MONTEVALLO, Ala. – The University of Montevallo baseball team is ready for their final regular series series of the season as they take on the Auburn Montgomery Warhawks on Friday, Apr. 25 and Saturday Apr. 26.
Last Time Out
When the Falcons last took the field, it was a key series against the Union Bulldogs. The Falcons took game one behind a gem from
Adiel Melendez and solo shots by
Luke Mitchell and
McGwire Turner. The Bulldogs, after scoring only one run in game one, won both games two and three as they combined for 18 runs on the day with 20 hits.
Series Notes vs. Auburn Montgomery
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Montevallo vs. Auburn Montgomery / Apr. 25 at 5:00 p.m. CT
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Montevallo vs. Auburn Montgomery / Apr. 26 at 1:00 p.m. CT
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Montevallo vs. Auburn Montgomery / Apr. 26 at 4:00 p.m. CT
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About Montevallo
McGwire Turner homered twice against Union, in games one and two. Turner homered against Christian Brothers in game three which gives Turner long balls in three consecutive games. The last player to do that was
Zen Hiatt who homered in each game of the series last season against CBU on Feb. 23-24, 2024. Turner now has multi-hit games in four consecutive games. In that span he has nine hits, nine runs scored, two doubles, three home runs and four RBI.
Adiel Melendez dazzled against Union in his previous start as he went 7.2 innings, allowed only one earned run, one walk and he struck out six. Melendez earned his eighth win of the season, his sixth outing of seven innings or more and his 10th game with five or more strikeouts. This outing earned him GSC Pitcher of the Week for the second time this season.
In his last 11 game played,
Evan Radford has 20 hits, 15 runs scored, 19 RBI, five home runs and four doubles. In that span, Radford has seven multi-hit games, four multi-RBI games and two multi-homer games. He is one of three Falcons with over 100 total bases this season and has 14 doubles, 12 homers and 43 RBI.
The Falcons are receiving votes for the third consecutive week in the NCBWA South Region Poll. UM is four points behind Savannah State who occupies the 10th spot. The Falcons have 10 wins against teams ranked in the poll including Tampa (1st), Delta State (3rd), Spring Hill (5th), West Florida (6th), Valdosta State (7th) and Mississippi College (9th).
The last time these two teams matched up was in the 2024 GSC Tournament where the Falcons knocked out the Warhawks, 7-5. UM took the regular season series last season as they won games one and three while AUM salvaged game two.
Scouting Auburn Montgomery
The Warhawks are out of the GSC Tournament picture at 9-21 in GSC play, but they have an opportunity to knock out their rivals from Alabama. In their last 10 games, AUM is 2-8 with impressive victories over No. 12 Delta State and Valdosta State. In their previous GSC series, they kept it close with the Statesmen as they took game one 9-7. DSU won both games of the double-header 6-3 and 10-7.
Tyrese Rooks led the Warhawks with a .365 average, 58 hits and 12 stolen bases. The Mobile, Alabama native six hits against Delta State including a three hit, three RBI game in game two. Rooks has 16 multi-hit games and seven multi-RBI games this season. Riley Orr and Kyle Hipp are tied for the team lead with seven home runs.
Clay Slagle has been the Warhawks most reliable arm this season with 12 starts. Slagle has thrown 58.2 innings, has allowed 39 earned runs, 21 walks and has struck out 51 batters. He has eight starts where he has gone five or more innings. In the bullpen, Brett Pitts has three saves for the Warhawks. The AUM pitching staff ahs allowed double-digit run totals in four out of their last seven games.
