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Box Score 2 SEWANEE, Tenn. (March 8, 2014) – Behind outstanding pitching, Southern Athletic Association (SAA) Berry earned a pair of wins against the Sewanee baseball team, Saturday, at Montgomery Field.
The Tigers dropped a 6-2 contest in the opener and then fell by a 7-1 decision in the nightcap.
Game One
Berry opened with three runs in the top of the third and then scored another run in the top of the sixth.
The Tigers finally got on the board in the bottom half of the sixth. After Ben Clune reached on an error by the Berry shortstop, Jack Whaley advanced Clune with a single.
After it looked like the Vikings would get out of the inning unhurt, Michael Walker ripped an RBI double that scored Clune and Whaley.
Berry would add a single run in the top of the seventh and ninth innings on a Zack Farmer double and a Alex McGill single.
SAA wins leader Ben Jernigan earned his fourth victory of the season after he allowed only two runs (zero earned) on four hits in 7.0 innings.
Tiger starter Mike O'Neil took the loss despite striking out a season-high six batters. Overall, O'Neil allowed five runs on 11 hits in 7.0 innings of work.
At the plate, Clue and Whaley led the attack with one hit and one run scored.
Game Two
In the second game, the Vikings broke open a 1-1 tie in the top of the sixth with three runs. An inning later, Berry scored three more runs on two hits.
Sewanee plated its lone run in the bottom of the fourth. After Nate Barnett struck out, Walker homered off of Berry starter Joey Bell.
Despite outhitting the Vikings by an 8-6 advantage, Sewanee was undone after the Tigers left eight runs on base.
Ryan O'Connell earned the win, when he came in to start the bottom of the fifth for Berry.
For Sewanee, Ryan Poole finished 2-for-3 at the plate.
The Tigers and Vikings will wrap up the three-game series with a 1:00 p.m. contest, Sunday.
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