DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. --- The Auburn Montgomery baseball team dropped a 7-1 decision to the Embry-Riddle University Eagles on Thursday, March 14 from Swila Stadium.
NOTES
- With the loss, AUM's record falls to 13-10 on the season.
- The Warhawks used a season-high six pitchers in the setback.
STANDOUT PERFORMERS
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Sage Smelley led AUM offensively on the night, posting a hit and scoring the Warhawk's lone run.
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Dalton Cobb,
Zach Feaster and
Hayden Friesen all also picked up a base hit for AUM in the contest.
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Harrison Morris tossed a team-high 2.2 innings of relief out of the AUM bullpen, allowing no earned runs and forcing three ground outs.
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Keegan Fairley,
Wade Bannister and
Ross Carpenter combined for 3.2 innings of scoreless relief, while the trio allowed just one base hit.
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Aaron Hill (0-1) took the loss on the mound for the Warhawks. The senior right-hander allowed five earned over 1.1 innings, while striking out one
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Embry-Riddle would crack the scoreboard first in the game, scoring five runs over the first two innings of play. The Eagles knocked a two-run home run in the first, and scored three runs in the second on a Warhawk wild pitch, an RBI single and a sacrifice fly to left field.
- After seeing the Eagles put up a run in both the fourth and fifth innings to extend their lead to 7-0, the Warhawks would get on the scoreboard in the seventh. AUM would use a delayed double steal to send home Smelley and make the score 7-1 heading into the bottom of the sixth, which would hold for the remainder of the game.
INSIDE THE BOXSCORE
- AUM was outhit by Embry-Riddle in the contest, 7-4, marking for the Warhawk's second-lowest hit total of the season.
- Both teams committed a pair of errors in the game.
- The Warhawks left eight runners on base, while the pitching staff stranded nine Eagle base runners.
- AUM went 0-14 with runners on base, and 0-7 with runners in scoring position in the contest.
UP NEXT
- The Warhawks will return to the diamond on Friday, March 15 when they take on Northwood University in a neutral-site matchup from Swila Stadium on the campus of Embry-Riddle University. First pitch is slated for 1:00 p.m.
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