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Univ.of West Georgia UWG 23-27
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Winner Univ. of Montevallo UM 28-22
Univ.of West Georgia UWG
23-27
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Final
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Univ. of Montevallo UM
28-22
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Univ.of West Georgia UWG 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 1
Univ. of Montevallo UM 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 X 5 5 1

W: Melendez, Adiel (5-2) L: Jonathan Hickman (4-3)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Melendez K's Eight, Falcons Stay Alive in GSC Tourney, Take Down UWG 5-1

OXFORD, Ala. – Behind a dominant performance on the mound from Adiel Melendez in a 5-1 win over West Georgia, Saturday, the Montevallo Falcons are advancing in the Gulf South Conference tournament.
 
The Falcons earned its 5-1 victory in an elimination contest against the Wolves, at Choccolocco Park in Oxford, Alabama.
 
 
Melendez was dominant in his fifth win of the year as he tossed seven innings with eight strikeouts and just one run allowed. The lefty tossed a three-up, three-down frame to begin the game, with one K.
 
The Montevallo offense found success early behind an RBI double from Connor Crowson that scored Evan Lidde - who walked to begin the game.
 
With a 1-0 lead, Melendez returned to the mound and fanned two more Wolves in the second.
 
In the bottom of the third, Logan Harbin scored Liddie on a sacrifice fly to push the lead to 2-0. With two outs, Crowson knocked his second double of the day to keep the inning alive. After Ethan Huddleston was hit-by-pitch, Jake O'Connell hit eighth homer of the year – a three-run shot to left – to give Montevallo a 5-0 lead.
 
West Georgia grabbed its first run of the day in the fourth, but Melendez fanned two more to get out of a bases-loaded jam.
 
Melendez shut down the Wolves down the stretch, holding the squad scoreless through the fifth, sixth and seventh innings.
 
Logan Samuels relived Melendez after seven innings and 114 pitches in the eighth. Samuels tossed two innings and allowed just two base runners with three strikeouts, securing the 5-1 win.
 
With the win, the Falcons advance to the next round and will take on No. 2 seed AUM at 10 a.m. Sunday, May 5,
 

GAME INFORMATION
Score: No. 5 Montevallo 5 | No. 8 West Georgia 1
Records: Montevallo 28-22 | West Georgia 23-28
Location: Oxford, AL | Choccolocco Park


GAME NOTES
  • Montevallo scored five runs on five hits as West Georgia scored just one runs on eight hits.
  • Adiel Melendez earned his fifth win on the mound and he tied his season-high with eight strikeouts.
  • Jake O'Connell totaled a team-high three RBI as he went 1-for-4 with a three-run homer.
  • Connor Crowson finished 2-for-4 from the plate with a pair of doubles and an RBI.
 
UP NEXT:  The Falcons continue play in the loser's bracket and will take on AUM at 10 a.m., Sunday, May 5, in an elimination game.
 
 
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