BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - The University of the South baseball team saw a six-run eighth inning by Birmingham-Southern College, as the Panthers secured the 12-10 victory over the Tigers to complete the Southern Athletic Association (SAA) sweep on Sunday from Striplin Field.
Birmingham-Southern is ranked third in the latest Division III national rankings administered by D3baseball.com.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final Score: No. 3 Birmingham-Southern (10-2, 3-0) 12, Sewanee (2-8, 0-3) 10
Winning Pitcher: Jack Stephens (1-0)
Losing Pitcher:
Hayden Swisher (0-2)
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HOW IT HAPPENED
-Sewanee got the offense going in the second. With two outs,
Wesley House laced a two-run base hit. After a
Mike Lewishall infield hit,
Jack Roode brought House home on a base knock.
-After BSC made it a 3-2 score thanks to back-to-back RBI singles, the Purple and White put up another crooked number on the board, as four straight Tigers reached base. With runners on the corners,
Wade Sansone posted a infield hit with to score
Carter Huffman, who led off the inning with a two-bagger.
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Sully McCreery followed with a long double down the right field line to score
Mac Gortney.
Drew Noblet and House followed with back-to-back sacrifice flies to make it a 7-2 lead in favor of the visitors.
-Unfortunately for Sewanee, the defending SAA Tournament Champions in Birmingham-Southern would not go away, as they tacked on three more runs to give the Tigers the 7-5 edge.
-Sewanee added a run in the fourth on a base hit by Huffman to give Sewanee the 8-5 lead. From there, both pitching staffs were able to string up scoreless innings for a couple of innings, until the bottom of the seventh.
-In the BSC bottom half of the seventh, Jack Fleming launched a two-out solo shot to cut the deficit to one run, 8-7.
-The wheels came off for the Tiger bullpen in the bottom of the eighth, as 12 Panthers went to bat in the inning and they plated six runs to give the home team the 12-8 lead going into the ninth.
-Sewanee did rally in the ninth to get two runs back thanks to two BSC errors. However, with the tying run at second base, the Tigers could not complete the comeback.
-The 10 runs Sewanee posted on the afternoon is a season best.
SEWANEE KEY STATISTICS
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Sully McCreery posted a 4-for-5 day at het plage with a double and two RBI and runs scored.
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Wesley House added a three-RBI day with two base knocks and a run scored.
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Wade Sansone laced three base hits on the day and scored on all three occasions he was on base. He also added two RBI.
BIRMINGHAM-SOUTHERN KEY STATISTICS
-Brian Williams scored three times, while Jack Fleming recorded a home run.
UP NEXT
Sewanee will next prepare for its spring break trip to the Snowbird Baseball Classic in Port Charlotte, Fla. The Tigers will open the festivities with Misericordia (Pa.) on Thursday at 4 p.m. ET / 3 p.m. CT.
