Red Hawks top Bears 7-4 in non-conference clash

Red Hawks top Bears 7-4 in non-conference clash

HICKORY, N.C. — The Catawba Valley Community College baseball team earned a 7-4 victory against the Lenoir-Rhyne JV team on Monday afternoon at Durham Field.

Juan Moreno paced the Red Hawks on offense, going 2-for-3 at the plate with three RBI. Moreno also stole two bases.

Cole Cunningham, Walker Waters and Preston Conner also drove in one run each for Catawba Valley.

On the mound, Catawba Valley's Trey Lambert earned his first win of the season. Lambert was one of eight Red Hawk pitchers who appeared in Monday's contest, including Darwin Ruiz, Bryson Hammer, Jonah Milchuck, Jordan Davis, Troy Shepherd, Bailey McGinnis and Andrew Dye.

All eight Red Hawk arms combined to strike out 10 Bear batters in the contest.

The Catawba Valley Community College baseball team returns to action on Wednesday for a road match up with Region 10 division one squad USC Lancaster. First pitch is set for 1 p.m. at Doomsday Corner in Lancaster, S.C.