Box Score ROME, Ga. – Montevallo baseball's comeback effort against Shorter fell short, 13-6, on the road, Friday.
In game one of the series on Friday afternoon, Montevallo who trailed by as much as nine, 12-3, had its late-game rally fall short to the Hawks, 13-6, despite knocking a season-high four home runs.
Jake O'Connell sparked the Montevallo offense early with a triple in the top of the second that led to an RBI single by
Landon Leake to even the score, 1-1.
In the third, Shorter grabbed the lead back and went ahead of UM 4-1. Once again, O'Connell found himself at the forefront of UM's offense as he launched a solo homer out of the park to make it 4-2. Catcher
Christian Kallaher joined O'Connell with a solo home run in the frame to trim the deficit to 4-3.
Montevallo fell behind 12-3 as Shorter scored eight runs over the next four frames.
To begin the eighth, Leake added his second RBI of the day on his first home run of the year. Third baseman
Connor Crowson joined the home run party with a two-run blast to continue the eighth-inning scoring and trim the deficit to 12-6.
The Hawks added a run back in the ninth before three groundouts halted UM's comeback bid, 13-6.
GAME INFORMATION
Score: Montevallo 6 | Shorter 13
Records: Montevallo 21-15 (12-7) | Shorter 19-14 (9-13)
Location: Rome, Georgia
GAME NOTES
- Montevallo hit a season-high four home runs as a team in the loss.
- Shorter's 17 hits in the third-most allowed by the Falcon's pitching staff this season.
- The Falcons scored six runs on 13 hits while the Hawks added 13 runs on 17 hits.
- Jake O'Connell finished 2-for-4 at the plate with a triple and his fourth home run of the season.
- Christian Kallaher went 2-for-4 as he collected his fifth home run of the year.
- Landon Leake finished tied for the team lead with two runs driven in as he added his first homer of the season.
- Connor Crowson added his team-leading eighth homer of the season to finish 2-for-5 with two RBI.
UP NEXT:
Montevallo will conclude its series with Shorter on Saturday, April 5, in a doubleheader beginning at 11 a.m.
