The High Point University baseball team dropped both games in a Friday doubleheader in Lexington against the University of Kentucky. Cole Singsank led the way for the Panthers in game one going 3 for 3, with two singles and a stand up double. Blake Sutton led the way for HPU in game two with a hit, two RBIs, and a run. 

The boys are in the park! Beautiful day for some baseball ??#GoHPU pic.twitter.com/m3UPGuu2dQ

— High Point Baseball (@HPUBaseball) March 11, 2022

Site: Kentucky Proud Park (Lexington, K.Y.)
Game 1 Score: High Point 3, Kentucky 14
Game 2 Score: High Point 5, Kentucky 9
Records: High Point (4-12, 0-0), Kentucky (13-3, 0-0)

Game 1
The Wildcats were on the board first in the opening inning after a leadoff solo home run.  A second run crossed the plate after a fly ball was hit deep into right field, which allowed the runner on third to tag up. 

Kentucky extended their lead in the second inning to 3-0 with a blooper to left field to score the runner on third base. A two-run home run was then hit by Kentucky to extend their lead to 5-0. 

Kentucky hit back-to-back stand up doubles in the bottom of the third, driving in 4 more runs to make it a 9-0 game. 

A fifth inning grand-slam put the Wildcats ahead 13-0. 

The Panthers were able to score a run in the top of the seventh inning as Charlie Klingler hit a ground rule double to score Sam Zayicek. Klinger finished the day reaching base in all three plate appearances on the day.

Charlie Klingler knocks a ground rule double down the left field line to drive in a run! @javon_fields_ follows up with a 2-RBI single up the middle!#GoHPU pic.twitter.com/wHOXtMryyi

— High Point Baseball (@HPUBaseball) March 11, 2022

Javon Fields kept the seventh inning rally going with a single up the middle to score Klinger and Brady Pearre and bring the score to 14-3. 

Cole Singsank led the way for the Panthers in game one going 3 for 3, with two singles and a stand up double. 

Top 2 | Stand up double down the left field line for @CSingsank for the first Panther hit of the day!#GoHPU pic.twitter.com/00N0VJgtvw

— High Point Baseball (@HPUBaseball) March 11, 2022

Game 2
The Wildcats opened up the second game with a leadoff home run in the bottom of the first inning. They were able to add a second run off of a wild pitch that reached the backstop. A second inning triple brought the score to 4-0 in favor of the Wildcats. Kentucky drove in two more second inning runs with a two-run home run to take a 6-0 lead. Kentucky added a seventh run in the bottom of the fourth with a deep fly ball to left field, allowing the runner from third to tag up. 

The Panthers cut the deficit to five runs when Blake Sutton hit a deep fly ball to left field which scored Brady Pearre and Charlie Klingler.

.@blakesutton10 with the 2-RBI single down the left field line!

HPU 2, UK 7#GoHPU pic.twitter.com/foYXqj4b5V

— High Point Baseball (@HPUBaseball) March 11, 2022

An infield single by Adam Stuart drove in Javon Fields to bring the score to 7-3. 

Two-out rally! @AJStuart20 RBI-single stays fair and @Blakesutton10 beats the fielder to third base. #GoHPU pic.twitter.com/UaNBTxTZ4i

— High Point Baseball (@HPUBaseball) March 11, 2022

Sam Zayicek kept the rally going with a single to right field to bring in two more runs for the Panthers, but the Wildcats stopped the Panther momentum in the bottom of the sixth inning with a solo home run to bring the score to 8-5.

Blake Sutton led the way for HPU in game two with a hit, two RBIs, and a run. 

Up Next: The Panthers will close out the weekend with Kentucky on Sunday for the series finale. First pitch is set for 1 p.m.