NASHVILLE, Tenn. - The Trevecca Nazarene University baseball team split two non-conference games on Friday versus the University of Montevallo at Jackson Field.

GAME ESSENTIALS (G-MAC BB Standings | Stats | G-MAC Scores | D2 BB Scores | 2018 G-MAC Championships)

FINAL SCORE: Trojans 2, 5 Falcons 13, 2

TEAM RECORDS: Trevecca Nazarene University (1-1, 0-0 G-MAC), University of Montevallo (4-2)

LOCATION: Nashville, TN | Jackson Field

SERIES HISTORY/NOTES

Trevecca picked up its first win in the all-time series with Montevallo in the NCAA Division 2 Era … The Falcons won the first seven in the series since 2013

GAME CHRONICLE 

GM 1 –  Montevallo took control with a five-run third inning and never looked back … the visitors added two runs in the fifth and sixth innings and four more in the seventh … Trevecca scored its two runs in the third, for 5-2 score  

GM 2 – Trevecca jumped out with two runs in the fourth in support of starter Drew Pierce who pitched five shutout innings … the Falcons tied the game 2-2   

PLAYER STATS REPORT

GM 1 –  Ryan Shultz started and took the loss (0-1) … Javier Lopez picked up his first hit and was credited with the Trojans only RBI … Ethan Harrison hit a double, the Trojans lone extra-base hit

GM 2 –  Jake Roberson, who pitched in game one, came on in relief to pick up the win (1-0) with 2.2 innings of work … Roberson allowed a hit, two walks, and had two strikeouts … Drew Pierce had five strikeouts as the starter and allowed just three hits in five innings of work; the freshmen walked three … Lee Cunningham pitched 1.1 innings, allowing two runs on two hits, two walks, and had two strikeouts … Ethan Harrison and Braden Odom each had a double … three Trojans had two hits (Harrison, Javier Lopez, and Michael Brown), Lopez drove in two more runs for three on the day … Harrison and Lopez each scored twice …

TEAM STATS BREAKDOWN 

GM 1 – Montevallo was paced by four doubles and sat down 14 Trojan batters on strikes … Montevallo had 12 hits … Trojan pitchers did strike out 10 Falcons, Andrew Blount and Shultz had three each, but the Trojans pitchers gave Falcon batters a walk nine times and hit six batters

GM 2 –   Trevecca batters hit safely nine times … Montevallo mustered just six hits in 32-game two at-bats while Trojan hurlers struck out nine Falcons …

WHATS NEXT

Trevecca visits the University of North Georgia (2-3) for three games February 16-18 at Bob Stein Stadium in Dahlonega, GA before returning home to host the University of North Alabama on Feb. 20th at 3 PM … Trevecca and North Georgia are facing each other for the first time in the NCAA Division II Era … The Trojan Classic is February 23-24 at Jackson Field when the Trojans host Lewis University and Northwood University

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