SCORE

Columbus State 13, Montevallo 7

RECORDS

Montevallo (20-22 overall, 12-12 in Peach Belt Conference)

Columbus State (30-10 overall, 15-6 in Peach Belt Conference)

LOCATION

Burger King Stadium at Ragsdale Field (Columbus, Georgia)

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Montevallo took a 1-0 lead in the top of the first inning when junior Dane Hutcheon led off with a double to left-center field before scoring on a RBI groundout by senior Taylor Walker.
• Columbus State scored five runs in the bottom of the fourth inning, capped with a three-run homer by Jackson Oliver, to take a 5-1 lead in the game.
• The Cougars extended their lead to 7-1 in the bottom of the sixth inning with a pair of solo home runs by Oliver and Justin Evans.
• Senior Thomas Bradey homered in the top of the seventh inning to trim the Cougars' lead to 7-2.
• Columbus State took a 8-2 lead following a solo homer by Blake Edwards in the bottom of the seventh inning.
• The Falcons cut the Columbus State lead to 8-3 in the top of the eighth inning when senior pinch hitter Michael Simmons led off with a single and scored on a RBI single by Walker.
• The Cougars took a 13-3 lead with five runs in the bottom of the eighth inning, capping the frame with a three-run blast by Christian Miller.
• Montevallo plated the final four runs in the game in the top of the ninth inning, including a RBI single by Hutcheon and a two-run homer by senior Jeremy Hyde.

STAT OF THE DAY

Nine of the Cougars' 13 runs came courtesy of five home runs in the game, including four runs off a pair of homers by Jackson Oliver.

BEYOND THE NUMBERS

Senior Jeremy Hyde blasted a two-run shot in the top of the ninth inning for his 11th home run this season, which places him in a tie for seventh on the Peach Belt Conference home run leaderboard.

Senior Thomas Bradey, who drove in one run and scored two runs, tied his season high with three hits as he finished 3-for-4 at the plate with a home run.

UP NEXT

The Falcons will return home to host the University of North Alabama in a midweek contest Wednesday, April 13 at Kermit A. Johnson Field. First pitch is set for 5 p.m.