MONTGOMERY, Ala. ------ It took the AUM baseball team until the bottom of the eighth inning to take the lead against the Bobcats of Georgia College on Friday evening, but ultimately the Warhawks came out on top 5-1 and extended their winning streak to five games.
NOTES
• AUM improved to 26-22.
• The Bobcats fell to 30-12.
• The win guaranteed Auburn Montgomery an over .500 finish in their first season of NCAA Division II play.
STANDOUT PERFORMERS
• Scott allowed just one run via a solo shot in the fifth inning in his second complete game effort of the season.
• Seniors
Houston Davenport and
Trevor Flynn each had two hits, including an RBI single each in the bottom of the eighth.
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Brandon Davis recorded a sacrifice fly.
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John-Mark Cosby tallied a pair of hits and a base on balls.
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Nathan Langley notched a sacrifice fly and a walk.
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Donovan Chandler walked, doubled and scored a run
• Brandon Purcell provided the home run for the Bobcats.
HOW IT HAPPENED
• Chandler led off the bottom of the first with a double and moved to third on a Tedford sacrifice bunt that the defense was unable to make the play on. The next hitter, Cosby grounded into a 4-6-3 double play, scoring Chandler to give the Warhawks the lead.
• In the top of the fifth, Purcell hit a line drive over the left field fence to tie the game at one a side.
• The score would remain 1-1 until the bottom of the eighth, with each side providing little to no offense.
• With the count full at 3-2,
Michael Tedford drew a walk to lead off the bottom of the eighth. Behind in the count 1-2, Cosby singled through the right side to put two on and no outs for
Curtiss Johnson. Johnson squared to show bunt, but missed the high fastball. However, on the play Tedford stole third and Cosby took second due to the defense abandoning their stations to cover the bunt. Johnson would eventually walk to load the bases with no outs.
• The next hitter, Langley sent a fly ball into right center, scoring Tedford to regain the lead. After Russell walked to re-load the bases, Flynn slapped an opposite field single to left to double the lead. Davenport followed with an RBI single and Davis succeeded that with a sacrifice fly of his own and the Warhawks led 5-1.
• The Bobcats mustered just a base on balls in the top of the ninth, and Auburn Montgomery took the opening game of the final series of the year 5-1.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
• Georgia College had the only two defensive miscues of the ballgame. The AUM defense was lights out per usual, headlined by great plays from infielders Davis, Langley and Tedford.
• The Warhawks fell victim to a pair of double plays.
• AUM drew eight free passes in the contest.
UP NEXT
• Auburn Montgomery will return to action tomorrow, Saturday April 29 when they will take on this same Georgia College team for the second game of the three-game weekend series. First pitch is scheduled for 4 p.m.
