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Auburn University at Montgomery Athletics

Galloway_Lee
Frank Williams
8
Auburn Mongomery AUM 9-7
12
Winner Union University UU 7-6
Auburn Mongomery AUM
9-7
8
Final
12
Union University UU
7-6
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Auburn Mongomery AUM 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 3 1 8 14 2
Union University UU 4 0 0 0 4 0 1 3 X 12 11 0

W: Cooper Bullough (2-0) L: Collins, Will (1-2) S: Parker Shreve (2)

Game Recap: Baseball | | Jacob Horton

Baseball Topped in Series Finale at Union

JACKSON, Tenn. – The Auburn Montgomery baseball team fell 12-8 in the third and final game of their Gulf South Conference series against Union University on Sunday, March 7.
 
The loss snaps a four-game winning streak for AUM and brings their record to 9-7 overall and 8-7 in GSC play. Union improves to 7-6 overall and 6-6 in conference action.
 
Mario Galloway led AUM offensively, slugging a career-high four base hits in the setback. The sophomore outfielder also scored twice in the game.
 
Casey Henderson accounted for two hits, two RBI's, and a triple while Corey Armstrong and Jackson Ceman both logged a pair of runs on two hits and an RBI.
 
Sage Smelley knocked a pair of hits while Joseph Hartsfield added a run and a hit and Zach Feaster recorded two RBI's and a hit. 
 
Troy Jones (0-2) took the loss on the mound in game three. Jones surrendered four earned over four frames with three strikeouts. 
 
Logan Coleman tossed a pair of scoreless innings out of the bullpen, striking out two. 
 
Union jumped on AUM early, scoring four runs in the first on a pair of two-RBI doubles. 
 
The Warhawks would eventually tie the game up, plating a run in the second on an RBI knock from Armstrong and then getting three in the fourth via an RBI single from Ceman and a two-RBI triple from C. Henderson. 
 
The Bulldogs would gain momentum back in the fifth, however, by plating four runs on four hits and capitalizing on a pair of AUM errors. 
 
After seeing Union add another run in the seventh to go up 9-5, AUM retaliated with two runs in the eighth to cut their deficit to just 9-7. An Arrington RBI groundout, followed by a two- RBI single by Feaster accounted for the damage in the inning. 
 
The Bulldogs added three important insurance runs in the bottom of the eighth on a three-run blast to go up 12-7. The Warhawks added a run in the ninth before running out of outs and giving way to the 12-8 final score. 
 
Despite being outscored 12-8, the Warhawks outhit Union 14-11 on the day. AUM stranded 12 base runners, while the Bulldogs left 11 on base in the game. 
 
The baseball team will be back in action on Tuesday, March 9 against Tuskegee University. First pitch from Q.V. Lowe Field is set for 4:00 p.m.
 
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