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6
Winner Auburn Montgomery AUBURN M 12-10
5
Shorter SHORTER 11-8
Winner
Auburn Montgomery AUBURN M
12-10
6
Final
5
Shorter SHORTER
11-8
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Auburn Montgomery AUBURN M 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 6 10 1
Shorter SHORTER 0 0 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 5 12 3

W: Baggett, Lucas (4-0) L: B. Fritcher (2-3) S: Hickman, Grant (2)

Game Recap: Baseball | | Cody Clark, AUM SID

Baseball Steals Series Opener Against Shorter

ROME, Ga. -- Ashton Thomas smacked a two-run single to right with two outs in the top of the ninth inning to take a 6-5 lead, and Grant Hickman notched his second save of the season as the Auburn University at Montgomery baseball team stole game one of the conference weekend against Shorter University.

FROM THE DUGOUT

Score: AUM 6, SU 5
Records: AUM 12-10 (7-3 GSC) | SU 11-8 (3-7 GSC)
Location: Rome, Ga. | Rodebrt H. Ledbetter Field
Series: AUM leads 34-9
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HIGHLIGHTS
  • Jarren Wright drew a bases-loaded walk to give AUM an early 1-0 lead.
  • Cooper Doughman added a solo home run in the third inning to push the score to 2-0.
  • A two-run homer and a pair of RBI singles put Shorter ahead 4-2.
  • Wright plated two with a base hit in the seventh frame to tie the game.
  • Shorter immediately took the lead back 5-4 with an RBI single in the home half of the seventh frame.
  • Trailing by a run in the visitor half of the ninth, Ashton Thomas pulled a two-RBI single to right to push the Warhawks in front 6-5.
  • Shorter put two runs on via a single, a fielder's choice, and a walk, but AUM got a flyout and a strikeout to close out the win.
ON THE MOUND 
  • Payte Williams allowed three earned runs with five strikeouts in 5.2 innings. 
  • Lucas Baggett picked up the win and allowed one run on two hits with one strikeout in 2.1 innings of relief.
  • Grant Hickman earned the save and allowed one hit, one walk, and struck out one.
NOTABLES
  • The Warhawks earned their fifth win of the season in a one-run game.
  • Wright collected his second multi-RBI game of the year,
  • Thomas registered a hit for the second straight game and totaled two RBIs on his go-ahead single.
  • Hickman totaled his second save of the season.
  • Baggett picked up his team-leading fourth win of the campaign, all out of the bullpen.
  • Cole McWhorter added his second multi-hit game of the year, while Tyrese Rooks tallied his team-leading 11th multi-hit game of the year.
MANAGER'S CORNER
  • "At the end of the day, we pride ourselves in playing this game until they tell us we can't play anymore. That mindset creates opportunities like today. We did not play our best baseball, but we kept playing. That's who we are. However, we have to pair that mindset with our standard of play. That's our goal in our next opportunity."
UP NEXT
  • The Warhawks will try to navigate a suboptimal weather forecast and are scheduled to play a pair of games tomorrow against the Hawks beginning at 11 a.m. CT.
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