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The DBU Baseball Team completed the three game sweep of the Memphis Tigers on Saturday afternoon in Memphis, Tennessee.  The Patriots and Tigers played a double header, with the second game being a seven inning contest. 

Game one saw DBU win 6-4 in 10 innings and then run away with game two by winning 16-2.  The two victories pushed the Patriots current win streak to four games and improved their overall record to 26-10, while Memphis fell to 15-24.

The Patriots in game one scored the first run of the game in the top of the third inning when Sophomore Austin Knight doubled and scored on an RBI single by Senior Nick Santos.  DBU then took a 3-0 lead into the middle half of the fourth inning after Freshman Bradshaw Perry hit a two run homerun.

The Tigers cut the lead to 3-2 in the bottom of the fourth after they scored both runs on two hits and a hit batsman.

DBU added one more run in the sixth inning and took a 4-2 lead into the bottom of the ninth inning.  The Tigers tied the score at four runs a piece to send the game into extra innings after they hit a two run homerun over the right field wall.

The Patriots determined not to give the game away answered the call in the top of the 10^th inning when Junior Trevor Head doubled and advanced to third on a single by Sophomore Ryan Goins.  Head scored the first run of the inning on a wild pitch and Goins scored the second run on a single by Junior Brandon Bantz.

Freshman Chris Haney entered the game in relief and shut the Tigers down for 1.2 innings to pick up his team leading sixth victory of the season.  Haney did not allow a hit or a base runner, while striking out four of the five batters he faced.

The second game of the day saw the Patriots score 16 runs on 16 hits, including six extra base hits.  DBU took a 1-0 lead in the top of the first inning after Sophomore Ryan Enos led the game off with a solo homerun to right field.

The Patriots pushed their lead to 3-0 in the top of the third inning after Freshman Jason Krizan and Enos were driven in by Junior Evan Bigley, who hit a two RBI single up the middle. 

The Tigers scored their only runs in the bottom halves of the fourth and fifth innings on two hits and four walks given up by starting pitcher Goins, who threw 4.2 innings, allowing two runs, on two hits, while striking out five to pick up his third victory of the season.

DBU scored four runs in the fifth inning on four hits and then one run in the sixth inning to take a 7-2 lead heading to the bottom of the sixth inning.  The Patriots then put the game away in the top of the seventh inning after they scored eight runs on six hits and two Tiger errors.  The big blow for the Patriots came off the bat of Knight, who hit a three run bomb over the right field wall.

Senior Brett Lester and Freshman Josh Wilson combined to pitch the final 2.1 innings of the game.  The duo allowed two hits and struck out two Tigers.

Enos led the way at the plate over the two games going four for five, with three RBI, and five runs scored, while Bigley had a strong second game going four for five, with four RBI, and two runs scored.  Knight finished his day three for nine, with four RBI.

The Patriots will be in action again on April 21, when they welcome TCU to Patriot Field for a 6:30 game.