Box Score MONTGOMERY, Ala. ------ Behind a strong start from Garrett Deloney on Tuesday evening, the Auburn Montgomery baseball team defeated the Tigers of West Alabama, who currently stand in third place in the Gulf South Conference.

NOTES
• AUM improved to 24-22.
• West Alabama fell to 30-16
• The two teams split the season series 1-1.

STANDOUT PERFORMERS
• Deloney lasted 5 1/3 innings, allowing just two earned runs and striking out a season-high six hitters.
• Nathan Langley reached base all five plate appearances, tallying a single, triple, a pair of walks and a hit by pitch.  He also stole his team-high 21^st bag of the season.
• Brandon Davis had two hits, including an RBI double.
• Trevor Flynn went 3-for-4 with a pair of RBIs.
• Michael Tedford singled twice, scored twice, walked and drove in a run.
• Houston Davenport and Donovan Chandler each recorded a hit and a run batted in.
• Seth Arroyo threw two innings in relief, giving up just a pair of singles and punching out two hitters.  Chase Johnson followed with 1 2/3 innings scoreless, also striking out a pair.
• Braxton Wallace, Jay Booth and JC Redden combined for 5 1/3 innings of scoreless relief for the Tigers.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
• After each side stranded a runner in the first inning, West Alabama struck for a pair of unearned runs in the top of the second to take a 2-0 lead. 
• The lead would last for just an inning as the Warhawks plated five runners in the bottom of the third.  Chandler walked to lead off the inning and Tedford would follow with a single.  With runners on the corners, John-Mark Cosby chopped one to the mound, scoring Chandler.  Following a Johnson walk, still with no outs, Tedford scored on a wild pitch.  After a groundout and a Langley hit by pitch, Flynn singled to give the Warhawks their first lead of the contest.  Davenport followed with an RBI fielder's choice and Davis doubled home another to give AUM a 5-2 lead after three.
• Stubbs singled to lead off the top of the fifth for the Tigers.  After a pair of wild pitches following a strikeout, Delgado walked.  A pair of RBI singles from Latham and Stafford brought the Tigers within one through four and a half.
• After Langley led off the next half with his team-leading fourth triple of the season, Flynn singled him in to double the lead.  A single by Davenport followed by a sacrifice bunt from Davis put two runners in scoring position as the Warhawks looked to increase their lead.  Without missing a beat, Chandler singled up the middle, scoring both runners to give the Warhawks an 8-4 lead.  He would advance to third via a throwing error skipping into the Tiger dugout.  Tedford laid down a textbook squeeze bunt to increase the lead to five.
• Each side's relief core would shut down each respective offense for the rest of the contest, with Auburn Montgomery coming out on top, 9-4.
 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
• Each side committed three errors in the field.
• The Warhawks fell victim to four double plays and turned one on defense.
 
UP NEXT
The Auburn Montgomery baseball team will return to action on Wednesday, April 25 when they travel to Albany, Ga. to take on the Golden Rams of Albany State.  First pitch is scheduled for 3 p.m.