Lebanon, TN – The Lambuth baseball team ended a very successful season this past Wednesday bowing out of the Region XI Tournament after two losses. Day one saw Lambuth match up with TranSouth tournament champions and national powerhouse Cumberland University. Lambuth took an early 1-0 lead and was trailing 2-1 going into the sixth inning. Brent Ebinger took the mound for the Eagles after a very successful season. Brent was named 1st Team All-Conference and 1st Team All-Region after going 10-1 on the mound for the Eagles this season. Ebinger gave Cumberland all he could muster the first five innings, but ran out of gas in the sixth and Cumberland took advantage of some Lambuth miscues to put the game out of reach quickly.
The second day saw Lambuth matching up with the second hottest club in the region in Martin Methodist. The Redhawks were coming off a 12-1 upset of the number one seeded University of the Cumberlands, who were also ranked seventh in the nation. The hot bats continued into Wednesday's game as Martin Methodist jumped out to a 5-0 lead. Lambuth did not want their season to end and in the nest two innings scored six runs to take a 6-5 lead. The Redhawks would tie the game in the fifth inning, and like the day before the pitching of the Eagles would falter in the sixth giving up four runs and Lambuth would fall behind for good. Martin Methodist would add eight more runs to win the game 18-7 and end the season for the Eagles.
The Eagles made great strides in 2008 becoming a well-respected baseball team within the TranSouth Conference. The Eagles finished in 2nd place in the regular season, improving from their 9th place finish in 2007. With the 2nd place finish, the Eagles qualified for the TranSouth Conference tournament for the first time and also qualified for regionals, which had not been done since 2005.
The Eagles would like to mention their All-Conference selections: Brent Ebinger – 1st Team Pitcher, Mike Davis – 2nd Team First-Baseman, Brandon Craig – 2nd Team Shortstop, Bryan Willsey – 2nd Team Outfielder and Tony Perez – 2nd Team Pitcher. Chris Siljendahl was named TranSouth Conference Gold Glove Outfielder.
Head Coach John Barlowe was named TranSouth Conference Coach of the Year after taking a squad that finished 9th with a 5-21 record in 2007 and finished 15-8 which was good for 2nd place.
At the Region Tournament, Brent Ebinger was named 1st Team Pitcher and Chris Siljendahl was named Region XI Gold Glove Outfielder.
The Eagles would like to thank all of their sponsors and fans that supported them through this wonderful season. We hope that all of you will be back next year for another wonderful season. We hope to see you all at the ballpark!!!
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