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Caleb Ledbetter vs North Alabama
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Montevallo UM 20-10, 8-6 GSC
8
Winner West Georgia UWG 18-9, 8-6 GSC
Montevallo UM
20-10, 8-6 GSC
3
Final
8
West Georgia UWG
18-9, 8-6 GSC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Montevallo UM 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 3 9 1
West Georgia UWG 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 X 8 10 2

W: Greyson McLeod (3-1) L: Steven Skolarz Jr. (3-3) S: Dalton Reagin (3)

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Winner Montevallo UM 21-10, 9-6 GSC
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West Georgia UWG 18-10, 8-7 GSC
Winner
Montevallo UM
21-10, 9-6 GSC
13
Final
0
West Georgia UWG
18-10, 8-7 GSC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Montevallo UM 9 0 0 0 0 4 0 13 16 1
West Georgia UWG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0

W: Pondick, Alexander (3-0) L: Wes Bucher (6-2)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Falcons Split Doubleheader to Win Series Against #17 Wolves

MONTEVALLO, Ala. – The University of Montevallo baseball team defeated nationally ranked West Georgia Wolves in a three-game series 2-1 after splitting a doubleheader on the final day of the series.
 
West Georgia entered the game ranked #17 in the Collegiate Baseball Newspaper Division 2 Poll. 
 
Montevallo defeated the Wolves in game one of the series before splitting the doubleheader on day two.
 
Caleb Ledbetter had an outstanding performance in the series and went 10-of-13 from the plate and had three RBI.
 
Alex Pondick shined in his outing for the Falcons and threw a complete game in the second game of Saturday's doubleheader.  Pondick allowed seven hits but also struck out five batters in a shutout victory.
 
GAME INFORMATION
GAME 30 & 31
Score:  Montevallo 3, #17 West Georgia 8
 Montevallo 13, #17 West Georgia 0
Records: Montevallo 21-10 (9-6 GSC) | West Georgia 18-10 (8-7 GSC)
Location: Cole Field

Game 1
MONTEVALLO HIGHLIGHTS
  • Chad Wagner went 3-of-3 with a solo home run and scored twice for the Falcons.
  • Seven Falcons recorded hits in today's game with Wagner being the only one to record multiple hits in the game.
  • Steven Skolarz Jr. (3-3) started on the mound for the Falcons and threw 6 1/3 innings.  Skolarz allowed six hits and five runs in his outing and also struck out six batters.
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • In the bottom of the first inning, West Georgia scored three runs to take an early 3-0 lead over the Falcons.
  • Montevallo got on the board in the top of the second frame on a solo home run from Chad Wagner that made it a 3-1 ball game.
  • Sebastian Samuels made it a one-run game in the top of the fifth inning on a solo home run into left-center field.
  • West Georgia pushed their lead back to two runs in the bottom of the fifth frame on a solo home run that made it 4-2.
  • The Wolves broke the game open in the bottom of the seventh inning and scored four runs to go up 8-2.
  • Khari Anderson tripled in the top of the ninth inning to score Wagner and score the final run of the game for the Falcons.
Game 2
MONTEVALLO HIGHLIGHTS
  • Caleb Ledbetter was 4-of-4 in the game and drove in an RBI and was plated twice for the Falcons.
  • Ryan Brooks and Mark Castellucci both drove in three runs in the Falcons' victory.  Brooks was 2-of-4 from the dish and Castellucci went 3-of-4.
  • Alex Pondick (3-0) got the start for the Falcons and threw a complete game.  Pondick allowed seven hits and struck out five batters in his second shutout this season.
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Montevallo got off to a hot start in the second game of the doubleheader and jumped out to an insurmountable 9-0 lead in the opening frame. The big plays for the Falcons came from Sebastian Samuels and Ryan Brooks who both had two RBI doubles.  Jason Cryar had a two-RBI triple in the frame to help fuel the run filled inning for the Falcons.
  • In the sixth inning, Montevallo scored four more runs that came off the bats of Brooks, Mark Castellucci, and Jake Morris.
UP NEXT
Montevallo will travel to Mississippi College for a doubleheader on Wednesday, March 28th.  The first pitch in the first game of the doubleheader is scheduled for 2:00 p.m.
 
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