JACKSON, Tenn. -- Trailing 2-0, Union University scored four runs with two outs in the bottom of the sixth inning to take a lead that it did not give back en route to a 7-3 win in the series opener against the Auburn University at Montgomery baseball team on Friday night at Fesmire Field.
FROM THE DUGOUT
Score: AUM 3, UU 7
Records: AUM 8-14 (4-6 GSC) | UU (8-12, 4-6 GSC)
Location: Jackson, Tenn. | Fesmire Field
Series: AUM leads 18-10
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HIGHLIGHTS
- Brody Syer scored on a wild pitch and Kasey Clark added an RBI single as AUM took a 2-0 lead in the first inning.
- Union got a run back in the fourth before a five-run sixth inning put the game out of reach of the Warhawks.
- An RBI ground out tied the game at 2-2 with two outs, and the Bulldogs rattled off four more runs to take a 6-2 lead.
- Two singles plated three runs for Union, and the Bulldogs added an RBI double to cap the scoring.
- Clark singled in another AUM run in the eighth inning, but Union answered back with a run on a wild pitch to cement the win.
ON THE MOUND
- Andrew Cronan suffered the loss as he allowed six runs on 10 hits in 5.1 innings of work.
- Michael Myers spun 1.1 innings of scoreless relief with two hits allowed against two strikeouts.
- MJ Galloway allowed a run on a hit in an inning of work.
NOTABLES
- Myers logged his sixth scoreless relief appearance for the Warhawks on the mound.
- Zach Dew extended his hitting streak to 17 games and his reached-base streak to 21 games with a base hit in the sixth inning.
- Kasey Clark's 3-for-4 effort at the plate marked his ninth multi-hit game of the year and his fourth game with three or more hits.
UP NEXT
The Warhawks conclude the series against Union on Saturday, March 11 with a doubleheader at 1 p.m.
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