The Mount scored three show-stopping runs to go up four headed into the bottom of the ninth. The Lancers bring the game within one in the bottom of the eighth as Dix doubled a run in, the game 10-9 headed into the ninth. In the top of the eighth, with bases loaded, Latham grounds out to third not before batting in Tierney to go up 10-8.

The Mountaineers score one in the seventh by a combination of Latham and Wockley outs that advanced senior Jayson Kramer to third, then scoring off a wild pitch. After six the game was tied, the Mount had eight runs on nine hits with two errors (8-9-2), while the Lancers had eight runs on seven hits and one error (8-7-1).

Back-to-back homers put a wrench in the Mountaineers' momentum as they rally 8-8. The Lancers go into the bottom of the sixth down 8-5. Tierney scored on a wild pitch, that being the sixth and last run of a monstrous sixth inning for the Mountaineers. Junior Thomas Latham doubled in two runs, junior Aidan Tierney doubled in a run, and junior Tyler long doubled in a run. In the top of the sixth, the Mountaineers flipped their caps and went to work, scoring six runs on five hits, rallying three of those runs with two outs. By the sixth inning the score was 5-2 in favor of the Lancers. Junior Shane Wockley came to the plate with bases loaded and batted in those two in runs with a single to right field. The game started off slow for the Mount, scoring their first two runs in the fourth. Today marks the first season opening win since 2019. Leadoff hitter Tyler Long had a great day offensively as he finished 3-3 with two walks, two doubles, an RBI, while scoring twice. The final to tonight's game was 13-9, much credit being given to their run in the sixth inning. (February 17, 2023) – The Mountaineers win the first of three on the road in Farmville, Virginia versus the Longwood Lancers.

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