WALESKA, Ga. - CIU baseball hit the road to finish their series against No. 20 Reinhardt, which was postponed due to bad weather. The Rams were already behind 0-2 in the series but could not overcome the Eagles in game three.
Game Three: CIU 3 RU 10: The Rams jumped on the board in the top of the first, highlighted by a two-run home run from Price Alexander. However, Reinhardt answered quickly and added six runs of their own in the same inning (6-3). CIU would only threaten to push another runner across in the seventh, but a strikeout left runners on second and third. The Eagles added one run in the third, fifth, seventh, and eighth to extend their lead to 10-3 before the final out.
Box Score Highlights:
- Alexander hit his third homer of the season to pick up two RBIs.
- Rafael Gonzales and Austin Paradise both collected two hits.
- Three other Rams notched one hit on the afternoon.
Up Next: CIU baseball heads to Sumter, S.C., to take the field against Morris College (S.C.) on Wednesday, March 8, at 1:00 PM.