MONTGOMERY, Ala. – On the heels of the program's first Gulf South Conference series sweep, the Auburn Montgomery baseball team begins the final week of the 2018 campaign at the University of North Georgia on Wednesday, April 25 in a 4 p.m. matchup.
Match Information: North Georgia
Date: Wednesday, April 25, 2018 | 4:00 p.m.
Location: Dahlonega, Ga. | Bob Stein Stadium
Media Coverage: Live Stats
About the Warhawks
AUM (20-26, 9-18 GSC) concluded its home schedule with three victories over the weekend, besting Christian Brothers by scores of 11-2, 4-2 and 1-0 for the series sweep.
Offensively, Auburn Montgomery is hitting .254 (352-1388) with a .336 slugging percentage off the strength of 51 doubles, five triple and 18 home runs while tallying 195 walks for a .365 on base percentage and 160 RBI. Langley leads three Warhawks hitting over .300 with a .382 average, followed by redshirt sophomore infielder
Hayden Friesen and sophomore outfielder
Matthew Zielonko with marks of .313 and .300, respectively. Langley also leads AUM in hits (63), runs scored (34), walks (31), RBI (24), stolen bases (15), doubles (14), triples (three), slugging percentage (.539) and on base percentage (.475) while junior infielder
Jonathan Brandt hits a team-best five home runs.
On the mound, AUM sports a 5.33 ERA while tallying 231 strikeouts with 134 walks in 368.0 innings of work to date. Redshirt sophomore right-handed pitcher
Hank Scott logs a team-best 71.1 innings with five victories over 12 starts with 50 strikeouts, the latter two tied with senior southpaw
Garrett Deloney for the team lead. Freshman righty
Sam Steigert making a team-high 19 mound appearances with three saves while Langley holds a team-low 1.16 ERA and junior right-handing
Josh Flowers limits opponents to a .210 batting average.
About the Nighthawks
North Georgia (27-16, 15-9 PBC) hosts its final midweek contest after taking two-of-three from Winston Salem State over the weekend in a non-conference series, besting the Rams 4-2 and 8-7 with a 1-7 setback in-between.
The Nighthawks are hitting .274 (405-1477) as a team with a .440 slugging percentage coming from 69 doubles, 10 triples and 52 home runs while tallying 244 RBI and 180 walks. Bill LeRoy leads UNG with a .345 batting average while Steven Tomlinson hits 12 doubles and Conner Corbit boasts 16 home runs with 50 RBI and 43 runs scored. Chase Sudduth draws a team-best 30 walks with Conner Corbit stealing six bases.
On the mound, North Georgia has a team ERA of 4.06 with 288 strikeouts and 143 walks in 385.2 innings. Parker Morrison holds a team-best 2.29 ERA over 26 appearances with 10 saves while Cade Hell strikes out a team-leading 49 batters over 86.1 innings with six victories and four complete games.
Up Next
The baseball team concludes the 2018 season with a three-game Gulf South Conference series at West Georgia, starting on Friday, April 27 at 4 p.m.
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