DAYTON, Tenn.- Baseball hits four home runs in a 16-12 road loss to Bryan College (Tenn.) on Senter Field. 

Bryce Sidler led Lindsey Wilson going four-of-five at the plate picking up two RBIs and a home run. Drake Young had four RBIs on the day on one hit and one home run. Chance Stayton and Andres Duran also added to the home run tally contributing one apiece. Reed Marcum started the game on the mound and picked up the loss after pitching one inning, giving up four runs on two hits. Mason Malone came in and pitched 3.1 innings giving up four runs on five hits, striking out three and walking one. 

With two outs in the top of the first Sidler singled through the left side of the field scoring Diego Andino, Young then grounded to shortstop and Stayton scored on an error, giving Lindsey Wilson the early 2-0 lead. After Marcum forced his first batter to ground out, he gave up three straight walks in the bottom of the first, loading the bases and eventually walking in the Lions' only run of the inning, cutting the Blue Raider lead to 2-1. 

Amir Pineiro led off the second inning with a single but was able to advance to second, putting him in scoring position. Matthew Schultz grounded out to the pitcher and moved Andino to third. With Andino taking a lead off third base, Stayton connected on a two-run home run, putting the Blue Raiders up 4-1. Sidler and Duran both got on base with a single to center field a-apiece, giving Young two on base as he stepped to the plate, sending a three-run bomb over the left field wall, extending the Lindsey Wilson lead to 7-1. Bryan answered back with six runs on a two-run home run, a three RBI single, and an RBI double,  tying the game 7-7. 

The Blue Raiders left one on base in the top of the third after Schultz grounded into a double-play and Andino struck out swinging. Gannon Herring came in to relieve Marcum, giving up a two-run homer to right field, as the Lions took their first lead of the game 9-7. 

Sidler tied the game back up at eight in the fourth with a solo shot over the left field wall with two outs. Trace Stringer stepped onto the mound to relieve Herring, and struck out the first two batters he faced, but gave up a solo shot as Bryan took the 10-8 lead. 

Schultz picked up his first RBI of the game after singling to right field and advancing to second, scoring Jackson Steele who reached previously on a walk, bringing the Blue Raiders back within one, at 10-9. The Lions extended their lead to 12-9 headed into the top of the sixth after two solo home runs. 

After being held scoreless through the sixth and seventh innings, Duran connects on a two-run home run scoring Stayton who previously reached after doubling to left field making it a one-run game at 13-11. Bryan put up three more runs in the bottom of the eighth giving them the 16-11 edge headed into the top of the ninth. 

The Blue Raiders put up one more run in the top of the ninth after Tray Price singled through the right side and advanced to second on a wild pitch, stole third, and scored off of a catcher error, making the final score 16-12.

Blue Raider baseball will be back in action on March 1, at 1 p.m. CST to take on the Indiana Institute of Technology in their home opening 4-game series at Egnew Park