SCORE

West Alabama 15, Montevallo 4

RECORDS

Montevallo (24-23)

West Alabama (31-11)

LOCATION

Tartt Field (Livingston, Alabama)

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Montevallo plated the first run in the game in the top of the first inning when senior Jeremy Hyde singled to right-center field and scored later in the frame on a passed ball.
• West Alabama tied the game at 1-1 in the bottom of the first inning on a RBI sacrifice fly by Jake Bush.
• The Tigers scored six runs to take a 7-1 lead in the bottom of the third inning, which included a pair of two-run singles by Luigi Mendez and Davis Aiken.
• The Falcons trimmed the Tigers' lead to 7-2 in the top of the fourth inning when senior Thomas Bradey singled up the middle before scoring on a RBI fielder's choice by senior Chase Bryant.
• Senior Taylor Walker blasted a solo home run to left field and junior Dominic DeVille, who reached on a walk, scored on a RBI double down the left-field line in the top of the fifth inning as Montevallo trimmed the Tigers' lead to 7-4.
• West Alabama plated a run in the bottom of the fifth inning on a RBI double by Adam Chamblee to push its lead to 8-4.
• The Tigers capped the scoring in the game with seven runs in the bottom of the eighth inning, highlighted by Chamblee's two-run homer in the frame.
• Junior Chris Piteo (2-1) took the loss after allowing three earned runs on four hits with three walks in 2 1/3 innings on the mound.

STAT OF THE DAY

Sophomore Drew Mullinax tied his season high with three strikeouts in 2 2/3 scoreless innings in relief against West Alabama.

BEYOND THE NUMBERS

Senior Taylor Walker blasted his 15th home run of the season with his solo shot in the top of the fifth inning, which ranks him second in the Peach Belt Conference in home runs.

UP NEXT

The Falcons will host the University of North Georgia in their final Peach Belt Conference series of the season this weekend at Kermit A. Johnson Field. First pitch in the series opener is set for Friday, April 22 at 6 p.m.