Box Score SCORE
West Florida 5, Montevallo 4 (11 Innings)
RECORDS
Montevallo (18-17)
West Florida (21-11)
LOCATION
Jim Spooner Field (Pensacola, Florida)
HOW IT HAPPENED
- West Florida took a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the second inning on a RBI single to center field by Ben Emery.
- The Argonauts plated another run in the bottom of the third inning to extend their lead to 2-0.
- The Falcons plated their first run in the top of the fifth inning when senior Thomas Bradey reached on a walk before scoring on a RBI single to left field by sophomore Chad Wagner.
- West Florida pushed its lead to 3-1 in the bottom of the seventh inning when Jimmy Redovian scored on a RBI fielder's choice grounder by Jean Figueroa.
- Montevallo plated two runs in the top of the ninth inning to tie the game at 3-3. Junior Daniel Pardo led off with a single to center field and scored on a RBI single to left field by freshman Tyler Guesnard in a pinch-hitting role. Wagner, who also reached on a single in the frame, scored on an error by the Argonauts to tie the game.
- The Falcons took a one-run lead in the top of the 11th inning when senior Chase Bryant reached on an error by West Florida before scoring on a RBI single to left field by junior Matthew Furuto.
- The Argonauts plated two runs and secured the walk-off victory in the bottom of the 11th inning.
STAT OF THE DAY
The top of the batting lineup for the Falcons produced four of the eight hits recorded by Montevallo in the game.
BEYOND THE NUMBERS
Junior Chris Piteo pitched a career-high 5 1/3 innings in his first start at Montevallo, allowing two earned runs on five hits with three strikeouts and three walks.
Sophomore Alex Pondick made a season-high three-inning relief appearance, allowing one earned run on one hit with two strikeouts and one walk.
Junior Dane Hutcheon led Montevallo offensively as he finished 3-for-6 at the plate, giving him 11 hits in the past six games for the Falcons.
UP NEXT
The Falcons will host Armstrong State University in a three-game Peach Belt Conference series this weekend at Kermit A. Johnson Field. First pitch in the series opener is set for Saturday, April 2 at 2 p.m.
