DAHLONEGA, Ga. – Despite Alec Hotaling's fifth-inning homer, the Auburn University at Montgomery Warhawks baseball team (6-17) lost a 7-1 road contest to the No. 13 University of North Georgia Nighthawks (20-5) on Wednesday afternoon.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Nighthawks opened the game with a three-run first inning after a three-run home run from Cam Hodge.
 
Alec Hotaling led off the top of the third frame with AUM's first hit of the day as he singled to left field. Chance Sweeny followed with a well-placed sacrifice bunt; however, the inning would end with Hotaling stranded on second.
 
Brody Lindsey handled the Nighthawks in order to close out the bottom of the inning while striking out Hodges, who hit a homer earlier in the game, for the third out.
 
North Georgia added a pair of runs in the fourth inning behind three hits, including an RBI double.
 
Hotaling drilled a home run over the left field wall in the top of the fifth frame to put the orange and black on the board.
 
Scoreless sixth and seventh innings brought the game to the eighth frame where UNG's Jake Streeter hit a longball to add two more runs to the home team's tally.
 
Ultimately, the Nighthawks would secure a 7-1 win over AUM after Wednesday's nine-inning battle.
 
NOTABLES
Alec Hotaling led the Warhawks' offense with two hits on three at-bats while picking up the team's only run with his fifth-inning bomb, his first of the season.
 
Luke Turner also went 2-for-3 at the plate while working a walk.
 
Camden Suggs rounded out AUM's offensive efforts with a hit while Chance Sweeny finished with a sacrifice fly.
 
Up Next
The Warhawks return to Gulf South Conference action this weekend with a road series against Christian Brothers. Friday's single game is set for a 2 p.m. first pitch.
 
 
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