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SCORE

Montevallo 15, No. 24 USC Aiken 9

RECORDS

Montevallo (27-24)

USC Aiken (36-15)

LOCATION

Cormell Field at Sparrow Stadium (Florence, South Carolina)

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Falcons took a two-run lead in the top of the first inning on a two-run single to left field by senior Thomas Bradey.
• USC Aiken trimmed the Falcons' lead to 2-1 in the bottom of the first inning on a RBI single by Zach Moon.
• A two-run double to left-center field by senior Taylor Walker gave Montevallo a 4-1 lead in the top of the second inning.
• Tyler Ammerman lined a RBI double into left field to trim the Falcons' lead to 4-2 in the bottom of the second inning.
• Montevallo plated three runs to take a 7-2 lead in the top of the third inning, which featured a RBI sacrifice fly by freshman Tyler Krabbe, a RBI single to center field by senior Chase Bryant and a RBI single through the left side of the infield by senior Jeremy Hyde.
• The Falcons added four runs to take a 11-2 advantage in the top of the fourth inning, which saw junior Daniel Pardo score on an error by USC Aiken and included a RBI sacrifice fly by Krabbe, a RBI single to center field by Bryant and a RBI single through the right side of the infield by junior Dane Hutcheon.
• The Pacers plated two runs in the bottom of the fourth inning on a two-run single by Mitchell Price to trim the Falcons' lead to 11-4.
• USC Aiken scored four runs and cut the Falcons' lead to 11-8 in the bottom of the fifth inning, which included a solo home run by Moon, a two-run shot by Chaz Pal and a RBI single by David Lankster.
• Montevallo added three runs and took a 14-8 lead in the top of the sixth inning on a RBI double down the left-field line by Hutcheon before Hutcheon and Bryant scored on an error by the Pacers.
• The Falcons plated a run in the top of the seventh inning on a RBI sacrifice fly by Furuto, which gave Montevall a 15-8 lead.
• USC Aiken scored a run in the bottom of the seventh inning on a RBI sacrifice fly by Jonathan Banks to trim the Falcons' lead to 15-9.
• Following a rain/lightning delay lasting more than two hours, junior Alex Pondick came in and shut down the Pacers with four strikeouts as he recorded the final seven outs and clinched the victory.
• Senior Aron McRee started on the mound and allowed six earned runs on 10 hits with a strikeout as he improved to 7-2 on the mound.

STAT OF THE DAY

Relievers Tanner Koch and Alex Pondick combined for six strikeouts while pitching the final three innings and helping Montevallo secure the win over the Pacers.

BEYOND THE NUMBERS

Senior Chase Bryant registered a career-high four hits as he finished 4-for-5 at the plate while driving in a pair of runs and scoring four runs.

Montevallo has now won a game in the Peach Belt Conference Tournament for the fourth time in four appearances, with the 15-9 victory over USC Aiken securing a winning record for the Falcons.

UP NEXT

The Falcons will take on Lander University in their second game in the Peach Belt Conference Tournament at Cormell Field on Thursday, May 13. First pitch is set for 1:30 p.m. Eastern/12:30 p.m. Central.