PENSACOLA, Fla. -- The Auburn University at Montgomery baseball team scored two runs in the visitor ninth inning, but could not complete a comeback as the University of West Florida held on to an 8-6 victory at Jim Spooner Field in the weekend finale.

FROM THE DUGOUT

Score: AUM 6, UWF 8
Records: AUM 17-25 (10-14 GSC) | UWF 25-14 (16-8 GSC)
Location: Pensacola, Fla. | Jim Spooner Field
Series: UWF leads 31-24
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HIGHLIGHTS

• The Warhawks took the first lead of the day thanks to a Cooper Doughman RBI single up the middle.
• Brody Syer added an RBI double, and a Zach Dew sacrifice fly made it 3-0 AUM.
• AUM held the lead until a monster fifth inning by the Argonauts.
• Four straight RBI singles and a single that plated a pair capped a six-run home fifth inning as the Argonauts led 7-3.
• A Kasey Clark RBI single in the seventh and a Doughman two-run single helped the Warhawks trim the lead, but UWF held on for an 8-6 victory.

ON THE MOUND 

• Luke Turner (0-3) allowed three earned runs on three hits with one walk and three strikeouts in 4.1 innings.
• Grant Hickman allowed a run in 1.2 relief innings, while Lucas Baggett yielded a run with two strikeouts in two innings.

NOTABLES

• Clark (2-for-4) added his second multi-hit game of the series and his 19th of the season.
• Doughman, who went 2-for-4 with three RBIs, made it seven games this season with multiple RBIs.
• The Warhawks once again saw a balanced hit effort from the lineup with seven different players collecting at least one hit.

UP NEXT

The Warhawks travel to Tuskegee, Alabama to take on Tuskegee University at 2 p.m.
   
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