DAHLONEGA, Ga. --- The Auburn Montgomery baseball team dropped a 9-2 road matchup to the number-nine ranked Nighthawks of the University of North Georgia on Wednesday, April 10 in midweek action.
 
NOTES
- With the loss, AUM's record drops to 19-19 on the year.
- Neither team committed an error in the ballgame.
- Sage Smelley made his Warhawk debut in left field in the contest.
 
STANDOUT PERFORMERS
- Quinterrious Arrington accounted for a double, a run scored, an RBI and a stolen base in the game. Arrington now sits at 29 stolen bases on the year, a mark that unofficially ranks tied for first in the Gulf South Conference.
- Hayden Friesen tallied a team-high two hits, while Jonathan Brandt registered both a hit and an RBI on the day.
- Zach Feaster, Casey Henderson and Matthew Zielonko all added a hit, while Kyle Khoury picked up an RBI in the setback.
- Brett Lightsey (2-2) was tagged with the loss. The senior right-hander allowed just one earned over the first 2.1 innings of the game, while striking out one.
- Micah Henderson tossed a game-high two innings of relief out of the AUM bullpen, surrendering three earned.
- Todd Burkett stuck out one over 1.1 innings of scoreless relief, while Alex Graulich tossed the final 0.2 innings for the Warhawks in scoreless fashion. 
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
- North Georgia pushed across five runs over their first three at bats, with a run in their first at-bat of the game, and a four spot in the third inning. The Nighthawks took advantage of four hits in the inning, including a pair of two-RBI knocks to help contribute for the four runs scored.
- The Warhawks would crack the scoreboard in the fifth, plating a pair of runs on two hits. Arrington would bring home Khoury with a one-out double to center, while Brandt would draw a bases-loaded RBI base on balls to bring home Arrington and bring the score to 5-2.
- North Georgia would go on to add four more runs over the next two innings, however, highlighted by a two-run shot in the sixth to increase their lead over AUM to 9-2.
- The Warhawks would load up the bases in the top of the ninth, but would fail to push across a run; giving way to the 9-2 final.
  
INSIDE THE BOXSCORE
- AUM was outhit by North Georgia in the contest, 13-7.
- Despite only scoring two runs, the Warhawks did not give up a 1-2-3 inning on offense, and reached base to leadoff an inning in seven of nine frames.
- The Warhawks left a season-high 14 runners on base in the game, while the pitching staff stranded nine Nighthawk baserunners.
 
UP NEXT 
- The Warhawks will play game one of their three-game series against West Georgia on Friday, April 12. First pitch from the AUM Baseball Complex is scheduled for 6:00 p.m.
 
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