Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 PENSACOLA, Fla. – The University of Montevallo baseball team splits against West Florida on Saturday, Feb. 14. The Argonauts defeated the Falcons in game one, 10-1, but Montevallo responded with a 7-2 win in the second longest game played in Montevallo's Division II history.
 
GAME ONE
The Falcons threatened early with two on, two out as Logan Harbin and Jackson Webster were able to reach with a walk and a single. West Florida was able to sneak out of the inning by inducing a fly out. Adiel Melendez had as great of a first inning as anyone could ask for as he struck out the side to match the Argonauts zero.
 
West Florida struck first as they worked three free passes including two bases loaded walks in the second. The Argonauts added a run in the third with a two out single to right. After a lead off triple by UWF, they scored another in the fifth on a wild pitch.
 
Montevallo cracked the scoreboard in the sixth after a lead off walk from Jackson Webster. Webster would score off a Dominic Maldet sacrifice fly. West Florida blew the game open in the bottom half as they scored three runs on four hits. They would add three more runs in the eighth then retire the Falcons in order in the ninth to finish the ballgame.
 
GAME INFORMATION
Score: Montevallo 1 | West Florida 10
Records: Montevallo 4-4 (0-1 GSC) | West Florida 4-3 (1-0 GSC)
Location: Jim Spooner Field (Pensacola, FL)
 
GAME NOTES

• Adiel Melendez struck out a season-high seven Argonauts in the game. This is Melendez's fourth game as a Falcon where he's had seven or more punch outs.
• Dominic Maldet recorded his first RBI of the season with a sacrifice fly to score Jackson Webster.
• Trey Felker pitched a scoreless inning for the Falcons and struck out two. This is Felker's second scoreless outing of 2025.
• This is the Falcons second consecutive game where they allowed 10 free passes. This is also UM's first game this season without hitting a home run.

 
GAME TWO
After throwing up a zero in the top half of the first, West Florida seeked an early lead. With two on, two out, game two starter Seth Gurr was able to get a fly out to end the Argonaut threat. Gurr fired an economical second inning as he retired UWF in order with two ground outs and a fly out.
 
The Falcons struck in the top of the third with an RBI-single from McGwire Turner to score Blake Wood. West Florida was able to load the bases up with one out in the bottom half of the third. Seth Gurr hit another gear as he was able to punch out the final two Argonauts of the inning to escape the jam. Gurr struck out three in the fourth inning as he finished his day with four innings pitched, five strikeouts and only allowed three hits.
 
In the fifth, West Florida tied the ballgame with a double down the left field line. Garrett Sloan came in and was outstanding once again. Sloan was unhittable as he had third consecutive innings of three up, three down. In the seventh, he struck out the side. Evan Radford gave the Falcons a 2-1 lead in the ninth as he blasted his third home run of the season that just snuck inside the left field foul pole.
 
The lone blemish on Sloan's line came in the ninth as the Argonauts tied up the game at 2-2. With the dreaded bases loaded, no out jam, Sloan and the Falcons were able to escape. The first out was jammed on an inside fastball from Sloan as he popped up to Logan Harbin at first. For the second out, Sloan picked up his fourth strikeout of his outing. The final batter grounded out to McGwire Turner at second.
 
Matthew Bullard was summoned from the Falcon bullpen in the 11^th for the lefty-lefty match up with West Florida's lead off man. Bullard was able to strike out the batter and end the inning by inducing a ground out.
 
After both teams went scoreless in the 12^th, the Montevallo offense came alive in the top of the 13^th. Three straight singles by the Falcons set up a bases loaded, no out at bat for Evan Radford. Radford lined the ball down the left field line to score Daniel Irizarry and McGwire Turner. Dominic Maldet would score Radford with a sacrifice fly. The Falcons kept at it as Blake Wood knocked in Preston Bedford with a single to left. Montevallo would go up 7-2 with an error by the Argonaut third baseman.
 
Bullard was able to close the game out and earn his second win on the hill this season.
 
GAME INFORMATION
Score: Montevallo 7 | West Florida 2
Records: Montevallo 5-4 (1-1 GSC) | West Florida 4-4 (1-1 GSC)
Location: Jim Spooner Field (Pensacola, FL)
GAME NOTES

• This was Montevallo's second longest game played in Montevallo's Division II history.
• Seth Gurr was great in his first weekend start of the season as he went four innings, struck out six and only allowed three hits.
• McGwire Turner picked up RBI No. four with a single in the third.
• Evan Radford had his second multi-hit game of the season and set a season-high of hits in a game with three. Radford hit his third homer of the season in the ninth to give the Falcons the lead.
• Garrett Sloan gave the Falcons multiple chance at the plate as he went 5.1 innings and struck out four. Sloan recorded three 1-2-3 innings.
• Matthew Bullard won his second game of the season as he came in relief of Sloan in the 11^th. Bullard went 2.2 innings as he struck out two and only allowed one hit.
• Blake Wood and Dominic Maldet drove home RBI in the game.
• The Falcons have now homered in eight out of nine games.

 
ON DECK
For the third consecutive week, the Falcons will have a big rubber game as they take on West Florida in game three of their GSC series. Gino Cozzi will toe the rubber for Montevallo on Saturday, Feb. 15 at 12:00 p.m. CT.