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Auburn University at Montgomery Athletics

Tanner Russell
4
Winner Tennessee Wesleyan TWU 2-2
3
Auburn Montgomery AUM 2-2
Winner
Tennessee Wesleyan TWU
2-2
4
Final
3
Auburn Montgomery AUM
2-2
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Tennessee Wesleyan TWU 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 11 2
Auburn Montgomery AUM 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 10 0

W: Ryan Phillips (1-0) L: Johnson, Chase (0-1) S: Daniel Tolano (1)

Game Recap: Baseball | | Jordan Lindsay

Late-Inning Heroics Lifts Tennessee Wesleyan over Baseball

MONTGOMERY, Ala. ----- A two-out single with runners on first and third in the top of the ninth inning was how the Bulldogs of Tennessee Wesleyan University overcame the home Warhawks, with a final score of 4-3.

NOTES
• The Warhawks fall to 2-2.
• The Bulldogs improve to 2-2.
 
STANDOUT PERFORMERS
• Hank Scott, making his first career start, went five innings pitched, allowing three runs and recording a game-high six strikeouts.
• Junior leadoff hitter Donovan Chandler went 3-for-5 on the day, including a double and his second stolen bag of the season.
• Tanner Russell went 2-for-5 on the day which included an RBI single and a double.
• Curtiss Johnson went 2-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored.
• John-Mark Cosby added a single and an RBI.
• Chase Johnson recorded two strikeouts in relief and had two hits offensively.
• Hunter Hillyer was solid in his second appearance in an AUM uniform, pitching two scoreless innings and recording two strikeouts.
• Edwin Bonilla recorded three hits and two runs batted in for the Bulldogs and Cody Erickson added a home run.  Ryan Phillips recorded 3 2/3 scoreless pitching in relief, striking out three.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
• After a three up, three down by Hank Scott, the Warhawks offense came out hot in the bottom of the first inning.  After a single to lead off by Chandler, Tanner Russell doubled on an 0-2 count to tally the first run of the ballgame.  The next at bat, John-Mark Cosby drove in Curtiss Johnson to give the Warhawks a 2-0 advantage.
• In the top of the third, Bonilla singled up the middle to drive in two of his teammates to knot the game up at two.
• In the top of the fourth, Erickson sent a 1-0 fastball from Scott over the left field fence to give the Bulldogs their first lead of the game.
• In the bottom of the fifth, a double by Chandler led to a sacrifice fly from Curtiss Johnson to tie the game at three.
• After two singles put runners on the corners with no outs in the top of the ninth, Chase Johnson recorded two consecutive outs on pop outs.  The next hitter, Adrian Gonzalez sent a first pitch offering slowly through the left side of the infield to give Tennesse Wesleyan a 4-3 advantage.
• The first two hitters in the order for the Warhawks in the bottom of the ninth both went down, putting the pressure in the hands of Nathan Langley, who drew a walk on four pitches.  Curtiss Johnson followed with a single down the right field line and Langley advanced to third.  A pitching change followed suit and the closer Tolano was able to strike out Russell to end the game.  Bulldogs win 4-3.
 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
• The Warhawks did not commit any errors in the contest while the Bulldogs tallied two.
• Tennesse Wesleyan stranded 13 runners on base while AUM left 10 on base.
• AUM recorded the lone double play of the game when they recorded a strike out and a caught stealing to end the first inning.
• The Bulldogs out hit the Warhawks 11-10.

 UP NEXT
• The AUM baseball team will return to action tomorrow, Feb. 11 where they will close out the home weekend series with Tennessee Wesleyan University in a doubleheader.  First pitch of game one is slated for noon. 
 
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