CONWAY, Ark. (Interstat) — Lipscomb scored in four different innings to defeat Central Arkansas 7-4 on Saturday afternoon at Bear Stadium. The Bisons improved to 26-24 overall, while the Bears dropped to 30-25.

J. Thomas led Lipscomb’s 13-hit attack with three hits and four RBIs, including a two-run double in the fifth inning. The Bisons jumped to a 7-0 lead after two innings, scoring on Thomas’ RBI double in the first and a sacrifice fly in the second. Central Arkansas countered with solo home runs by Jagger Schattle in the third and Parker Gwyn in the fourth. Lipscomb extended its lead to 7-2 on a single by Stelogeannis and Thomas’ second double. Keaton Laidley homered in the bottom of the fifth, and Nate Negre added a sacrifice fly to make it 7-4. Lipscomb added two runs in the seventh on a double by C. Pruitt and a single by Thomas.

Collin Bosley-Smith earned the victory for Lipscomb, while Silas Cowgill took the loss. Casey Shipley, Noah Goodshield, Jack Runsick, Zane Denton and Jacob Pannell also contributed for Central Arkansas.