THE LEAD
DBU defeated Lipscomb 6-5 in the second game of the weekend series on Saturday at Horner Ballpark. Shortstop Camden Duzenack went 1-for-3 with two runs scored, including the go-ahead run in the Patriots three-run eighth inning.
 
Sean Stutzman (3-1) earned the win for DBU after throwing two innings of relief for starting pitcher Darick Hall, who struck out seven in six innings of work. Kyle Kemp (0-1) suffered the loss for the Bisons after allowing Duzenack to cross the plate on a throwing error in the eighth inning. Seth Elledge (7) picked up the save with a 1-2-3 ninth inning.
 
Hall got out to a strong start, striking out the side in the top of the first inning. Lipscomb starter Jeffrey Passantino matched Hall through the first three innings with five strikeouts of his own and no hits allowed. A base hit by Michael Gigliotti in the top of the fourth was the first hit for either side in the game. Gigliotti scored two batters later on a triple by Tevin Symonette. The Bisons increased the lead to 3-0 on a two-run homerun by Von Watson.
 
After Libscomb tacked on a fourth run in the fifth, DBU broke up Passantino's no-hit bid with a double off the bat of first baseman Logan Sepanek. The Bisons extended the lead to 5-0 in the seventh inning, but the Patriots responded in the bottom half on a bases-loaded error by first baseman Cade Sorrells. On the following at-bat, reliever Dallas Gibson walked left fielder Daniel Sweet, allowing catcher Matt Duce to score. David Martinelli capped off the three-run seventh with a long sacrifice fly to knock in Camden Duzenack.
 
The Patriots turned the tables in the bottom of the eighth trailing 5-3 with two outs when Sorrells committed his second error of the game on a grounder by pinch hitter Justin Wall, allowing three runs to score on the play.
 
COACH DAN HEEFNER – ON THE COMEBACK
"Anytime you're down you can still win. We can be down big and keep chipping away and come back. It gives you the belief that no matter what the score is, we've done it before and we can do it again."

JUSTIN WALL – ON THE GO-AHEAD PLAY
"The play stopped, and I couldn't believe what actually happened."
 
THREE THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW
-DBU hitters went just 1-for-10 with runners in scoring position and with two outs.
-The Patriots pitching staff converted 70.4 percent of its pitches for strikes.
-Darick Hall has struck out 40 batters this season, opposite of six walks.
 
IN THE NUMBERS
4 – DBU recorded four unearned runs on four errors committed by Lipscomb.
7 – The Patriots left seven runners on base.
14 – Hall and Passantino combined for 14 strikeouts over 12 innings.
 
UP NEXT FOR THE PATRIOTS
DBU and Lipscomb square off in the finale of the weekend series at 1 p.m. on Sunday, April 3, at Horner Ballpark.