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Faulkner overpowers AUM in Doubleheader sweep

Submitted by Donna Wallace-King, Community Web Producer

Wednesday, April 3rd, 2013, 10:03am

Faulkner overpowers AUM in Doubleheader sweep

The sixth-ranked Auburn Montgomery softball team saw its 10-game home winning streak to open the season come to a close this afternoon, as the Warhawks were swept in a doubleheader by local rival Faulkner.

The Lady Eagles came away with an 8-4 nine-inning win in Game 1, and defeated AUM 7-3 in the nightcap.
With the losses, the Warhawks fall to 25-4 (5-3 SSAC). Faulkner moves to 19-8-1 (5-5-1 SSAC).

AUM was limited to five hits in Game 1, though three were home runs. Jyssica Pepper and Katie Spain hit back-to-back shots to open up the bottom of the fourth inning, evening the game up at two apiece.

Spain’s home run was her 11th of the season, tying her for the single-season program record with 18 games still remaining in the regular season.

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Huntingdon baseball gets back on track against Millsaps

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Wednesday, April 3rd, 2013, 9:51am

Huntingdon baseball gets back on track against Millsaps

The Huntingdon baseball team got off to a slow start on Tuesday but bounced back for an 11-6 win over Millsaps at Posey Field.

The Hawks (17-9) gave up three runs in the first inning before rallying and taking the lead with a six-run third inning. Leading 8-6 in the seventh, Huntingdon opened the game up with one run in the seventh and two runs in the eighth.

Huntingdon finished with a season-high 18 hits as five Hawks combined for 15 hits, seven RBIs and seven runs.

Keegan Lambeth was 3-for-5 with three RBIs and two runs and Grant Brown was 3-for-5 with two runs. Caleb Astin had a game-high four hits, drove in one run and scored one run.

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No. 7 Warhawks host Faulkner for 4 p.m. doubleheader today

Submitted by Donna Wallace-King, Community Web Producer

Tuesday, April 2nd, 2013, 12:30pm

No. 7 Warhawks host Faulkner for 4 p.m. doubleheader today

After a successful road trip in Mobile, the seventh-ranked Auburn Montgomery softball team returns home to host local rival Faulkner this afternoon. The teams will play a doubleheader beginning at 4 p.m. from the AUM Softball Complex.

The Warhawks (25-2, 3-1 SSAC) took three out of four games from their road trip at No. 25 Spring Hill and No. 21 Mobile to begin Southern States Athletic Conference West Division play, scoring a total of 34 runs.

Katie Spain, Haley Johnson and Kayla Hale led the offensive attack. Spain had three home runs and seven RBIs, while Johnson and Hale each knocked in six runs.

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17th-ranked Hawks baseball comes up short at Mississippi College

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Monday, April 1st, 2013, 8:08am

17th-ranked Hawks baseball comes up short at Mississippi College

The Huntingdon baseball team got off to a good start on Saturday, but Mississippi College rallied from a four-run deficit to beat the Hawks 6-5.

It was the third straight one-run loss to the Choctaws this weekend. Huntingdon, ranked 17th by the American Baseball Coaches Association, lost 4-3 and 8-7 (11 innings) on Friday.

Grant Brown led off the game with a solo home run as Huntingdon (16-9) batted around and took a 4-0 lead in the first inning. The lead stood until the fifth inning.

Mississippi College (13-15) took advantage of three Huntingdon errors to score five runs with two outs in the bottom of the fifth. The Choctaws went ahead 6-4 in the sixth. Huntingdon answered with one run in the seventh, but could not close the gap.

Brown and Joseph Odom each had two hits, a RBI and a run for the Hawks. Trey Smith and Keegan Lambeth each had two hits and one run.

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20th ranked Hawks split with two-time defending national champion Marietta

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Monday, March 25th, 2013, 12:48pm

20th ranked Hawks split with two-time defending national champion Marietta

The Huntingdon baseball team scored two runs in the top of the ninth inning to win Game 1 on Saturday and two-time defending national champion Marietta took Game 2.

Huntingdon, ranked 20th by the American Baseball Coaches Association, won the first game 6-5. Marietta, ranked sixth by the ABCA and fourth by D3baseball.com, won the second game 9-2

The loss in Game 2 snapped an eight-game winning streak for the Hawks. During that stretch, Huntingdon (16-6) picked up four wins against nationally ranked opponents.

In Game 1 on Saturday, the Hawks trailed 5-4 entering the ninth. A Tyler Blackwell single scored Trey Smith to tie the game and Austin White singled in Blackwell for the game-winning run.

White finished the game 3-for-5 with a RBI and a run and Blackwell was 2-for-5 with a RBI and two runs.

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Huntingdon baseball completes sweep of Methodist

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Monday, March 18th, 2013, 10:14am

Huntingdon baseball completes sweep of Methodist

The Huntingdon pitching staff set the tone Saturday as the Hawks completed a two-game sweep of Methodist University with a 6-1 win. Huntingdon won the first game 16-3 on Friday night.

A day after scoring 16 runs on 13 hits against the Monarchs, Huntingdon (14-5) still had plenty of offensive punch. The Hawks scored five runs in the first three innings and finished with 10 hits.

That was more than enough cushion for pitchers Gavin Free, Cory Belyeu and Neil Lawler. The trio combined for five strikeouts, scattered five hits and walked two. Free (3-2) earned the start and picked up the win in six innings.

After facing five batters in the first inning and giving up two hits and a run, Free struck out four and only allowed two hits and a walk in his final five innings. Belyeu faced six batters in two innings and kept the Monarchs (8-15) from reaching base.

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Huntingdon baseball knocks off ranked BSC for 2nd time in two games

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Wednesday, March 13th, 2013, 9:25am

Huntingdon baseball knocks off ranked BSC for 2nd time in two games

The Huntingdon baseball team scored four runs in the middle innings and used solid pitching to knock off 17th-ranked Birmingham-Southern 4-1 on Tuesday at Posey Field.

The win was the fourth in four games since Friday for the Hawks (12-5) and the second straight win over the Panthers (11-7). Huntingdon handed then-10th-ranked Birmingham-Southern a 4-3 loss in 10 innings on Saturday.

Huntingdon beat then-eighth-ranked Adrian 6-5 on Friday and knocked off Illinois Wesleyan, the 2010 national champion and a team that was receiving votes in the national poll, 10-6 on Saturday.

In Tuesday’s game, Huntingdon scored three runs in the fourth and one in the fifth. After falling behind 1-0 in the top of the fourth, Huntingdon used three hits and an error to take the lead. A Keegan Lambeth single scored Joseph Odom to tie the game and an Evan Agnew single scored Trey Smith to give the Hawks the lead.

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