MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The Trevecca Nazarene University baseball team (3-5) opened its first-ever Gulf South Conference series at the AUM Baseball Complex on Friday afternoon.
Trevecca fell to Auburn University Montgomery (4-5) 4-3 and finished up the doubleheader with an 11-2 win over the Warhawks.
SERIES HISTORY/NOTES
The Warhawks command a 11-8 all-time advantage in the series since 2003.
HOW IT HAPPENED – GAME ONE
The first game of the day quickly settled into a pitcher's duel as just three over the minimum was faced through the first three innings. The Trojans broke through in the fourth, however, as
Cole McCallum singled through the left side to score
Joey Parliment.
Luke Dymond then had a sacrifice fly to bring in
Brady Maciak and it was 2-0 Trevecca. Another quiet frame ensued in the fifth before both sides tagged a run home in the sixth.
Alex Fernandez scored for Trevecca off a wild pitch and RBI single by the Warhawk six hitter made it 3-1 Trevecca. Things got out of hand in the eighth, though as Trevecca's lead evaporated. A pair of wild pitches and a ground out RBI gave the Warhawks just enough of an edge to win, 4-3.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE – GAME ONE
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Cole McCallum went 2-2 with an RBI and a walk.
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Brady Maciak was 2-4 with a run scored.
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Joey Parliment also went 2-4 with a run scored.
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Brooks McDonnough (0-1) was the pitcher of record as he tossed the eighth inning. He allowed two hits and the eventual game winning run in one inning of work.
HOW IT HAPPENED – GAME TWO
The first two innings of game two set up much like the opener with little activity on the base paths.
Cole McCallum collected his second RBI of the day, in the third, with a single to center field to get Trevecca on the board. A run scoring double, followed by a single plated two runs for AUM in the bottom of the inning but that was all the offense the Warhawks could muster in game two. The Trojans scored a run in each of the last four innings, three a piece in the fourth, fifth and sixth in the 11-2 win.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE – GAME TWO
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Noah Boughton was 4-4 with three RBIs and a pair of runs scored.
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Luke Dymond went 1-3 with two RBIs and two runs scored.
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Cole McCallum was 2-4 with an RBI and a run scored.
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Jonah Smithson (1-1) picked up the win, his first of the season. He tossed five innings and allowed two unearned runs and three hits with five strikeouts.
NEXT ON THE DIAMOND
Weather permitting, the Trojans close their first three-game Gulf South Conference set on Saturday with AUM.
First pitch with the Warhawks is set for noon.
