MONTGOMERY, Ala. ------ After dropping the first game of the doubleheader against Columbus State 7-5 on Saturday afternoon, senior
Chase Johnson provided his second complete game of the season for the AUM baseball team in a 5-3 win. The Cougars won the series two games to one.
NOTES
• Auburn Montgomery moved to 18-20.
• Columbus State moved to 22-14.
GAME ONE STANDOUT PERFORMERS
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Curtiss Johnson drove in two runs, going 3-for-5 at the plate.
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Donovan Chandler and
Nathan Langley both provided two hits and stolen bag.
• Junior backstop
Parker Moman went 2-for-4 at the dish.
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Tanner Russell had an RBI single.
• Mason McClellan had five hits in six trips including a home run.
GAME TWO STANDOUT PERFORMERS
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John-Mark Cosby had two hits and two RBIs including his second home run of the year.
• Cu. Johnson provided an RBI single.
• Ch. Johnson struck out 10 batters in the complete game effort, allowing three earned runs.
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Trevor Flynn had a single and two runs batted in.
• Lake Hart tallied a two-run double.
HOW IT HAPPENED in GAME ONE
• AUM struck first in the bottom of the first after Chandler singled and stole second to lead off the inning. With two down, Langley singled to put runners on the corners. Following a steal of second by Langley, Johnson singled in both the runners to give the Warhawks a 2-0 lead.
• The lead would not stick for long as Cooper singled in two with the bases load in the bottom of the second to tie the game.
Garrett Deloney would get the next two hitters out to get out of the jam.
• McClellan homered in the top of the third to give the Cougars a 3-2 lead.
• Johnson singled with two outs in the bottom of the third to keep the inning alive. After he advanced to second on a wild pitch, Russell singled him in to tie the game at three.
• In the top of the fifth, the Cougars would tack on an unearned run to gain the lead, 4-3.
• Still trailing, the Warhawks surrendered a fifth run to Columbus State in the top of the ninth to make the score 5-3 heading to the bottom half.
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Brandon Davis led off the bottom of the ninth with a walk to kick off the comeback attempt. After Moman went down swinging, Chandler walked to put Davis in scoring position. After the second out of the inning was recorded, Flynn kept the game alive by drawing a walk on five pitches to load the bases. Langley ripped the first pitch he saw to third base, getting under the glove of the Cougar third baseman and into left field. Chandler and Davis both scored on the play and the game was tied 5-5. That would be it however for AUM in the bottom of the ninth and they went to extra innings.
• With one out and the bases loaded, Vincent hit a sacrifice fly to center to give the Cougars the lead once again. McClellan would later single in the inning to give Columbus State a 7-5 lead heading to the bottom of the tenth.
• Auburn Montgomery would have the first two hitters of the inning reach base, but were ultimately unable to cross the plate and dropped the first game of the doubleheader, and second game of the series, 7-5.
HOW IT HAPPENED in GAME TWO
• AUM broke the scoreless tie in the bottom of the fourth.
Michael Tedford singled and promptly stole second to lead off the inning. With two down, Cu. Johnson singled him in to put the Warhawks on the board 1-0. After Russell was hit by a pitch, Cosby singled to center, scoring Johnson and AUM led 2-0 heading to the fifth inning.
• Looking for some insurance in the bottom of the sixth, Cosby led off the inning with a home run to push the score to 3-0. After Davenport was hit by the next pitch, Langley reached on a fielder's choice with Davenport being thrown out on the play. Following a Langley steal of second, Chandler doubled to put two in scoring position. With two outs in the inning, Flynn singled through the right side, scoring both the runners and AUM led 5-0 heading into the final inning.
• Ch. Johnson went back out on the hill in the seventh looking to secure his second complete game and third win of the season. With two on and two outs, McClellan singled in a run to break up the shutout. A batter later, Hart singled down the right field line to make things interesting at 5-3. However, with the count at 1-2, Johnson was able to get the hitter to strike out swinging and AUM defeated Columbus State, 5-3.
INSIDE THE GAME ONE BOX SCORE
• Each side had one defensive lapse.
• AUM left 11 runners on base. Columbus State left 12 on the base paths.
INSIDE THE GAME TWO BOX SCORE
• Neither team committed any errors in the game.
• Each squad left eight runners on the bases.
UP NEXT
The Auburn Montgomery baseball team will return to action on Wednesday, April 12 when they will host Albany State. First pitch is scheduled for 4 p.m.
