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Falcons end Montevallo Baseball Classic with 19-7 win over Albany State

MONTEVALLO, Ala. – The University of Montevallo baseball team plated 19 runs on 22 hits on its way to a 19-7 win Feb. 15 over visiting Albany State University in the final game of the 2015 Montevallo Baseball Classic presented by Huddle House at Kermit A. Johnson Field.

The Falcons' 19 runs marked the most runs in a game in three years.

Twelve different players registered a hit in the victory for the Falcons, who improved to 2-4 overall on the season.

Freshman Kale Latorre led the Falcons at the plate for the second game in a row as he finished 3-for-6 with a triple. Latorre drove in two runs and scored one run in the win.

Sophomore Jacob Whiting and junior Harrison Foster, who entered the game as a pinch-hitter, also finished with three hits. Whiting, who scored two runs and drove in two runs, and Foster, who drove in two runs and scored one run, each went 3-for-3 at the plate.

Junior Thomas Bradey, who drove in two runs and scored two runs, went 2-for-4 at the plate with a pair of doubles. Junior Chase Bryant, who drove in two runs and scored two runs, also finished 2-for-4 at the plate.

Senior Vinny Rodriguez, who drove in two runs and scored two runs, finished 2-for-2 at the plate. Junior Jeremy Hyde, who scored three runs, went 2-for-2 at the plate with a double.

Sophomore Dane Hutcheon, who drove in three runs and scored two runs, went 1-for-2 at the plate with a triple. Senior Matthew Haskins, who drove in one run and scored one run, finished 1-for-2 at the plate with a double.

Sophomore Alex Jones, who drove in one run, finished 1-for-3 at the plate with a double. Freshman Collin Dupree, who drove in one run and scored two runs, went 1-for-3 at the plate. Senior Alec Stiver also finished 1-for-3 at the plate.

Junior Steven Knudson drove in one run and scored one run.

Sophomore Alex Pondick (1-1) picked up his first win of the year after allowing just one earned run on two hits with three strikeouts and one walk in five innings of action.

Freshmen Drew Mullinax, who recorded one strikeout, and Matthew Herrin, who struck out two batters, each pitched a scoreless inning in relief. Junior Taylor Burr also pitched a perfect inning in relief with one strikeout.

The Falcons will return to action Wednesday, Feb. 18 with a trip to Tuscaloosa, Alabama to take on Stillman College.

First pitch is set for 2 p.m.

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Players Mentioned

Thomas Bradey

#9 Thomas Bradey

OF
6' 2"
Junior
Chase Bryant

#2 Chase Bryant

IF
5' 11"
Junior
Collin Dupree

#6 Collin Dupree

C/IF
5' 7"
Freshman
Harrison Foster

#20 Harrison Foster

C
6' 1"
Junior
Matthew Haskins

#16 Matthew Haskins

OF
5' 10"
Senior
Matthew Herrin

#47 Matthew Herrin

P
5' 11"
Redshirt Freshman
Dane Hutcheon

#18 Dane Hutcheon

IF
5' 9"
Sophomore
Jeremy Hyde

#28 Jeremy Hyde

IF/OF
6' 3"
Junior
Alex Jones

#3 Alex Jones

IF
5' 10"
Sophomore
Steven Knudson

#40 Steven Knudson

IF
6' 0"
Junior
Kale Latorre

#19 Kale Latorre

P
5' 8"
Freshman
Drew Mullinax

#17 Drew Mullinax

P
5' 10"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Thomas Bradey

#9 Thomas Bradey

6' 2"
Junior
OF
Chase Bryant

#2 Chase Bryant

5' 11"
Junior
IF
Collin Dupree

#6 Collin Dupree

5' 7"
Freshman
C/IF
Harrison Foster

#20 Harrison Foster

6' 1"
Junior
C
Matthew Haskins

#16 Matthew Haskins

5' 10"
Senior
OF
Matthew Herrin

#47 Matthew Herrin

5' 11"
Redshirt Freshman
P
Dane Hutcheon

#18 Dane Hutcheon

5' 9"
Sophomore
IF
Jeremy Hyde

#28 Jeremy Hyde

6' 3"
Junior
IF/OF
Alex Jones

#3 Alex Jones

5' 10"
Sophomore
IF
Steven Knudson

#40 Steven Knudson

6' 0"
Junior
IF
Kale Latorre

#19 Kale Latorre

5' 8"
Freshman
P
Drew Mullinax

#17 Drew Mullinax

5' 10"
Freshman
P