SCORE

Armstrong State 10, Montevallo 9 (16 Innings)

RECORDS

Montevallo (18-18 overall, 10-9 in Peach Belt Conference)

Armstrong State (14-17 overall, 6-13 in Peach Belt Conference)

LOCATION

Kermit A. Johnson Field (Montevallo, Alabama)

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Armstrong State took a 2-0 lead in the top of the first inning on a two-run homer to right-center field by Ryan Patterson.
• The Pirates extended their lead to 3-0 in the top of the second inning on a RBI sacrifice fly by Cody Sherlin.
• Montevallo plated its first run in the bottom half of the second inning when senior Taylor Walker led off with a single up the middle before scoring on a RBI single to right-center field by junior Dominic DeVille.
• Armstrong State scored a run in the top of the fourth inning to extend its lead to 4-1 following a solo home run by Jerad Curry.
• The Falcons took their first lead in the game, 6-4, after plating five runs in the bottom of the fourth inning. Senior Thomas Bradey scored on a RBI single to right-center field by junior Matthew Furuto and freshman J.D. Minor scored on a RBI single by junior Dane Hutcheon before senior Jeremy Hyde drove in three runs with his three-run homer to left-center field.
• The Pirates scored a run in the top of the seventh inning to trim the Falcons' lead to 6-5 on Curry's second solo homer in the game.
• Montevallo pushed its lead to 8-5 with a pair of runs in the bottom of the seventh inning when junior Daniel Pardo drove in Walker and Hutcheon with a two-run double to right-center field.
• Armstrong State tied the game at 8-8 with three runs in the top of the eighth inning, completing the comeback with a RBI single by J.T. Phillips to plate the tying run.
• The Pirates took a one-run lead in the top of the 14th inning on a solo home run by Spencer Harvey.
• The Falcons tied the game in the bottom half of the 14th inning when sophomore Chad Wagner reached on a single through the left side before scoring on a RBI infield single by Hyde.
• Curry blasted his third solo homer in the game in the top of the 16th inning to secure the victory for the Pirates.

STAT OF THE DAY

The Falcons left a season-high 17 runners stranded on base, including eight runners left on base in extra innings.

BEYOND THE NUMBERS

The 16-inning contest marked the longest game in the Falcons' NCAA Division II era, with the contest being played over five hours and 34 minutes.

Sophomore Kale Latorre registered a career-high 11 strikeouts while allowing just one earned run on three hits with one walk in 7 2/3 innings in relief, marking the longest outing of his career.

Led by Latorre, the Falcons' pitching staff recorded a season-high 15 strikeouts against Armstrong State.

Junior Daniel Pardo tied his career high with four hits as he finished 4-for-8 at the plate with a pair of doubles and drove in a pair of runs.

UP NEXT

The Falcons will host Armstrong State University in the final two games of a three-game Peach Belt Conference series Sunday, April 3. First pitch in the first game of the doubleheader is set for 11 a.m.