Box Score SCORE
North Alabama 13, Montevallo 8
RECORDS
Montevallo (14-12)
North Alabama (14-7)
LOCATION
Mike D. Lane Field (Florence, Alabama)
HOW IT HAPPENED
- North Alabama plated five runs in the bottom of the first inning and three runs in the bottom of the second inning to open up a 8-0 lead.
- Montevallo scored its first run in the top of the third inning when senior Jeremy Hyde reached on a single before scoring on a RBI single by junior Dominic DeVille.
- The Falcons plated three more runs in the top of the fourth inning when senior Taylor Walker blasted a three-run homer to trim the Lions' lead to 8-4.
- The Lions added two runs in the bottom of the fourth inning to push their lead to six runs before senior Bradey Thomas led off the top of the fifth inning with a double before scoring on a RBI groundout by freshman Tyler Krabbe, which trimmed the North Alabama lead to 10-5.
- North Alabama plated one run in each of its final three innings at the plate.
- Montevallo scored one run in the top of the seventh inning when junior Daniel Pardo was hit by a pitch before scoring on a RBI single by junior Matthew Furuto.
- The Falcons plated their final two runs in the top of the eighth inning when Hyde led off with a single before scoring on a RBI double by Walker, who came around to score later in the frame on a RBI single by junior Jacob Whiting.
- Sophomore Drew Mullinax took the loss on the mound after allowing five earned runs on six hits with two walks in 1 2/3 innings.
STAT OF THE DAY
Montevallo stranded 15 runners on base against North Alabama, tying the season high for the Falcons.
BEYOND THE NUMBERS
Senior Taylor Walker is now at the top of the Peach Belt Conference home run leaderboard after registering his ninth homer of the season against the Lions. Walker finished with a season-high three extra-base hits against North Alabama.
Senior Taylor Burr recorded a season-high four strikeouts in a 2 1/3 inning relief stint against the Lions, finishing one strikeout shy of tying his career high.
UP NEXT
The Falcons will host Georgia College in a three-game Peach Belt Conference series March 18-20 at Kermit A. Johnson Field. First pitch in the series opener is set for Friday, March 18 at 6 p.m.
