and nine strikeouts. He threw 61 strikes on 94 total pitches. Payton Armour pitched one inning, allowing two hits, three runs, and zero earned runs with two walks and one strikeout. Dylan Maire pitched the final two innings, allowing zero hits, zero runs, and zero earned with no walks and three strikeouts.

Lincoln Memorial began to find its footing in game two, totaling two runs in the bottom of the third inning when Kasten Harvey delivered an RBI triple, driving in Brooks Hagedorn to give the Railsplitters a 1-0 lead. Harvey then took home on a wild pitch to extend the lead to 2-0, heading into the fourth. Both teams failed to add to the run total, seeing Lincoln Memorial take a 2-0 advantage heading into the fifth.

Limestone knotted the score 2-2 in the top of the fifth inning behind two hits. With two runners in scoring position, Lincoln Memorial limited the damage to the tying two runs, leaving the score knotted at 2-2 heading into the bottom of the inning. Chris Hall delivered a single in the bottom of the inning, followed by Harvey being walked to leave two runners on base. However, the Railsplitters were unable to capitalize, leaving the score knotted at 2-2 heading into the sixth.

The Saints regained the advantage in the top of the seventh with an RBI single to take a 3-2 advantage. The Railsplitters had one more chance to regain the lead and take the victory after taking over on offense in the bottom of the seventh. Having comeback in multiple games this season, this situation was nothing new for Lincoln Memorial. Following singles by Archer Wong-Shasteen and Sam Mast, Alex Kowalski drove in the tying run with an RBI single to left field, knotting the score at 3-3 with the winning run on third base. With Mast, Kowalski, and Joey LaMattina all on base, Trace Simmons delivered an RBI single to right field to score the winning run, seeing the Railsplitters complete yet another comeback, taking a 4-3 victory to split the series.