MEMPHIS, Tenn. – The 14^th ranked Webster baseball team was back on the diamond this afternoon when they traveled to Memphis, Tennessee, to take on Rhodes (Tenn.) College for their final game of the 2022 Rhodes College Classic. The Gorloks defeated the Lynx by a final score of 13-9 to improve to 2-1 on the season. With the loss, the Lynx fall to 2-3-1 on the year.

The Gorloks bats were rolling today as they put together 13 hits in the contest. They jumped out a quick lead in the top of the first as A.J. Smith hit a solo homerun to give webster a 1-0 lead. They added three runs in the top of the second and held a 4-0 advantage heading into the third. Rhodes answered with a run in the bottom of the third, but seven runs from the Gorloks over the next two innings put them up 11-1 in the game. Rhodes responded by scoring four runs in the bottom of the fifth and four runs in the bottom of the seventh to cut Websters lead to 11-9, but a two-run single from Smith in the top of the eighth solidified the win.

Carter Hunt (1-0) was the starting pitcher in this one as he allowed five hits and five earned runs while striking out eight in 4.2 innings of work. Quinn Weber and Ben Kowalski came in to relieve Hunt as they combined to allow four hits and four earned runs while striking out four in the final 4.1 innings of the game.

A.J. Smith led the way for the Gorloks at the plate as he went 3-for-5 with four RBI and two runs scored. Ben Swords also had a good game as he went 2-for-2 with three RBI and a run scored. In addition, Evan Evola went 2-for-5 with two RBI, Bryson Rigsby went 1-for-3 with an RBI and three runs scored, Parker Wielt added an RBI, and Adam Lovell finished with an RBI to round out the top offensive performers for the Gorloks.

The baseball team is back in action on Friday, February 25^th when they host the eighth ranked Aurora (Ill.) University Spartans for their first home game of the regular season. First pitch is set for 3 p.m. at GCS Credit Union Ballpark in Sauget, Illinois.