BIRMINGHAM, Ala - The University Montevallo baseball team collected a 2-1 victory Wednesday afternoon against Miles College at Historic Rickwood Field. Montevallo got great pitching throughout the game and executed their small-ball offense late in the game to knock off the Golden Bears.
 
The Falcons pitching staff yielded only 6 total hits on the day, with the bullpen throwing seven innings of shut out relief.  Starter Ryan Duncan threw 2.0 innings, striking out 2, and allowing 1 earned run.  Grayson Bray, Daniel Buice, and Chandler Ingram combined for 6 strikeouts and allowed just 3 hits in their 7 innings of scoreless relief.  Ingram earned his fifth win of the season.
 
The Falcons broke a 1-1 tie in the top of the ninth inning with a Jake Smallwood squeeze bunt that scored pinch runner Matt Simon.  Evan Liddie started the ninth with a lead off walk.  Simon pinch ran for Liddie and advanced to second on a sacrifice bunt by Ryan Brooks.  Liddie moved up to third on a wild pitch and scored off of the Smallwood squeeze.
 
Asa Awbry led the Falcons offensively with two doubles and a run scored.  Awbry now leads Montevallo with a .412 batting average, 17 runs scored, 8 doubles, and 2 triples.
 
NEXT UP: The Falcons return home for a nonconference weekend series against Florida Southern.  The Mocs are 14-8 and have won their last three games.  First pitch is set for Friday March 13 at 6:00 PM.