ROME, Ga. – The Auburn Montgomery baseball team pushed across four runs in inning number eight as part of a late rally to help the Warhawks take game three of their Gulf South Conference Series at Shorter 7-5 on Saturday, March 27.
 
With the win, AUM improves to 14-12 overall and 12-12 in GSC play. Shorter drops to 16-8 overall and 13-8 in conference action. 
 
Quinterrious Arrington knocked a team-high three hits on the day, with an RBI and a run scored. Landon Pritchett drove in a game-high three runs on two hits, in addition to scoring once and slugging a double. 
 
Ethan Wells collected a pair of RBI's for AUM, while also scoring once with one hit. Mario Galloway and Casey Henderson both added a pair of hits and a run, with Galloway collecting an RBI and C. Henderson socking AUM's other double. 
 
Troy Jones (2-2) struck out eight batters over seven innings while walking just one on the way to his second win of the season. Will Collins and Sam Steigert (2) tossed the final two innings out of the bullpen, with Steigert slamming the door shut to lock down his second save of 2021.
 
AUM jumped on Shorter early by hanging up a three-spot in the first. Pritchett drove in Arrington and C. Henderson, who led off the game with a pair of base hits, via a double to left while Galloway recorded an RBI fielder's choice to account for the damage.
 
Shorter would retaliate in their next at-bat, however, knocking a two-run homer and an RBI double in the bottom half of the first to even the game at 3-3.
 
The 3-3 score would hold all the way until the bottom of the fifth, when the Hawks tallied a pair via an RBI single and an AUM fielding error to go up 5-3. A one-out walk and hit batsman helped set up scoring opportunities for Shorter. 
 
The Warhawks loaded up the bases to begin the top of the eight, with Wells tying the game up at five-all with a pinch-hit, two RBI knock to right field. Arrington would follow suit with the go-ahead base hit to make it 6-5, followed by a sacrifice fly from Pritchett to put the Warhawks up 7-5.
 
The Warhawks outhit the Hawks 13-8 on the day, batting .333 (13-39) overall and .400 (8-20) with runners on base. 
 
AUM pitching issued out just three free passes on the day while striking out nine and inducing nine ground-ball outs. The Warhawk staff allowed just one leadoff base runner during the game while stranding five Hawks on base. 
 
The Warhawks will take a two-week hiatus from action before returning to the diamond on Saturday, April 10 against Delta State for a Gulf South Conference doubleheader. First pitch from Q.V. Lowe Field is slated for 1:00 p.m.
 
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