MONTGOMERY, Ala. --- The Auburn Montgomery baseball team erupted for 10 runs over the sixth, seventh and eighth innings to grab an 11-1 run-rule victory over Christian Brothers University, while clinching a Gulf South Conference series sweep over the Buccaneers on Sunday, Feb. 16 from QV Lowe Field.
 
NOTEWORTHY
- The Warhawks have now won their last four games in a row, and improve to 4-6 overall and 3-0 in GSC play.
- The Warhawks outscored Christian Brothers 30-4 over the three-game set. 
- Starting pitchers for AUM threw 19.2 of the 22 innings played this weekend. 
 
STANDOUT PERFORMERS
- Matthew Zielonko drove in four runs for the second time this season, while knocking three base hits, scoring twice and slugging his first home run of 2020.
- Quinterrious Arrington recorded a team-high four base hits while scoring twice. Arrington posted a batting average of .538 (7-13) throughout the three-game set.  
- Dalton Cobb scored a game-high three runs while picking up an RBI on one hit. 
- Hayden Friesen drove in a pair of runs, while Ko Powell and Zach Feaster both added two hits each, with Feaster scoring twice. 
- Starting pitcher Sam Steigert allowed just one earned run over 5.2 innings of work while striking out three and giving up just four hits.
- Logan Coleman (1-2) tossed the final 2.1 innings out of the bullpen, giving up just two hits on the way to his first career win for AUM.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Warhawks tallied the game's first run in inning number two when a Joseph Hartsfield single through the left side brought home Matthew Marfice to give AUM the early 1-0 advantage. 
- AUM's 1-0 lead held to the sixth inning when CBU would finally crack the scoreboard with a two-out single up the middle to tie the game at one-all.
- The Warhawks got two more runs their next time up, however, courtesy of a monster two-run shot by Zielonko to left-center to put AUM on top 3-1.
- AUM broke open the game in inning number seven, by plating five runs on three hits. The Warhawks took advantage of bases-loaded RBI walks from Cobb and Zielonko, a CBU wild pitch and a Friesen two-RBI single up the middle with two outs to account for the damage in the frame. 
- AUM got the final three runs needed to clinch the run-rule victory in inning number eight. Zielonko plated Arrington for the inning's first run on a single to left, with an error on the same play allowing Feaster to score as well. Powell delivered the final blow, as his RBI single to left field brought home Cobb to score the 11th run needed for the victory.
 
QUOTING THE COACH
 
 
INSIDE THE BOXSCORE
- The Warhawks compiled double-digit hits for the fifth-straight game, collecting a season-high 16 base knocks.
- AUM tallied a season-high nine runs batted in while batting .444 (16-36) for the contest. 
- The Orange and Black posted a .562 (9-16) batting average with runners on base, while leaving just six runners on base on the day. 
 
UP NEXT
- The Warhawks will play host to Miles College on Wednesday, Feb. 19. First pitch from QV Lowe Field is set for 2:00 p.m.
 
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