SCORE

Montevallo 11, Miles 7

RECORD

Montevallo (5-3)

Miles (5-4)

LOCATION

Kermit A. Johnson Field (Montevallo, Alabama)

HOW IT HAPPENED

Montevallo had a historic day at the plate as the Falcons blasted a program record eight home runs in a 11-7 win over visiting Miles in a non-conference game at Kermit A. Johnson Field.

The Falcons took a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning on a pair of solo home runs by junior Dane Hutcheon and senior Taylor Walker.

Miles took a 4-2 lead after plating four runs in the top of the second inning, which included a three-run homer by James Gardner.

Montevallo tied the game at 4-4 in the bottom half of the frame when sophomore Chad Wagner reached on a single through the left side before scoring a two-run homer by junior Jacob Whiting to left field.

Three Falcons homered in the bottom of the third inning to help Montevallo take a 7-4 lead. Walker blasted his second solo shot in the game to left field, while junior Matthew Furuto and Wagner also rocketed solo home runs to left field in the inning.

Freshman J.D. Minor led off the bottom of the fourth inning with a solo home run to extend the Falcons' lead to 8-4. Montevallo took a 9-4 lead in the bottom of the fifth inning when Whiting reached on a single to left field before scoring on a RBI double to right-center field by Minor.

Miles trimmed the Falcons' lead to 9-6 with a pair of runs in the top of the sixth inning.

Freshman Tyler Krabbe led off the bottom of the seventh inning with a solo home run to left field to break the Falcons' program record of seven home runs set by Montevallo against West Georgia in 2007 and Columbus State in 2008.

Hutcheon, who reached on a single to right field, scored the Falcons' final run in the game on a RBI single to right-center field by Walker later in the seventh inning to give Montevallo a 11-6 lead.

Miles scored one run in the top of the ninth inning before senior Taylor Burr entered as the fifth pitcher in the game for the Falcons and recorded the final two outs.

Senior Landon Smith (1-0) earned the win for the Falcons after allowing six runs, including five earned runs, on seven hits with five strikeouts in six innings on the mound. Smith finished one strikeout shy of tying his career high against Georgia College during his junior season.

STAT OF THE GAME

The Falcons recorded 20 hits against the Golden Bears, including the previously mentioned program record eight home runs in the victory.

BEYOND THE NUMBERS

Senior Taylor Walker finished with a career-high five hits as he went 5-for-5 at the plate with a pair of home runs. Walker drove in three runs and scored two runs in the victory over the Golden Bears.

Sophomore Chad Wagner recorded a career-high three hits as he finished 3-for-3 at the plate with a home run. Wagner drove in one run and scored two runs in the win over Miles.

The Falcons improved to 17-0 all-time against Miles and scored at least 10 runs against the Golden Bears for the 15th time in 17 games in the series history between the two teams.

UP NEXT

Montevallo will begin Peach Belt Conference play this weekend with a three-game series Feb. 19-21 on the road at UNC Pembroke in Pembroke, North Carolina. First pitch in the series opener is set for Friday, Feb. 19 at 3 p.m. Eastern/2 p.m. Central.