JEFFERSON CITY, TN – Winston-Salem State played a solid game, but could not hold off the Eagles of Carson-Newman in the ninth inning, as the Rams would drop a heartbreaker, 4-3 this afternoon in Jefferson City, TN.

With the loss, Winston-Salem State falls to 22-10, while Carson-Newman improves to 20-15 on the season.

WSSU Starting pitcher, Sam Burton, was on his game and did not have surrender a hit and retired the Eagles in order in three of the first four innings until the fifth inning, when Carson-Newman was able to strike first, by scoring two times on two hits to take a 2-0 lead.

But the Rams would bounce right back in the top of the sixth inning, when WSSU would strike for three runs on two hits. Dylan Dombrowskas picked up the first rbi with a single through the middle that scored Gavin Culler, followed by a double to left center from Nathan Steger that scored Dylan Dombrowskas and Connor Andrus, to give WSSU a 3-2 advantage.

Carson-Newman would tie the game in the seventh inning, as they scored one run on two hits to pull even.

The Eagles would get a walk off double and rbi, after a Carson-Newman player was hit by a pitch, to win the game 4-3.

Nathan Steger led the Rams at the plate, going two for four with two runs batted in, while Dylan Dombrowskas also went two for four with one run scored and one run batted in. Connor Andrus went one for two with a run scored, and Gavin Culler went one for four with a run scored.  Colby Keene and Phillip Page each went one for four.

Jordan Cummings took the loss for the Rams out of the bullpen, pitching the final 1.1 innings, allowing one run on one hit with two strikeouts. Sam Burton was strong as the starter, going 6.0 innings, giving up two runs on three hits, with six strikeouts, but also six walks. Eric Corlett went 1.0 innings allowing two hits, and one run with one walk.

WSSU and Carson-Newman will play a double header on Saturday, with first pitch scheduled for 12:00 pm.