DANVILLE, Ky. - A rough first inning doomed the Centre baseball team in the first game of their first home conference series of the season as the Colonels fell 3-0 to the Hendrix Warriors at Gary Wright Field.

HIGHLIGHTS

- The Warriors' first three hitters reached base on hits and a pair of RBI groundouts later, Hendrix had taken a 3-0 lead.
- Centre had its best chance to put runs on the board in the seventh inning after Patrick Hope singled and Chris Esselman doubled, putting runners on second and third with nobody out. But Hendrix's Jack Hodgins pitched out of the jam with a pair of strikeouts and the Colonels never threatened again.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

- After giving up hits to the first three batters he faced, pitcher Sam Shelley allowed only one hit the rest of the way with three strikeouts through eight innings of work.
- Drew Schacht, Seth Hagan and Jordan Gunter had the other three hits for the Colonels on the day.
- Hodgins scattered four hits across seven innings for the Warriors in the win.

NEXT UP

The Colonels will continue their series with Hendrix Sunday, with a doubleheader scheduled to start at 11 a.m. ET.