RICHMOND, Ky. – The Spalding baseball team slugged past Transylvania, 19-9, to improve to 8-8 on the season.
 
Michael Newsom, Jacob Spanyer and Eric Bronner would combine to drive in 14 of Spalding's 19 runs. Bronner went 2-for-3 with 5 RBIs and a home run, while Spanyer was 3-for-5 with 5 RBIs. Newsom, the leadoff man, finished 4-for-6 with 4 RBIs. Michael Speck and Dryden Schroeder also finished with three hits each.
 
Freshman Eric Wigginton (2-0), earned the win holding the Pioneers to 1 hit, 0 runs in 1.2 innings pitched.
 
The Pioneers jumped out to a four-run lead in the bottom of the first inning, but the Eagles answered with four runs in the top of the second to knot the game, 4-4. Newsom got Eagles on the board with a two-RBI single to right field. Spalding tied the game following RBI singles by Schroeder and Spanyer. Transylvania regained the lead in the bottom of the third on a Pahl two-run homer down the right field line. The Spalding offense exploded for eight runs in the top of the fourth to take a 12-6 lead. A Newsom two-RBI single and Spanyer two-RBI double highlighted the inning. A Munday homer helped the Pioneers cut the Spalding lead to three runs, but a six-run top of the sixth would put the game out of reach. Spanyer drove in Ethan Tuttle and Schroeder with a single up the middle, and Bronner hit a two-out grand slam to cap off the inning. In the seventh inning, a Newsom run scored on a passed ball would push the Eagles lead to 10 runs and Wes Clark would retire the Pioneer batters to end the game after seven innings on the 10-after-7 run rule.
 
Up next, Spalding hosts the Webster Gorloks for a three-game series Sunday, March 27 and Monday, March 28. The Eagles and Gorloks will play the doubleheader Saturday at 1:00 p.m ET and will conclude the series Monday at 2:00 p.m. ET.