JACKSON, Tenn. –  The Montevallo baseball team dropped game one against Union, Friday, in walk-off fashion, 2-1.

In a low-scoring affair, Union managed to take game one from the Falcons in the bottom of the ninth.

The home side added its first early on, following a wild pitch in the second inning. After six scoreless frames from both pitching staffs, Connor Crowson even the score 1-1 with his eighth homer of the year, a solo shot.

Crowson bomb extended the game for the Falcons and in the bottom of the ninth Union walked it off with a bases-loaded RBI single.

Montevallo scored just one run on three hits while Union collected nine hits for two runs.

Crowson drove in the lone run and was the only Falcon with multiple hits as he went 2-for-4 from the plate.

GAME  INFORMATION

Score: Montevallo 1 | Union 2

Records: Montevallo 24-18 (14-10)   | Union 15-24 (9-15)

Location: Jackson, Tennessee | Fesmire Baseball Field

GAME NOTES

·         The 2-1 loss marks the first loss for Montevallo in Jackson in the series history since 2018.

·         Montevallo was held to a season-low three hits.

·         Connor Crowson finished 2-for-4 with a solo homer and was the only Falcon with multiple hits.

·         Luke Mitchell recorded the remaining hit for UM as he went 1-for-3 with a single.

·         Jake O'Connell drew a base-on-balls to extend his reached-base streak to 15 consecutive games.

UP NEXT:

Montevallo will continue the series against Union on Saturday, April 20, at 12 p.m. and 3 p.m.